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| Height: 6-2
Weight: 225
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Sep 23, 1985, Lincoln, NE |
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| October 20, 2008 Joba Chamberlain is scheduled to appear in court December 17 following his arrest on suspicion of drunken-driving, according to the AP. Chamberlain was arrested shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday and charged with driving under the influence, speeding and having an open container of alcohol in his vehicle. |
| October 19, 2008 Joba Chamberlain apologized for "an error in judgment" on Sunday which resulted in an arrest for driving under the influence, according to the AP. He said, "I want to apologize to the New York Yankees and the fans for an error in judgment and for putting myself in a difficult situation. I intend to properly resolve this situation, and do not intend to be in such a situation again. My goal is to focus on pitching for the Yankees in the 2009 season." |
| October 18, 2008 Joba Chamberlain was reportedly arrested for driving under the influence Saturday morning close to his hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska, according to the Journal News. The 23-year-old hurler was pulled over after being observed as speeding in a 2006 BMW 750i shortly after 1 a.m. on U.S. 77. Chamberlain was arrested after a smell of alcohol was detected and an open container of alcohol was observed on the front passenger seat of his vehicle. Chamberlain was taken to the Cornhusker Place Detox and booked on charges of driving under the influence, having an open container of alcohol and speeding. |
| October 17, 2008 The New York Post reports that Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner said one of the first off-season decisions was that Joba Chamberlain will be used as a starter next year. |
| October 1, 2008 Newsday reports that Brian Cashman expects Joba Chamberlain to be in the starting rotation for 2009. |
| September 30, 2008 Joba Chamberlain experienced right shoulder soreness Sunday for the second time in the last two months, according to the NY Post. |
| September 19, 2008 Joba Chamberlain got his 17th hold of the season on Friday in the Yankees 3-2 victory over the Orioles. He struck out three consecutive batters in the appearance. |
| September 15, 2008 The question at the beginning of the year was what to do with Joba Chamberlain. Should the Yankees start him right away, or bring him along slowly? Well, the plan seemed to be working with taking it slow. Chamberlain was successful out of the pen and also when he was in the starting rotation, but a late season injury has brought the question back to the front-burner. Catcher Jorge Posado, said that he thinks Chamberlain should stay in the bullpen, according to Yankees.com. |
| September 2, 2008 New York Newsday reports that General manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday that Joba Chamberlain will not start next season in the Yankees' rotation. |
| September 2, 2008 Joba Chamberlain has been activated from the DL following his bout with rotator cuff tendinitis, according to the NY Post. |
| August 31, 2008 It is likely that Joba Chamberlain will be activated from the DL on Monday, and should return as a reliever, according to the New York Post. |
| August 30, 2008 Joba Chamberlain's long-awaited return is expected to come in the next week, and reports indicate he will likely be coming back as a relief pitcher, according to the New York Daily News. |
| August 28, 2008 The road back from injury for Joba Chamberlain took another step Thursday morning. Chamberlain threw a 45-pitch bullpen session and his arm-strength continues to improve after each and every step. According to Yankees.com Chamberlain will throw 35-pitches to hitters on Saturday and if that goes well he could see game action next week. |
| August 26, 2008 Yankee reliever-turning-starter Joba Chamberlain threw a 35-pitch bullpen session on Monday in an empty Yankee Stadium under the supervision of pitching coach Dave Eiland, according to MLB.com. He is scheduled to ramp up to 45 pitches on Thursday, and said he has started throwing harder just to see how his arm responds. "It felt better than last time as far as strength-wise," Chamberlain said of Monday's session. "Playing catch, you let a couple go, [and] I let a couple go in the bullpen." |
| August 23, 2008 Joba Chamberlain threw 35 pitches today from a mound. They were all fastballs and changeups, according to Newsday. "It was good, I warmed up quick, I got loose real quick," said Chamberlain, who is recovering from rotator cuff tendinitis. |
| August 22, 2008 As expected, Joba Chamberlain increased his throwing program to 20 throws on flat ground from 60 feet to a squatting catcher, according to the NY Post. He is recovering from rotator cuff tendinitis and said, "I let a couple go and it felt good." |
