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| Height: 6-4
Weight: 200
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Sep 25, 1981, Woonsocket, RI Contract: Signed through 2008. |
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| November 9, 2004 Blood tests were performed late Monday to see if Rocco Baldelli has developed an infection in his knee, which was surgically-repaired on Friday, according to the Tampa Tribune. He's felt persistent nausea since undergoing a procedure to repair his torn ACL. He isn't expected to return to Tampa Bay's lineup until late May at the earliest. |
| November 5, 2004 Rocco Baldelli underwent surgery Friday to repair a torn ACL in his left knee and is expected to miss at least six months, according to the AP. He suffered the injury October 24 while playing baseball with younger brother. "While I was playing with my brother, I jammed my leg," Baldelli said. "At the time, I didn't think much of it. I iced it for a few days, but it didn't get any better. Now we will just have to wait and see." |
| November 5, 2004 Rocco Baldelli will undergo surgery on Friday for a knee injury suffered while playing in his back yard. The Tampa Tribune reports that the injury is a torn ACL. The full extent of the damage won't be known until after the surgery, but it is likely that Baldelli will miss at least the first month of the 2005 season and possibly much more. |
| October 1, 2004 Rocco Baldelli rejoined the Devil Rays Friday night after missing three games for a family illness. He went 1-for-4 with his 16th home run of the season. |
| September 29, 2004 Rocco Baldelli likely will be away from the Devil Rays until Friday to tend to a family matter, according to the St. Petersburg Times. |
| September 1, 2004 The Devil Rays activated Rocco Baldelli from the 15-day DL today. He had been sidelined with a strained right quadriceps. |
| August 31, 2004 The Devil Rays will activate Rocco Baldelli from the 15-day DL when rosters expand on Wednesday, according to the AP. |
| August 27, 2004 Rocco Baldelli, on the 15-day DL with a strained right quadriceps, will not be ready to return when he becomes eligible Sunday, according to the AP. "He still feels it a little bit. We might have to DH him some the rest of the way," said manager Lou Piniella. Baldelli is targeted for a return by September 3. |
| August 27, 2004 The St. Petersburg Times reports that Rocco Baldelli and the Devil Rays won't resume long-term contract talks until the season is over. |
| August 18, 2004 The Devil Rays expect Rocco Baldelli to be ready to come off the DL on August 29, according to the AP. An MRI on Baldelli showed nothing more serious than a strained quadriceps. |
| August 18, 2004 An MRI confirmed that Rocco Baldelli has a strained right quadriceps, according to the St. Petersburg Times. |
| August 17, 2004 The results of the MRI on Rocco Baldelli will not be read until today, according to the St. Petersburg Times. |
| August 16, 2004 Rocco Baldelli will undergo an MRI today to determine the seriousness of his quadriceps injury, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
| August 15, 2004 Rocco Baldelli is expected to come off the disabled list when eligible, according to the Tampa Tribune. He's not likely to need a minor league rehab assignment before returning. |
| August 14, 2004 The Devil Rays placed Rocco Baldelli on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a strained right quadricep. He suffered the injury running out a grounder in the first inning of Friday. |
| August 13, 2004 Lou Piniella said that it's likely Rocco Baldelli will wind up on the disabled list because of the strained right quadriceps he suffered in Friday's game. |
| August 13, 2004 Rocco Baldelli left the Devil Rays' game on Friday in the second inning because of a strained right quadriceps. The severity of his injury was not immediately known. |
| July 26, 2004 Rocco Baldelli was out of the mix Sunday due to the tight hamstring that bothered him earlier this season, according to the St. Petersburg Times. |
| July 4, 2004 Rocco Baldelli finally returned to center field on Sunday for the first time since June 23. He had been relegated to the bench and DH duty in the meantime with a strained thigh muscle. |
| July 4, 2004 The Devil Rays decided to give Rocco Baldelli one more day off yesterday to rest his strained thigh, according to the St. Petersburg Times. He should be back in the mix today. |
| July 3, 2004 Rocco Baldelli is expected to return to the starting lineup today, according to the Tampa Tribune. He played center field in the eighth and ninth inning on Friday night, his first appearance in the field since June 23 because of a right thigh strain. |
