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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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| December 19, 2008 Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports suggests that the Indians could be interested in pursuing Mark Grudzielanek or Craig Counsell. |
| December 8, 2008 The Kansas City Star reports that two NL West teams, the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks, are interested in free agent Mark Grudzielanek. |
| December 8, 2008 The Kansas City Star reports that Mark Grudzielanek has declined the Royals' offer of arbitration. |
| December 1, 2008 On Monday, the Royals offered arbitration to Mark Grudzielanek only hours before the deadline, according to the Kansas City Star. |
| November 30, 2008 The Royals have to decide whether to offer Mark Grudzielanek salary arbitration, according to the Kansas City Star. |
| September 1, 2008 Royals second baseman Mark Grudzielanek suffered a torn deltoid ligament in his ankle, and though the MRI he recently took showed healing, it is not enough that he will be able to return this season, according to the Kansas City Star. |
| August 23, 2008 Mark Grudzielanek will undergo an MRI next week to examine his injured right ankle, according to the KC Star. He said, "Im going to have an MRI next week. It will be my fourth in four weeks. Once we see that, we will see how much healing its done and go from there." |
| August 6, 2008 Mark Grudzielanek is likely done for the year after revealing on Wednesday that he has a torn deltoid ligament on the left side of his right ankle, according to MLB.com. "I'd be pressed to get back this year," he said. |
| August 2, 2008 Royals second baseman Mark Grudzielanek has been placed on the 15-day disabled list after he sprained his right ankle, according to The Sports Network. |
| August 1, 2008 Mark Grudzielanek had a collision with Ross Gload on Friday night that forced him to the bench, according to MLB.com. Grudzielanek left the game sporting a limp in his left leg. David DeJesus also left the game in the seventh inning though no reason was announced. |
| July 31, 2008 The Twins are now in the market for a second baseman with the injury to Alexi Casilla, and Mark Grudzielanek's name has come up, according to the Kansas City Star. |
| July 26, 2008 Royals second baseman Mark Grudzielanek got three hits, going 3-for-5 with three doubles, and stopped an 0-for-9 streak. |
| July 13, 2008 Mark Grudzielanek got hit number 2,000 on Saturday in the Royals 5-4 victory over Seattle, according to the Kansas City Star. He was treated with champagne, a cake and other things after the game, the paper said. |
| July 6, 2008 Mark Grudzielanek is just five hits away from 2,000, according to the Kansas City Star. |
| July 4, 2008 Mark Grudzielanek went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 11-2 loss to the Rays. The Royals only mustered four hits in the game. |
| July 3, 2008 Mark Grudzielanek went 4-for-5 helping the Kansas City Royals defeat the Baltimore Orioles 10-7 on Thursday night. Grudz drove in and scored a run in the win. This is the second four-hit performance for the Royals second baseman in the last week. On June 29, Gruzielanek went 4-for-5 against the Cardinals. |
| June 29, 2008 Mark Grudzielanek went 4-for-5 with two doubles, three runs, and an RBI on Sunday. He pushed his average up to .308. |
| June 23, 2008 Mark Grudzielanek was absent from Monday's lineup because of recurring back soreness, according to MLB.com. "Grud is sore in the lower back. I'm not sure if he's going to be available tomorrow or not. Hopefully he is," manager Trey Hillman said. "We'll see how his treatments go today but you won't see him on the field today." |
| June 11, 2008 Kansas suffered the slings of the Texas offense tonight, falling 11-5 in a game that carried plenty of hits, not nearly enough pitching, and more than a few runs scored. For the Royals, second baseman Mark Grudzielanek was the weapon of choice, going 2-for-5 at the plate with his 14th double and second home runs of the season, totaling four RBIs on the night. |
| June 1, 2008 Mark Grudzielanek went 2-for-4 with an RBI on Saturday. He had missed the previous four games due to a sore back. |
