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| Height: 6-3
Weight: 220
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Jul 7, 1980, Kemmerer, WY Contract: Signed through 2008 |
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| August 15, 2008 John Buck is in a slump as he is hitless in his last 29 at-bats, according to the KC Star. |
| July 29, 2008 The Royals had to practice patience, but the offense came through and earned the 5-2 win over Oakland. The main man was catcher John Buck , going 1-for-4 at the dish with his eighth home run of the season to drive in three. |
| July 24, 2008 John Buck went 1-for-3 with two RBI in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Rays. His hit was good for a double. |
| July 7, 2008 John Buck went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer in Monday's exciting 7-4 victory over the Rays in Tampa Bay. The game was tied 3-3 at the end of regulation, until Buck blasted his homer in the top of the 10th inning (off Dan Wheeler) to lead the Royals' rally. |
| July 3, 2008 John Buck, who suffered a bruised groin due to a Wednesday night foul ball, was not in Thursday's starting lineup. |
| June 5, 2008 The Royals have tagged first baseman Eric Hosmer with the third pick in Thursday's baseball draft, according to the AP. |
| May 30, 2008 John Buck went 2-for-4 and collected two RBI in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Indians. |
| May 19, 2008 Catcher John Buck is expected to rejoin the Royals in time for tonightÂ’s series opener against Boston at Fenway Park. |
| May 16, 2008 John Buck has been granted three days of bereavement leave because of health concerns for his wife, Brooke, after giving birth to twins, according to the AP. Buck did not accompany the Royals to Miami for their weekend series against the Marlins, and catcher Matt Tupman has been recalled from Triple-A Omaha to fill his roster spot. |
| April 25, 2008 John Buck doubled twice and drove in a pair of runs, helping the Kansas City Royals rally for an 8-4 victory Friday night over the Toronto Blue Jays. |
| April 25, 2008 John Buck has a good track record against AJ Burnett, tonight's opposing hurler for Toronto, according to MLB.com. Buck is 2-for-6 with two homers and three RBI over his career against the Jays' righty. |
| March 28, 2008 John Buck hit his first home run of the spring in the second inning of Thursday's spring loss to the Rangers. Buck led all catchers in home runs in 2007. Owners who can supplement his sub-par batting average, and are looking for a solid addition to the long ball category, could do worse than a late round selection of the Royals starting backstop. |
| February 19, 2008 John Buck will be the Royals' starting catcher this year despite the signing of Miguel Olivo. "I want competition," manager Trey Hillman said in the Kansas City Star, "but we're going into this camp with John Buck as our starting catcher for a very simple reason. We believe he has the ability to be a front-line, All-Star-type catcher and an impact bat in the lineup. Understand that anyone in our starting lineup has to maintain a certain level of performance. We want to win games. I told Buck, 'You're our starting catcher, but understand there is an expectation of a level of performance in order to maintain that position.'" Olivo should still get plenty of playing time, and the team has even discussed using him in left field some. Buck is capable of hitting 20 homers, but he's also a career .237 hitter. |