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Scott Baker #30 | Pitcher | Minnesota Twins
Height: 6-4    Weight: 221    Throws: R    Bats: R
Born: Sep 19, 1981, Shreveport, LA
Contract: Signed though 2008
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May 15, 2008
Scott Baker's bullpen session was successful, and he will leave Friday for Fort Myers, Florida, where he’ll throw two bullpen sessions and likely pitch in an extended spring training game next Thursday, according to the Star Tribune. He is recovering from a strained right groin.
May 13, 2008
Minnesota RHP Scott Baker was in the bullpen throwing a light "tennis shoe" session today in an effort to test his strained right groin muscle, according to MLB.com.
May 12, 2008
Scott Baker is eligible to come off the DL next Monday but his strained right groin is taking a bit longer than expected to heal meaning that Baker likely won't be activated when the 15 days are up, according to MLB.com. "They don't want me to push it trying to hit that date," Baker said.
May 6, 2008
The Twins have placed Scott Baker on the 15-day DL due to a strained right groin, MLB.com confirms. The move won't become official until Wednesday morning.
May 6, 2008
The Twins are expected to place righty Scott Baker on the 15-day DL, so he can fully heal from a mild right groin muscle strain, according to the Star Tribune. The team is going to be very cautious with Baker, who was off to a solid start (1.09 WHIP, with only five walks over 33 innings) before getting hurt. Baker was forced out of his last two starts due to the ailment.
May 4, 2008
Scott Baker will have an MRI exam on his strained right groin muscle on Monday, according to the Star Tribune. The team will have a better idea of how to proceed with the injury at that point.
May 3, 2008
Scott Baker left Saturday's game against the Tigers after three innings due to an apparent groin injury, according to the AP. Baker yielded just one hit with two strikeouts in three innings, and was replaced by reliever Brian Bass in the fourth.
April 30, 2008
Scott Baker threw his scheduled bullpen session on Wednesday morning, and felt no soreness in his strained groin muscle, keeping him on target to start Saturday's game against the Tigers, according to MLB.com. Manager Ron Gardenhire had stated that if Baker had any hint of soreness in the muscle during the session, the team was going to put him on the DL. Gardenhire added, "He ran as hard as he could run, threw as hard as he could throw and he feels nothing. So I can't argue with that. He's ready to go for Saturday and that's great news."
April 29, 2008
Scott Baker is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Wednesday to see how his strained groin muscle feels, according to MLB.com. As of now, he's scheduled to take his turn on Saturday, but if Baker has even the slightest hint of discomfort in his groin, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said the pitcher will not make the start and could end up on the DL. "We're going to be very careful with this thing," Gardenhire said. "He's going to have to have no issues for us to put him back out there. The plan is for him to pitch Saturday, but that could change tomorrow with his bullpen session."
April 15, 2008
Twins starter Scott Baker gave up three runs on five hits in seven innings of work on Tuesday night The right-hander walked two and struck out three in a no-decision.
April 15, 2008
Scott Baker will be aiming for a 3-0 start when he takes the hill against Detroit tonight, according to MLB.com. He will have a good chance to do so, as the Tigers are off to a shaky start, and Baker went 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA over two career starts at Comerica Park.
March 30, 2008
Scott Baker threw six strong innings for Class AAA Rochester in Fort Myers on Sunday, this according to the Star Tribune. The Twins right-hander allowed one run on five hits, with no walks and three strikeouts. He threw 71 pitches. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said Baker will start Friday against Kansas City.
March 29, 2008
Scott Baker will work a Triple-A game Sunday to make sure he's ready for the start of the season, according to MLB.com. Baker is dealing with a strained lat muscle and had dealt with the flu this spring. So long as he gets through Sunday's outing without any problems, he'll make his regular-season debut on April 4.
March 26, 2008
Scott Baker is nursing a back strain but is expected to be ready to start the Twins' fifth game of the regular season, according to MLB.com. He pitched three innings in a minor league game effectively on Wednesday and Manager Gardenhire expects him to be ready to pitch the fifth game of the season and stated, "Scott said he felt good today, and he's feeling stronger. By his next start he should have all of his energy back, so we're looking at him to start on April 4." This is good news for the Twins' rotation.
March 25, 2008
Scott Baker reported on Tuesday that he feels OK and has improved his chances of avoiding the DL at the start of the season, according to the Star Tribune. Baker felt sluggish while playing long-toss on Monday and there was doubt over whether he could stay on schedule to start the Twins’ fifth game of the season. But Baker stated that he will be able to make his start in a minor-league game Wednesday. If that goes fine, he’ll likely pitch in another minor-league game on Sunday. If that goes fine, he’ll pitch April 4 against the Royals at the Metrodome. Baker is notably nursing a strained lat muscle and hasn't pitched in a Grafefruit League game since March 8. This is promising news and he commented, “This morning, I ate a normal breakfast. I feel a lot better.”
March 17, 2008
Scott Baker attempted return from a strained lat was put off Monday, because he was unable to throw his scheduled bullpen session due to the flu, according to MLB.com. He had hoped to be back in exhibition action by Thursday, but that could be put off a day or two. At this point, Baker's still expected to be available when the season gets underway.
March 12, 2008
Scott Baker isn't making a quick recovery from his back injury, and Manager Ron Gardenhire did not rule out the possibility Wednesday of the righthander opening the season on the disabled list, this according to the Star Tribune. Baker felt a twinge near his latissimus dorsi muscle Saturday and will miss his next start.