| May 28, 2008 Mark Grudzielanek was held out of the Royals' lineup Wednesday for the second straight day because of a back injury, according to MLB.com. "It's stiff," he said. "I saw a chiropractor today, and he loosened it up. ... It's subsiding a little bit." |
| May 7, 2008 Mark Grudzielanek went 3-for-3 with two runs scored to push his batting average up to .302. |
| April 24, 2008 Mark Grudzielanek had an exam on his back which revealed that he has an irritated disk in his lower back, according to the Kansas City Star. Hes got some discomfort, manager Trey Hillman said. A little rest, hopefully, will calm it down sooner rather than later." |
| April 23, 2008 Kansas City 2B Mark Grudzielanek has been held out of the Royals' lineup this evening as the team faces the Cleveland Indians, according to CBSSports.com. |
| April 9, 2008 Royals 2B Mark Grudzielanek continues to bring his bat to the plate, going 1-for-3 in the Royals 4-0 win over the Yankees. Grudzielanek also picked up one walk and scored a run, raising his batting average to .407 on the season. |
| April 1, 2008 Mark Grudzielanek underwent an X-Ray on his injured left hand, and it came back negative, according to MLB.com. He was struck on the hand by a Justin Verlander pitch in the fourth inning during action on Monday and Manager Hillman noted, "There was a little bit of swelling there." He also said, "It's great to have that kind of a guy on your team, a veteran that refuses to come out. He didn't even want to come out of the game when I took him out." |
| March 31, 2008 Mark Grudzielanek started at 2B on opening day against Detroit, and helped lead his club to a 5-4 win as he went 3-for-4 with three RBI. He has been nursing a sore back, but it didn't slow him down today. |
| March 30, 2008 Mark Grudzielanek will start at second base on Monday and hit second in the lineup, this according to the Kansas City Star. The Royals veteran second baseman has been nursing a sore back. |
| March 18, 2008 Royals manager Trey Hillman said Tuesday that he expects Mark Grudzielanek to be ready for exhibition action on Friday, according to MLB.com. Grud's been sidelined by a sore back, but he should be ready for opening day, barring a setback. |
| March 16, 2008 Mark Grudzielanek rejoined the Royals Friday after heading to Kansas City for testing on his sore back, which was dubbed a lower-back strain, according to the KC Star. Although the ailment is not believed to be serious, it's not clear when he'll return to action. |
| March 14, 2008 Mark Grudzielanek returned to Kansas City on Thursday to undergo what the Royals dubbed as precautionary tests to determine the cause of tightness in his lower back, according to the KC Star. "Im not really concerned," manager Trey Hillman said. "Hes had this before. If this was the regular season, it wouldnt be a (disabled-list) situation. But rather than be aggressive with it, because its March 13, we decided to send him back to see Dr. Joyce because Dr. Joyce has always evaluated him in the past." He should rejoin the team Saturday, but hopefully results of the testing will be released on Friday. Grud's 37 years old and missed action last year while recovering from two knee surgeries, so this is something to keep an eye on. |
| March 2, 2008 Royals manager Trey Hillman said that Mark Grudzielanek likely will make his spring exhibition debut on Friday, according to MLB.com. Grudzielanek and other Royals veterans are being brought along slowly this spring so they don't get worn out. Jose Guillen might make his debut a week from today. |
| February 27, 2008 Manager Trey Hillman plans to let veterans Mark Grudzielanek and Jose Guillen dictate their readiness for games this spring. "Grud and Guillen probably won't play until the eighth or the ninth (of March)," Hillman said in the Kansas City Star. "They're veteran guys, and their bodies know how to get ready. I want them fresh for the start of the season." Grudzielanek thinks a rushed approach last spring contributed to the first of his two knee injuries. "The last two years," he said, "they made it a big thing to play the first (spring) game. What's the big deal about that? So I was out there last year on the first day, when I wasn't close to being ready." Grudzielanek doesn't offer much more than batting average from a fantasy standpoint, but he's a viable late-round target. |