| August 21, 2008 Joba Chamberlain played catch from 60 feet Thursday and is scheduled to throw off a mound on Saturday, according to MLB.com. |
| August 19, 2008 Joba Chamberlain played catch on Tuesday, just as he did on Friday, Saturday and Monday. He will take the day off on Wednesday and play catch again on Thursday, the AP reports. Chamberlain is scheduled for a bullpen session on Saturday. He is on the DL due to rotator cuff tendinitis. |
| August 17, 2008 Joba Chamberlain, who is recovering from rotator cuff tendinitis, played catch for a second straight day Saturday, while making 28 throws, and said he felt better than he did after throwing for the first time Friday, according to the NY Daily News. He said, "I got loose a lot quicker. It went a lot better than I expected, getting loose and staying loose." He is scheduled to take Sunday off. |
| August 16, 2008 Yankees manager Joe Girardi said New York hurler Joba Chamberlain will likely remain a starting pitcher when he comes off the disabled list, according to the New York Daily News. "We envision him as a big league starter," Girardi said. |
| August 15, 2008 Joba Chamberlain threw 25 times from 65 feet Friday, the first time he's played catch since he exited an Aug. 4 start with rotator cuff tendinitis, according to MLB.com. "It was very good," Chamberlain said. "I got loose at the end. After eight days, when you get out there and throw, you're still kind of leery. But everything went well." Joba is scheduled to play catch again on Saturday and hopes to throw off a mound as early next week. |
| August 15, 2008 The NY Post indicates that Joba Chamberlain may be moved back to the bullpen when he returns from the DL following his recovery from rotator cuff tendinitis. |
| August 11, 2008 Updating an earlier report, it now seems that Joba Chamberlain will indeed begin his throwing program on Friday and not Wednesday, according to MLB.com. "I made the suggestion that he just wait until Friday when we get home, so he's in front of us," manager Joe Girardi said. |
| August 11, 2008 Joba Chamberlain, who is recovering from rotator cuff tendinitis, will begin a throwing program Wednesday (moved up from Friday), according to the AP. He said, "Play catch and just go from there." |
| August 11, 2008 Joba Chamberlain, who is recovering from rotator cuff tendinitis, will begin a throwing program Friday at Yankee Stadium, according to the NY Post. He hasn't thrown since last Monday night in Texas. |
| August 8, 2008 Joba Chamberlain (shoulder) plans to begin throwing next week and hopes to return to the Yankees rotation by the end of the month, according to the Star Tribune. "I'll probably throw the beginning of next week," Chamberlain said. "Everything feels fine now." |
| August 6, 2008 As expected, the Yankees placed Joba Chamberlain on the DL Wednesday, according to the AP. Chamberlain had his shoulder examined today by Dr. James Andrews today, who diagnosed the righty with rotator cuff tendinitis. |
| August 6, 2008 The NY Post suggests that Joba Chamberlain will be placed on the 15-day DL due to his right shoulder ailment. |
| August 5, 2008 Joba Chamberlain will be examined by Dr. James Andrews on Wednesday, the AP reports. The pitcher is dealing with a sore right shoulder, and he underwent an MRI on Tuesday. "He'll take his test results with him (to Alabama)," manager Joe Girardi says. "Until I hear from Dr. Andrews, that's all I've got... I envision him not making his next start. Beyond that, I can't say." |
| August 4, 2008 Updating an earlier report, Yankees.com says that New York pitcher Joba Chamberlain is suffering from a stiff right shoulder. |
| August 4, 2008 Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain had to leave the game against the Texas Rangers in the middle of the fifth inning with an apparent injury to his right shoulder, according to the AP. |
| July 30, 2008 Joba Chamberlain was in command in Wednesday's 13-3 win over Baltimore at Yankee Stadium, as he only issued one earned run on five hits over six innings, with no walks and six strikeouts. |
| July 25, 2008 Joba Chamberlain hurled a dominant seven innings and got the 1-0 win over the Red Sox. He allowed just three hits and struck out nine while walking one. |
| July 19, 2008 Joba Chamberlain struck out eight batters in six innings against the A's on Saturday. He allowed one earned run but did not factor in the decision. |
| July 11, 2008 Joba Chamberlain lost for the first time in eight starts on Friday. He lasted 6.2 innings and struck out nine. However, he gave up seven hits and three runs to a Blue Jays lineup without Alex Rios or Vernon Wells. |
| July 6, 2008 Joba Chamberlain allowed three runs in six innings against the Red Sox on Sunday against the Red Sox. He gave up four hits, walked four, hit a batter and struck out five. |
| July 1, 2008 Joba Chamberlain allowed two earned runs on five hits over four innings in Tuesday's close 3-2 loss to Texas, with four walks and six strikeouts. He ended the night with a no decision. |
