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| Height: 6-3
Weight: 220
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: May 15, 1967, Warren, MI Contract: Signed through 2008 with options for 2009 and 2010 |
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| September 21, 2006 The Braves exercised their 2007 option on John Smoltz on Thursday, according to the AP. "I had a conversation with John yesterday (Wednesday) in Washington and officially notified him that the Braves were going to exercise the option on his 2007 contract," Atlanta GM John Schuerholz said. "John has been a constant for this organization, both with his pitching and his leadership, and our plan to exercise this contract option for next season was never in question." Financial terms were not disclosed. Smoltz is 13-9 with a 3.71 ERA this season. |
| September 13, 2006 John Smoltz was able to throw his regular session Wednesday and pronounced himself ready to make his scheduled start on Saturday, according to the AP. Smoltz has had soreness in his groin. |
| September 12, 2006 John Smoltz left Monday's start after failing to get an out in the third inning, and his ailing right groin likely attributed to his struggles, acccording to the AP. "He tweaked (the groin) a little bit and got some balls up," manager Bobby Cox said. "Obviously, it bothered him. He didn't have good location. He's had this before and it usually goes away. Tonight, it didn't." Smoltz allowed six runs on six hits and two walks prior to his departure. |
| June 26, 2006 John Smoltz wasn't comfortable enough on the hard mound to push off with his strained right groin yesterday, so he pushed back his usual between-starts session to today, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Still, he said he plans to make his start on Wednesday. "Something would have to really go wrong for me to not pitch," he said. |
| June 25, 2006 It looks like the strained right groin that forced John Smoltz from Friday's game is not serious. He was moving without difficulty Saturday and is expected to make his next scheduled start on Wednesday, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I feel like I'm a lucky man, like I escaped serious injury by not trying to pitch more," said Smoltz. |
| June 24, 2006 John Smoltz was forced from last night's game in the second inning with a strained right groin. He said afterward that a trip to the disabled list was unlikely and that he hoped to make his next scheduled start, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. |
| June 23, 2006 Early reports on the injury suffered by John Smoltz say that he has a strained right groin, according to Baseball Tonight. Smoltz injured the groin trying to chase down a slow roller on the first-base line in the second inning of Friday's game. |
| June 23, 2006 John Smoltz left Friday's game in the second inning with an apparent leg injury after trying to run down a slow roller on the first-base line, according to the AP. He threw two warmup pitches before departing. |
| June 7, 2006 John Smoltz had no problem working on three days' rest Wednesday, though he ended up taking his fourth loss of the season. The Nats managed only three runs on six hits and a walk in seven innings against Smoltz but won the game 5-2. Smoltz struck out eight batters in the game. |
| June 5, 2006 John Smoltz wants to pitch against the Nationals on Wednesday on three-days rest, according to the AP. Braves manager Bobby Cox has yet to sign off on that, however. |
| June 2, 2006 Due to Friday's rainout, John Smoltz will make his next scheduled start in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the D'Backs. |
| May 29, 2006 After suffering a strained left hamstring on Sunday, John Smoltz said he felt "decent" Monday and doesn't expect to miss a start, according to the AP. The news is very good considering Smoltz originally said it would take 2-3 days to determine if he would miss his next start or not. |
| May 29, 2006 John Smoltz strained his left hamstring during yesterday's start when he covered first base in the second inning, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He remained in the game for six innings but moved gingerly after the incident and was sore following the game. It's not clear if the injury will affect his status for his next start. "I'll know in a couple of days," he said. "I hope it's just a strained hamstring and it won't affect me. I'll be working on it diligently for the next few days and assess it in about 2-3 days." |
| May 24, 2006 John Smoltz will have his next start pushed back from Saturday to Sunday to give him an extra day's rest, according to the AP. Smoltz threw 121 pitches in seven innings on Monday night. |
| April 25, 2006 After being given the option of pitching Wednesday or Friday, John Smoltz opted to make his next start on Friday, facing the Mets' on six days' rest, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Braves have an off day on Thursday, and now Jorge Sosa does not need to be skipped over on Wednesday. |
| March 21, 2006 John Smoltz continues to work on his changeup and slider this spring, pitching five scoreless innings against the Cardinals while rarely throwing the four-seam fastball and splitters that used to be his trademark pitches, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. After battling shoulder problems late last year, Smoltz wants to focus on throwing softer pitches this season so as to avoid more problems. |
| January 10, 2006 John Smoltz has decided not to pitch in the World Baseball Classic, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Smoltz had a sore shoulder in last year's playoffs and has had four elbow surgeries. |