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| Height: 6-1
Weight: 190
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Jun 30, 1970, Milwaukee, WI Contract: Signed though 2008 |
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| October 29, 2004 The Cubs decided against activating their option to keep Mark Grudzielanek with the team for next season, according to the Daily Southtown. |
| September 28, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek was supposed to return to the Cubs' lineup on Tuesday but instead got another day off to rest his sore hamstring, according to he AP. "He could be ready, but you hate to take a chance on losing him with how cold it is out there," Cubs manager Dusty Baker said. "We've got a day game tomorrow, it'll be warmer. He'll play tomorrow." |
| September 28, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek took infield practice yesterday and is expected to return to the starting lineup today, according to the Chicago Tribune. Grudzielanek has sat out the last three games with a strained right hamstring. |
| September 27, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek got another day off on Monday because of a strained right hamstring, but manager Dusty Baker expects he'll play Tuesday, according to the AP. |
| September 27, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek could return today from his strained right hamstring, but he may need another day or two to recover, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. |
| September 25, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek has a strained right hamstring and probably will not play until Monday at the earliest, according to the AP. |
| June 19, 2004 The Cubs activated Mark Grudzielanek from the 15-day disabled list Saturday. He has been out since April 10 with inflammation of his right Achilles' tendon. Grudzielanek batted leadoff and played second base, going 1-for-4 with a double. He is expected to split time with Todd Walker at second base. |
| June 18, 2004 Mark Gruzielanek was 2-for-4 with his second homer on Thursday as he played the eighth game of his rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa. Grduzielanek is expected to be activated from the DL in time to rejoin the Cubs on Saturday. |
| June 15, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek is expected to be recalled from his minor league rehab assignment on Saturday, according to the Chicago Tribune. It's unclear what his role will be upon returning given the presence of Todd Walker, though Dusty Baker hinted that he will resume playing every day. |
| June 11, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek resumed his rehab assignment yesterday after missing a game with pain in his right calf, according to the Daily Southtown. He could return from his partially torn right Achilles tendon next Friday. |
| June 9, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek was scratched from a rehab assignment game with Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday because of soreness in his right calf, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Grudzielanek is expected to be examined in Chicago today, though that was planned even before this apparent setback. The Cubs will determine if Grudzielanek should rejoin Iowa this weekend for a series in Oklahoma City. |
| June 8, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek began his rehab assignment yesterday, according to the Daily Southtown. He likely will not return for another week or so. |
| June 6, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek is slated to begin a rehab assignment on Monday, according to the Sun-Times. |
| May 31, 2004 The AP reports that Mark Grudzielanek could begin a rehab assignment soon after missing most of the season with a sore Achilles tendon. |
| May 28, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek was transfered from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL today. He is eligible to be activated on June 9. |
| May 27, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek is taking batting practice and working on double plays at the Cubs spring training complex but still isn't expected to come off the DL until at least mid-June, according to the Chicago Tribune |
| May 17, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek told the Chicago Sun-Times on Sunday that he has no idea when he'll be able to return from his Achilles injury. He speculated that the earliest possible return was in two weeks and the latest was after the All-Star break. |
| May 16, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek is headed to Arizona this week for baseball workouts and to see how his right Achilles responds, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The Cubs still don't have a timetable for his return. |
| May 7, 2004 Cubs GM Jim Hendry said yesterday that Mark Grudzielanek should return to action within 2-3 weeks, according to the Sun-Times. He's out with a partially torn Achilles. "He'll probably need a rehab in a couple weeks, probably three or four games somewhere," said Hendry. |
| May 5, 2004 The Daily Southtown reports that Mark Grudzielanek remains at least another week away from returning from his partially torn Achilles tendon. |
| May 5, 2004 The AP reports that Mark Grudzielanek needs more time to recover after feeling pain in his partially torn right Achilles tendon. He saw a foot specialist Tuesday who said everything is fine, but the injury needs more time to heal. "It's so hard to get blood flowing to that area to heal it up," Grudzielanek said. |
| May 3, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek is still unclear on when he'll return from his torn right Achilles tendon, according to the AP. He'll have to go on a rehab assignment before he returns to the Cubs. |
| May 1, 2004 Cubs manager Dusty Baker said Mark Grudzielanek could return "within a week," according to the Daily Southtown. He's out with an Achilles injury. |
| April 26, 2004 Dusty Baker indicated that it will be at least a week to 10 days before Mark Grudzielanek is ready to return from the DL, according to the AP. |
| April 23, 2004 The Daily Southtown reports that Mark Grudzielanek won't be ready to return from his Achilles tendon injury Sunday, because a wet field kept him from running yesterday. |
| April 22, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek will test his injured Achilles tendon by running today, according to the Sun-Times. It's possible he could return to action when eligible on Sunday. "It's hard to say now without me running," he said. "I'll probably have a better answer [today]. If I don't have any pain and run for three days in a row and feel good, it's a possibility [to play Sunday]." |
| April 20, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek had the protective boot removed from his partially torn right Achilles tendon, according to the AP. He is taking batting practice but has not started running. |
| April 18, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek is recovering slower from a partially torn Achilles tendon than had been hoped, according to the Sun-Times. "These things are unpredictable," Cubs trainer Dave Groeschner said. "The best-case scenario is two weeks [until his return], but it's all dependent on when he starts running and how he feels. It's one of those things he'll have to deal with most of the season. He's kind of predisposed now." |
| April 15, 2004 The Sun-Times reports that Mark Grudzielanek expects to return from his partially torn right Achilles tendon when eligible on April 25. |
| April 13, 2004 The Cubs placed Mark Grudzielanek on the 15-day DL with a partially torn right Achilles' tendon, according to the Sports Network. He is expected to be sidelined only about two weeks. |
| April 13, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek will undergo an MRI on his Achilles tendon today in order to find out if anything is torn, according to the Chicago Tribune. The tendon has bothered him for years, though he\'s never been forced to the DL because of it. \"On Wednesday I\'ll feel it out,\" said Grudzielanek. \"I could play by Wednesday or Thursday. If I can\'t, we\'ll see about the DL thing.\" |
| April 12, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek will have his sore Achilles examined this morning, according to the Sun-Times. He hopes to return to action today. |
| April 11, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek missed his second straight game Sunday because of his sore right Achilles tendon. |
| April 11, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek missed Saturday\'s game because of inflammation in his right Achilles, which is a chronic problem for him, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Grudzielanek played all 15 innings of Friday\'s game, no doubt contributing to the problem. |
| March 12, 2004 As expected, Mark Grudzielanek made his spring debut on Thursday, according to the Daily Southtown. He\'s coming back from shoulder surgery. |
| March 9, 2004 Cubs manager Dusty Baker said that Mark Grudzielanek should be able to make his Cactus League debut on Thursday, according to the Daily Southtown. Grudzielanek has been held out so far while recovering from shoulder surgery. |
| February 23, 2004 Mark Grudzielanek could miss the first few spring training games, according to the Daily Southtown. He's recovering from shoulder surgery. "It's debatable; I shouldn't miss much," Grudzielanek said. "We'll take it slow but I don't see me missing too much time. Definitely not anything to hamper going into the second half of spring training." |