| July 2, 2004 Rocco Baldelli was out of the starting lineup again Friday with a sore left quadriceps muscle, according to the AP. He played the last inning and 1/3 in center field, after coming in as part of a double-switch, and did not have a plate appearance. |
| July 1, 2004 Rocco Baldelli might be able to start on Friday, according to the AP. He's suffering from sore quadriceps and hasn't been able to play the field since June 23. |
| July 1, 2004 Devil Rays manager Lou Piniella said that Rocco Baldelli may remain out of the lineup until at least Saturday, according to the AP. Piniella also said that the DL was possible for Baldelli, who has a sore quadriceps. |
| June 29, 2004 Rocco Baldelli was limited to DH duty on Tuesday because of a sore left quadriceps. He didn't play at all on Monday. |
| June 28, 2004 Rocco Baldelli was out of the lineup Monday with a bruised thigh. |
| June 27, 2004 Rocco Baldelli probably won't return to centerfield until Monday or Tuesday due to his bruised thigh, according to the St. Petersburg Times. |
| June 25, 2004 Rocco Baldelli was used as the DH yesterday, because he's nursing a bruised thigh, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
| June 12, 2004 Rocco Baldelli is expected to be out of the lineup for at least a few days with a sprained ligament in his left thumb, according to the AP. He only made an appearance as a defensive replacement in center field in the ninth inning on Saturday. "Don't know how long he'll be out," Devil Rays manager Lou Piniella said. "We'll see how much improvement we see in the next couple, three days." |
| June 10, 2004 Rocco Baldelli was the DH for the Devil Rays on Thursday after being out of the starting lineup for two games with food poisoning. Baldelli, who homered, is expected to be back in center field on Friday. |
| June 9, 2004 Rocco Baldelli was out of the starting lineup for the second straight game Wednesday due to food poisoning. He did appear as a pinch runner in the eighth and remained in the game as the DH. |
| June 8, 2004 Rocco Baldelli was out of the lineup Tuesday because of food poisoning, according to the AP. He was sent to the hospital to receive stomach medication and intravenous fluids. |
| May 28, 2004 Rocco Baldelli is expected to return to center field tonight after spending three games at DH to allow his tight right quadriceps to heal, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
| May 27, 2004 Rocco Baldelli was the DH for the third straight game on Thursday because of a tight quadriceps. Devil Rays manager Lou Piniella said that Baldelli could play the field on Friday. The injury can't be all that serious, as Baldelli has been playing well and even stole a base on Wednesday. |
| May 25, 2004 Rocco Baldelli served as Tampa Bay's DH on Tuesday because of tightness in his right quadriceps. |
| May 14, 2004 Rocco Baldelli was hit in the left wrist by a pitch in the first inning Friday night but stayed in the game, going 1-for-4 with a stolen base. |
| May 4, 2004 Rocco Baldelli was scratched from the starting lineup Tuesday night with a stiff neck, according to the AP. He pinch-hit in the seventh and grounded into a double play. |
| May 3, 2004 Rocco Baldelli was originally in the starting lineup as the center fielder on Monday but was switched to DH because of a stiff neck, according to the AP. |
| April 23, 2004 Rocco Baldelli was given a routine night off Friday, according to the AP. Tampa Bay manager Lou Piniella wanted to rest him because the Devil Rays have a day game on Saturday. "We haven't been able to rest our outfield much so we will do a little bit on this road trip," said Piniella. |
| April 18, 2004 Devil Rays manager Lou Piniella dropped Rocco Baldelli to ninth in the lineup on Sunday. Baldelli went 0-for-3 and is not hitting just .195 on the year. |
| April 11, 2004 After starting the season in a 3-for-25 funk, Rocco Baldelli broke out with a 3-for-4 game on Sunday. He had a walk, an RBI and two runs scored. |
| April 10, 2004 Rocco Baldelli was back in the second spot in the Devil Rays batting order Saturday after being dropped to sixth on Friday night. Baldelli responded by going 0-for-4 with a strikeout and stranding three runners on base. |
| April 9, 2004 Rocco Baldelli was dropped to sixth in the Devil Rays batting order for Friday\'s game. He didn\'t do anything to make Lou Piniella regret the decision, as he went 0-for-4 to drop his average to .143 on the year. |
| March 3, 2004 Rocco Baldelli sustained only a bruise when he was hit by a pitch on his left forearm yesterday, according to the St. Petersburg Times. |
| February 28, 2004 Lou Piniella indicated that Rocco Baldelli gained 15-20 pounds and more muscle in the offseason, according to the Tampa Tribune. |