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| Height: 6-1
Weight: 185
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Sep 13, 1983, Fort Scott, KS |
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| June 26, 2008 Andy LaRoche made his first start at second base today against the White Sox, according to the LA Daily News. |
| June 21, 2008 Andy LaRoche got his second straight start at third base against a left-hander Saturday. However, manager Joe Torre doesn't want to say there is a strict platoon between LaRoche and Blake DeWitt. "I don't want to say it's a platoon [at third base], because there may be a game where I think Loney has trouble with this particular left-hander, I'll put LaRoche over there and DeWitt'll play," Torre said on MLB.com. "I'm not afraid to have DeWitt hit against left-handers, but his numbers lately against left-handers haven't been as good as the overall number." |
| June 11, 2008 Andy LaRoche made his major league debut on Wednesday night, not at his traditional third base, but at first base, according to MLB.com. "Hopefully, I won't make too much of a fool out of myself," said LaRoche. He didn't look out of place at the plate as he hit a home run. |
| June 11, 2008 Manager Joe Torre plans on playing Andy LaRoche every day against left-handers. "We'll find somebody whose place he'll take against left-handers," Torre said in the LA Times. "Now that he's here, we have to find places to get him enough at-bats so he can help us." |
| June 9, 2008 The Dodgers are expected to recall Andy LaRoche from Triple-A Las Vegas before Tuesday's game, according to MLB.com. LaRoche is expected to serve as a backup to Blake DeWitt at third base, James Loney at first base and even Jeff Kent at second base. |
| June 9, 2008 Andy LaRoche was taken out of a game on Saturday after being hit by a pitch on the middle finger of his right hand, but X-rays were negative and LaRoche returned to action on Sunday, according to the LA Times. |
| June 8, 2008 With the Dodgers designating corner infielder Terry Tiffee for assignment, the team is facing problems with a a lack of personnel and may turn to Andy LaRoche to as the likely answer, according to MLB.com. |
| May 28, 2008 Andy LaRoche has begun playing first base in an effort to increase his versatility. "We're going to move him all over the infield with the anticipation that when he comes up to this level, that if we want to get [starting first baseman James] Loney out of there against a certain left-hander, we can do that," manager Joe Torre informs the Los Angeles Times. "It's just more options for us." LaRoche may also try his hand at second base. |
| May 12, 2008 Andy LaRoche hit his second home run in as many games for Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday. |
| May 3, 2008 Andy LaRoche hit .318 over six games at Double-A Jacksonville and on Tuesday was moved up to Triple-A Las Vegas, where he was hitting .154 with one home run over four games, according to MLB.com. He was optioned to Las Vegas. |
| April 22, 2008 Andy LaRoche could start a minor league rehab assignment on Wednesday, according to the LA Times. |
| April 16, 2008 Andy LaRoche took another step toward returning to the Dodgers, as he made throws from the infield on Monday afternoon, according to MLB.com. He said, "I just threw it across the diamond, third to first, nothing really difficult, and it felt good. It was better than I expected. I'm three weeks ahead of schedule right now, so it's come along real well." He is on pace to return sometime in May, as he continues to recover from his thumb surgery. |
| April 14, 2008 Andy LaRoche is advising the team to send him to extended spring training in Vero Beach, Fla., when the Dodgers travel to Atlanta, according to the LA Times. He has been throwing a baseball for the last three days and will attempt to throw across the diamond today. But he noted that he feels a lack of strength in his hand when hitting. |
| April 12, 2008 Andy LaRoche continues to make favorable progress in his recovery from thumb surgery, according to the LA Times. He reportedly participated in two rounds of batting practice and threw a baseball Friday, the first time he has done either since tearing a ligament in his right thumb on March 7. He commented, "No pain at all. I want to stay out here all day, but I've still got to stay patient. Nature still has to take its course." His rehab is now two weeks ahead of schedule. |
| April 9, 2008 Andy LaRoche has begun hitting off of a tee, according to the LA Daily News. He also said that he could hit light toss today. Following his thumb surgery on March 10, LaRoche was expected to be out for a minimum of six weeks. |
| April 2, 2008 Andy LaRoche had his cast removed on Tuesday, according to the LA Times. He had the cast and three pins removed from his surgically repaired right thumb on Tuesday, and an X-ray revealed that his torn tendon has healed favorably. LaRoche took ground balls during pregame warmups, but stated that he didn't know when he would be able to hit or throw again. Following his surgery on March 10, LaRoche was expected to be out for a minimum of six weeks. |
| March 30, 2008 Andy LaRoche is expected to be placed on the 15-day DL at the start of the season, according to MLB.com. He stated that he will have pins removed from his thumb on Tuesday, three weeks after surgery to fix a torn ligament in his right thumb. Blake DeWitt is expected to open the season at third base, as Garciaparra is headed to the DL additionally. |
| March 14, 2008 3B Andy LaRoche , nursing a torn ligament in his right thumb, should get his soft cast off in just over two weeks and begin rehabbing, likely in extended spring training in Vero Beach, according to the Associated Press. The injury, along with the concerns of failing durability that might befall Jeff Kent, is feeding rumors that state the Dodgers are seeking to make a trade to bring a versatile infielder into the fold. Today's timeline shows the team is laying plans, but the future remains uncertain. |
| March 10, 2008 The injury of Andy LaRoche and the age and durability of Jeff Kent and Garciaparra has the Dodgers in the market for a versatile infielder, according to Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com. So far Ronnie Belliard and Esteban German have been named, as well as Delwyn Young. |
| March 7, 2008 Andy LaRoche has torn the ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb during action on Friday and will miss 8-10 weeks, according to the LA Daily News. Nomar Garciaparra will likely move up on fantasy draft boards for now. |
| January 17, 2008 GM Ned Coletti said that Andy LaRoche and Nomar Garciaparra will battle for the third base job this spring, and at this point no one has a leg up in the competition. "Andy and Nomar give us two great options at third base, and we're going to let them figure it out," Coletti told the LA Times. The GM also said that there's a good chance LaRoche will make the team even if he doesn't beat Garciaparra out for the starting job. "He's almost going to have to not make the club. It's a pretty good spot to be in." |