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Adrian Beltre, 3B, Seattle MarinersHot off the Wire Fantasy Sports NewsMariners | Beltre's surgery a success The Tacoma News Tribune's Larry Larue reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre (shoulder) had surgery to remove a bone spur fro his left shoulder. The surgery went well, and no further damage was found. Mariners | Beltre to have surgery Mariners.MLB.com's Jim Street reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre (shoulder) will have surgery to remove bone spurs from his left shoulder Tuesday, June 30. If all goes well, he could return in mid-to-late August. Mariners | Beltre to DL The Sports Network reports the Seattle Mariners placed 3B Adrian Beltre (shoulder) on the 15-day disabled list Monday, June 29. Mariners | Beltre has RBI single in final game The Associated Press reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre (shoulder) singled home a run Sunday, June 28, in his final game before shoulder surgery. Mariners | Beltre in Sunday's lineup Updating previous reports, Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre (shoulder) is in the starting lineup Sunday, June 28, against the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to Larry LaRue of the Tacoma News Tribune. He decided to play one more game because he is not undergoing surgery until Tuesday, June 30. Mariners | Beltre to undergo surgery soon Larry LaRue, of the Tacoma News Tribune, reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre (shoulder) will undergo surgery within the next week to remove bone chips from his left shoulder. He likely will be out six to eight weeks. Mariners | Beltre will need surgery on bone spurs The Tacoma News-Tribune's Larry LaRue reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre (shoulder), whose 2008 season was cut short because of bone spurs in his left shoulder, will need surgery to correct the same issue some time this year, news that could mean missing much of the next few months. Mariners | Beltre, Branyan sit out Sunday The Seattle Times' Geoff Baker reports the Seattle Mariners sat out 3B Adrian Beltre (shoulder) with a bad shoulder and 1B Russell Branyan (forearm) with a swollen forearm. Mariners | Beltre collects three hits Thursday The Associated Press reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre went 3-for-4 with an RBI Thursday, June 11. Mariners | Beltre struggles against Lackey MLB.com reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre is hitting .108 with four RBIs in 37 at-bats in the last five years against Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP John Lackey. Cardinals | To begin searching for third baseman Larry Stone, of The Seattle Times, reports the St. Louis Cardinals are prepared to begin searching for a right-handed hitting third baseman or outfielder because of their fears that 3B Troy Glaus (shoulder) will be out for the season, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Some potential trade options could be Colorado Rockies 3B Garrett Atkins, Cleveland Indians 3B Mark DeRosa and Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre. Mariners | Beltre hitless string up to 17 at-bats The Associated Press reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre went 0-for-4 Tuesday, May 19, and he was on an 0-for-17 streak entering the Wednesday, May 20, game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Mariners | Beltre batting second Wednesday Jim Street, of MLB.com, reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre was moved into the No. 2 spot Wednesday, May 20, while OF Wladimir Balentien batted cleanup. Mariners | Beltre falling behind in counts Larry Stone, of The Seattle Times, reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre went 0-for-4 Tuesday, May 19, and is now hitting .205 this year. In his last two games, Beltre has taken first-pitch strikes in seven out of eight plate appearances. Out of 165 plate appearances this season, he has taken 52 first-pitch strikes. Beltre is hitting .104 when he is behind 0-1 in the count this year and .120 (6-for-50) when he has a 1-1 count. Mariners | Beltre returns The Associated Press reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre was back in the lineup Tuesday, May 19, after being rested Monday. He's hitless in his last 17 at-bats. Mariners | Beltre resting Monday Ryan Divish, of The Tacoma News Tribune, reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre (rest) is taking the day off Monday, May 18. IF Ronny Cedeno is starting at third base in his place. Mariners | Beltre struggles against Lackey MLB.com reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre is batting just .108 with four RBIs in 37 at-bats in the last five years against Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP John Lackey. Mariners | Beltre snaps homerless drought Saturday Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre went 3-for-4 Saturday, May 9, against the Minnesota Twins, with a double, home run, two RBIs and two runs scored, according to The Associated Press. It was his first homer since Sept. 7, 2008 - a span of 35 games and 151 plate appearances. Mariners | Beltre moved to fifth The Tacoma News Tribune's Larry Larue reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre moved to fifth in the order Tuesday, May 5. The Mariners have tried to persuade Beltre, who is hitting just .216, that bat speed comes from a smooth swing with less body movement involved, not more. "I think it's getting to a point where he knows (he has to change his two-strike approach) whenever he can," manager Don Wakamatsu said. "Those are adjustments you like to see out of him. I thought in Chicago he laid off some good pitches and still had some healthy at-bats. Early in the Oakland series he went back a