| June 25, 2008 Joba Chamberlain was dominating for 6.2 innings on Wednesday holding the Pirates scoreless while striking out seven in his second victory. |
| June 25, 2008 Joba Chamberlain makes his fifth start on Wednesday night still looking for his first victory as a starter. The Yankees invade Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates. |
| June 19, 2008 Joba Chamberlain only allowed one earned run on four hits over 5.2 innings of work in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Padres, with three walks and nine strikeouts. He exited the game with a no decision. |
| June 19, 2008 Joba Chamberlain will be making his fourth start of the season today when the Yankees host the Padres in the Bronx, according to MLB.com. |
| June 13, 2008 Joba Chamberlain allowed one run on six hits, walked four and struck out two in a no-decision on Friday night. |
| June 13, 2008 Joba Chamberlain's pitch count has been increased, and he will be allowed 95 in his next outing on Friday, according to Newsday. |
| June 8, 2008 Joba Chamberlain's second start was better than his first start, but he still wasn't the dominating force he's been as a reliever. Joba made it through 4 1/3 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk while striking out five. He threw 78 pitches. |
| June 3, 2008 Joba Chamberlain's first big-league start didn't go as well as hoped. Joba lasted just 2 1/3 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on one hit and four walks while striking out three. |
| May 30, 2008 Joba Chamberlain will make his first start in the Yankees' rotation on Tuesday, according to the NY Daily News. |
| May 30, 2008 According to the NY Post, Joe Girardi and GM Brian Cashman were undecided whether Joba Chamberlain would start Monday or Tuesday. Monday's game is against the Twins at the Metrodome and would provide a calmer setting than Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium against the Blue Jays. |
| May 28, 2008 Joba Chamberlain fared well Wednesday in what could be his last relief appearance before the move to the starting rotation. Joba allowed a hit and a walk but no runs while striking out three in 1 1/3 innings. |
| May 28, 2008 The Yankees will have an open spot in their rotation next week, as Ian Kennedy will be placed on the DL. Joba Chamberlain seems to be the most likely candidate to take his place, but manager Joe Girardi wouldn't commit to Chamberlain until he sees the righty pitch tonight in relief. "I can't tell you, 100 percent, that he's going to take that (rotation spot)," Girardi said. "It's obviously something that's crossed everybody's mind." |
| May 27, 2008 Joba Chamberlain's next relief appearance could be his last before being promoted to the Yankees' rotation, according to Newsday. The Yankees are targeting Chamberlain to throw 50 to 55 pitches Wednesday, as they continue to prepare him to join the rotation. He threw a career-high 40 pitches Saturday. If he reaches 55 pitches tomorrow and is on track to throw 65 to 70 the next time out, it might be difficult to count on getting so many pitches in a relief appearance. So instead of trying to bring Chamberlain in as early as the fifth inning, the Yankees might have him make his final relief outing tomorrow. Manager Joe Girardi said, "It could be, but we'll see." |
| May 26, 2008 Before Joba Chamberlain joins the Yankees starting rotation his pitch count needs to increase. His next appearance is scheduled to target 55 pitches, and could come as early as Tuesday. |
| May 23, 2008 Joba Chamberlain is slated to pitch on Saturday against the Mariners, and he will likely get his pitch count up to 45, the New York Post reports. The Yankees have not announced a timetable for his first start, but manager Joe Girardi said it wouldn't happen within the next two weeks. "Your guess is as good as mine," Chamberlain admits. "It's just going to kind of depend on how my body reacts." |
| May 21, 2008 Joba Chamberlain is finally beginning his transition to the Yankees rotation. The youngster pitched the final two innings of an 8-0 win over Baltimore Wednesday, the first step in stretching Chamberlain out. "This is the timetable that we had set," manager Joe Girardi said in the AP. "It's going to (take) him a while to (get) where he's going be - a hundred pitches. But this is what we had planned all along, and we're sticking to our plan that we talked about over the winter and in spring training." |
| May 18, 2008 Yankees manager Joe Girardi has told reporters that RHP Joba Chamberlain's transition to the starting rotation may be over, at least for 2007, according to the New York Post. |
| May 14, 2008 Joba Chamberlain struck out the side in the eighth to earn his 10th hold of the season as the Yankees held on to score a 2-1 victory over the Rays on Wednesday night. |
