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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 10, 2005 Rocco Baldelli signed a six-year deal with the Devil Rays Thursday, according to the AP. The deal is thought to be worth over $32 million. |
| November 9, 2005 Rocco Baldelli has agreed to a contract extension with the Devil Rays that could keep him in Tampa Bay through 2011, according to the Tampa Tribune. The deal is believed to be worth a potential $33 million if the Rays exercise three team options for the 2009-11 seasons. |
| October 1, 2005 Rocco Baldelli threw a baseball on Saturday for the first time since elbow-ligament replacement surgery earlier this season, according to the AP. He hopes to be ready for the start of spring training. |
| June 23, 2005 Rocco Baldelli had surgery Thursday to repair ligament damage in his right elbow, according to the AP. The team said the operation was successful, and Baldelli is expected to return in eight to nine months. |
| June 15, 2005 Rocco Baldelli will undergo right elbow ligament replacement surgery next week and will miss the rest of the season, according to the AP. Baldelli experienced soreness in his throwing elbow while taking part in a rehab program for offseason left knee surgery. |
| June 15, 2005 Already recovering from a torn ACL that has sidelined him all season, Rocco Baldelli appears headed for Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, a procedure that could keep him out of action into next season, according to the St. Petersburg Times. He'll be examined today by Dr. James Andrews to determine if the surgery will be necessary. |
| June 14, 2005 Rocco Baldelli developed soreness in his right elbow during his rehab for offseason knee surgery and will be examined by Dr. James Andrews, according to the AP. Baldelli just recently started playing in extended spring training games. |
| June 11, 2005 Rocco Baldelli hopes to go on a minor league rehab assignment with Double-A Montgomery in 10 days, according to the AP. Baldelli has been out since undergoing offseason knee surgery. He is currently playing in extended spring training games. |
| June 9, 2005 Rocco Baldelli played four innings in center field during an extended spring training game on Wednesday, according to the Tampa Tribune. It was his most extensive work in the outfield since his knee surgery. He went 2-for-5 at the plate with two stolen bases. He's expected to come off the DL sometime around the All-Star break if he avoids problems with his rehab. |
| May 24, 2005 Rocco Baldelli could start playing in extended spring training games next week as the DH, according to the AP. He hopes to rejoin the Devil Rays around the All-Star break. |
| May 18, 2005 The Tampa Tribune reports that Rocco Baldelli has begun taking part in extended spring training games, as he continues to recover from a torn ACL. |
| May 8, 2005 Lou Piniella indicated that Rocco Baldelli could start a minor league rehab assignment in six weeks or sooner, according to the AP. |
| May 4, 2005 Rocco Baldelli has started running the bases as he continues his rehabilitation from offseason knee surgery, according to the AP. |
| April 13, 2005 Devil Rays manager Lou Piniella said Tuesday that Rocco Baldelli will probably not return until July despite the fact that Baldelli has been making good progress in his recovery from a torn ACL, according to the AP. "We're going to be careful not to push him too quick, too fast," Piniella said. "I think we still cling to that July date." |
| April 10, 2005 Rocco Baldelli started hitting against live pitching this week for the first time since October, according to the Tampa Tribune. He's not expected to return from his torn ACL until around the All-Star break. |
| April 2, 2005 The Devil Rays officially placed Rocco Baldelli on the 15-day disabled list. Baldelli is expected to miss at least the first two months of the season with a torn ACL. |
| March 10, 2005 Rocco Baldelli hit off a tee for the first time since tearing the ACL in his right knee dover the winter and reported no pain in the knee, according to the Devil Rays team website. |
| February 28, 2005 Rocco Baldelli has been cleared to run on the field, according to the St. Petersburg Times. He likely will not return from his torn ACL until after the All-Star break. |
| February 17, 2005 Rays manager Lou Piniella said he may use Rocco Baldelli in right field instead of center once the young hitter is ready to return to the lineup, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Piniella hopes that such a move will allow Baldelli to return at least a little bit sooner from his knee surgery. |
| February 9, 2005 The St. Petersburg Times reports that Rocco Baldelli is aiming to test his surgically repaired knee by jogging next week. Although his recovery has gone well, he may not return from the torn ACL until July. |