| May 6, 2008 Joba Chamberlain showed his human side on Tuesday. The reliever allowed three runs in one inning against the Indians. Chamberlain walked two batters and got two outs before serving up a homer to David Dellucci. It's just the second home run Chamberlain has allowed in 37.1 career innings. |
| April 29, 2008 Joba Chamberlain's father left the hospital after recovering from respiratory failure brought on by pneumonia, according to the AP. Harlan Chamberlain said Tuesday he was feeling stronger and thanked people for their thoughts and prayers. He collapsed at home on April 13 and was hospitalized. Joba Chamberlain left that night after the Yankees game against Boston to be with his father. |
| April 27, 2008 The New York Yankees report RHP Joba Chamberlain is available for work if needed today, according to MLB.com. |
| April 25, 2008 Joba Chamberlain picked up his first loss of the season after allowing two hits and a run in 1.1 innings on Thursday to the White Sox. It was the first loss of his big league career. |
| April 21, 2008 Updating a previous report on Joba Chamberlain, GM Brian Cashman said on Monday that the fire-balling hurler will remain in the bullpen for now despite what Hank Steinbrenner wants, this according to Newsday. "Joba's staying in the bullpen right now," Cashman said. "That's where we're at. [Putting him in the rotation is] not something that's going to happen here early on, and [Hank] knows that. We've talked about it. I don't know what set him off." |
| April 21, 2008 Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner wants Joba Chamberlain to be in the starting rotation, as of about nine months ago. "I want him as a starter and so does everyone else, including him, and that is what we are working toward and we need him there now," Steinbrenner tells the New York Times. "The mistake was already made last year switching him to the bullpen out of panic or whatever. I had no say in it last year and I wouldnt have allowed it." |
| April 19, 2008 Joba Chamberlain returned to the Yankees on Saturday and he needed 19 pitches to strike out two batters in a scoreless inning of work. |
| April 19, 2008 The Yankees expect reliever J Joba Chamberlain to return for tonight's game against the Baltimore Orioles, according to the New York Post. |
| April 18, 2008 Joba Chamberlain's father is off the respirator and continues to make positive progress, the AP reports. "After several difficult days, my father is feeling much better," Chamberlain says in a statement. "He is still in the critical care unit of the hospital and more tests await him, but he is off the ventilator and breathing on his own. Each day hes acting more and more like himself." The reliever remains away from the team indefinitely. |
| April 17, 2008 Joba Chamberlain's father is making progress while remaining hospitalized, the New York Yankees said, notes CBS Sports. Chamberlain missed his fourth consecutive game Thursday night to be with his stricken father in Nebraska. |
| April 16, 2008 Joba Chamberlain, who is away from the team to be with his ailing father, could return to the bullpen this week as his father's health has greatly improved, this according to MLB.com. |
| April 15, 2008 There's no timetable for Joba Chamberlain's return to active duty, which leaves a void in the Yanks' bullpen. |
| April 14, 2008 Joba Chamberlain will be gone at least three days to attend to his ailing father, according to the NY Post. His father remains in critical condition after collapsing on Sunday, and the team noted that Chamberlain will be away for as long as it takes his father's condition to be resolved. |
| April 14, 2008 Joba Chamberlain has left the Yankees to attend to his ailing father in Nebraska, according to the NY Daily News. His father had collapsed at his home, and was listed in critical condition on Sunday night. |
| April 2, 2008 Joba Chamberlain is off to a strong start as he held Toronto hitless over one inning of work on Tuesday, with one walk and two strikeouts. He should serve as a solid setup man until he works his way up into the Yankees' rotation. |
| March 23, 2008 Joba Chamberlain will find his way out of the bullpen and into the rotation at some point this season, according to the NY Post. Yankees' GM Brian Cashman commented, "The bottom line is the guys that wind up in the 'pen wind up there because they do not have enough different pitches to start or are mediocre starters whose stuff plays better in the 'pen. Mariano Rivera was moved to the pen because of a limited assortment of pitches. He is a remarkable reliever. In Joba's case, he has four pitches that in our opinion will make him a very good starter. We felt he was a starter or set-up/closer type when we drafted him. I would rather have the starter." |
| March 20, 2008 Joba Chamberlain was dominant in his one inning of work on Thursday as he held the Blue Jays hitless, with three strikeouts. Chamberlain will begin the season in the bullpen, as previously reported. |
| March 19, 2008 The Yankees made it official on Wednesday. Joba Chamberlain will open the season in the bullpen. "We think its where he fits best right now," manager Joe Girardi tells the AP. "Hes a back-end guy. Thats how Ill classify him now." The news means that Mike Mussina and Ian Kennedy will stick in the rotation alongside Chien Ming-Wang, Andy Pettitte, and Phil Hughes. There's no timetable on when (or if) Chamberlain will become a starter. |
| March 15, 2008 Joba Chamberlain earned his first spring win as he allowed three runs on four hits over three innings of work against the Tigers. He had three walks and two strikeouts and gave up a home run to Curtis Granderson. He could land in the Yankees' rotation this season, but will likely start out in the bullpen. |
| March 10, 2008 Joba Chamberlain is trying to work on more than just his fastball this spring, this according to MLB.com. "I've just got to attack the zone more and trust my stuff, and not be too perfect with it," Chamberlain said. Chamberlain has been working on a two-seamer he learned from Chien-Ming Wang that he hopes will induce more groundballs this season. |
| March 5, 2008 Joba Chamberlain allowed two hits, walked one, hit a batter and allowed a 2-run homer to Garret Jones on Wednesday. Joba threw only 20 of 36 pitches for strikes against the Twins. Joba was missing with his breaking ball early in the count, and getting in some bad counts, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. Its a learning experience. Momma said there will be days like this. Look for Chamberlain to start the year in the bullpen for the Yanks before being transitioned into the rotation. |
| February 22, 2008 Joba Chamberlain will be a valuable member of the Yankees pitching staff whether he works from the bullpen or the rotation, and he is approaching the season with that thought in mind, according to the AP. Everything in life is uncertain, he said. It doesnt matter to me. Just to be thought of in both aspects I think is an honor. With an aging Mike Mussina, an inexperienced Ian Kennedy and the up in the air status of Andy Pettitte, it seems like the Yankees could use Joba in the rotation, but they are going to make sure they don't burn up his fantastic arm with too many innings so he figures to spend at least part of the year in the bullpen. |
| February 12, 2008 Joba Chamberlain will prepare during spring training as a starter, but the young phenom will begin the season in the bullpen, barring injury to any of the other five main rotation members, according to the NY Post. The Yankees don't want Chamberlain to exceed his workload from last year by much more than 30 innings. The team will use Joba out of the pen for the first two months before sending him to the minors for 3-4 weeks to stretch him out in preparation to be a full-time starter in the second half. Chien-Ming Wang, Andy Pettitte, Mike Mussina, Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy will begin the year in the rotation. |
| February 9, 2008 Joba Chamberlain still is uncertain as to what role he will fill this season, but it appears that the team is leaning toward slotting him in the rotation at this point. "All I've continued to say this winter is that he's a starter, we look at him as a starter and we're going to prepare him as a starter this spring," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. Chamberlain will have a ton of value in either role after his 34 K, 6 BB performance in just 24 innings late last season, though he would obviously benefit his owners if he were stretched out in a starting role. MLB.com |
| February 8, 2008 Yankees GM Brian Cashman told LoHud.com that no decision has been made about how to use Joba Chamberlain at the start of the season. It will depend largely on how Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy look this spring. Cashman stated the obvious by saying that Chien-Ming Wang, Andy Pettitte and Mike Mussina will be in the rotation for sure. |
| January 28, 2008 Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain will most likely start the season in the bullpen, and flex into the starting rotation later in the season. Chamberlains big league experience has come as a situational reliever, but throughout the minors and college he was a starter. The Yankees want to limit Chamberlains innings this season, so the bullpen seems like the likely outcome to begin the season with. |
| January 13, 2008 Will Joba Chamberlain start the 2008 season in the Yankees rotation or bullpen? The final decision will be in the hands of manager Joe Girardi. "It's ultimately up to Joe Girardi," senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner told the Newark Star-Ledger. "Joe knows how to handle pitchers better than any of us." General manager Brian Cashman insists he will be part of the decision, as well. Chamberlain is currently being treated by the media as if he will be a member of the starting rotation. |