little bit. But to see those swings, that's a sign that he's making a concerted effort to produce." Mariners | Beltre has three homers off Padilla MLB.com reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre has three home runs and 10 RBIs in 27 at-bats in the last five seasons off Texas Rangers SP Vicente Padilla. Mariners | Beltre collects four hits Wednesday The Associated Press reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre collected four hits in a loss Wednesday, April 29. He raised his average from .169 to .207 with the effort. Mariners | Four hitters have success against Colon MLB.com reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre, SS Yuniesky Betancourt, 2B Jose Lopez and DH Mike Sweeney have all had success in their careers against Chicago White Sox SP Bartolo Colon. Beltre is hitting .368 with four home runs and 13 RBIs in 38 at-bats, Betancourt is hitting .407 with three RBIs in 27 at-bats, Lopez is batting .313 with four RBIs in 32 at-bats and Sweeney is .438 with three RBIs in 16 career at-bats against Colon. Mariners | Beltre basically powerless According to The Tacoma News Tribune, Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre has six RBIs in 58 at-bats and hasn't hit a homer yet this season. Mariners | Beltre has two homers off Sonnanstine MLB.com reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre has two home runs and two RBIs in just nine career at-bats against Tampa Bay Rays SP Andy Sonnanstine. Mariners | Beltre struggles against Verlander MLB.com reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre is batting just .190 with one home run and one RBI in 21 career at-bats against Detroit Tigers SP Justin Verlander. Mariners | Beltre hits well against Saunders MLB.com reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre is hitting .375 with four RBIs in 16 career at-bats against Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim SP Joe Saunders. Mariners | Beltre in at DH According to a Yahoo! Sports box score, Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre is in the lineup as the designated hitter Thursday, April 9. Mariners | Beltre has success against Perkins Mariners.MLB.com's Jim Street reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre is hitting .400 with a homer and two RBIs in 10 at-bats lifetime against Minnesota Twins SP Glen Perkins. Mariners | Beltre looks to be healthy Tom Singer, of MLB.com, reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre (shoulder, thumb) hit his first spring home run Wednesday, April 1, and appears to be past his injuries. However, he received pain medication for discomfort in his shoulder after the game Tuesday, March 31. "But I feel good," Beltre said. "I'm fine. I'm ready. I'm 100 percent. I'm good, ready to go." Mariners | Beltre will not play Tuesday Larry LaRue, of The Tacoma News Tribune, reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre (shoulder) has not played in five days and will not play Tuesday, March 24, due to a sore left shoulder. Manager Don Wakamatsu said Beltre has been receiving treatment and he will likely return to the lineup Thursday, March 26. Mariners | Bedard, Beltre could be dealt The Seattle Post-Intelligencer's John Hickey reports Seattle Mariners SP Erik Bedard and 3B Adrian Beltre could be traded this season. Mariners | Beltre plays Thursday John Hickey, of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre (shoulder) played Thursday, March 12, but will not play again until Monday, March 16. Mariners | Beltre not 100 percent Larry Stone, of The Seattle Times, reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre (shoulder) is still not at 100 percent in Spring Training. Yankees | Could pursue options at third base Ken Rosenthal, of FOXSports.com, reports the New York Yankees could pursue Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre, Baltimore Orioles 3B Melvin Mora or Toronto Blue Jays 3B Scott Rolen if 3B Alex Rodriguez (hip) is forced to miss the majority of the 2009 season. The team's other options would include trading for Oakland Athletics SS Bobby Crosby or signing free-agent IF Damion Easley (Mets) or 2B Mark Grudzielanek (Royals). Mariners | Players to receive rest Thursday Jim Street, of MLB.com, reports Seattle Mariners OF Ken Griffey Jr., SS Yuniesky Betancourt, OF Wladimir Balentien and 3B Adrian Beltre will all be held out of the game Thursday, March 5, according to manager Don Wakamatsu. Mariners | Three go deep Wednesday Larry LaRue, of The Tacoma News Tribune, reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre, OF Franklin Gutierrez and IF Ronny Cedeno all hit home runs in Spring Training Wednesday, March 4. MLB | Ellsbury, Beltre victimized in investment scheme Jerry Crasnick, of ESPN.com, reports that Boston Red Sox OF Jacoby Ellsbury and Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre did not invest money directly with the Stanford Financial Group, but rather through investment professionals who steered them toward Stanford products. Robert Allen Stanford is currently under investigation by federal regulators for an alleged $8 billion fraud. Mariners | Beltre will not play in WBC Confirming previous reports, Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre (thumb/shoulder) will not play for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic, because he has not fully recovered from surgeries last fall on his left thumb and left shoulder, according to The Associated Press. In his first exhibition game Friday, Feb. 27, Beltre went 2-for-3, with three RBIs, as the designated hitter. He considered himself healthy enough to play in the WBC, and had planned to leave camp Monday, March 1 to join the Dominican Republic team for training. However, general manager Jack Zduriencik took the decision to participate away from Beltre. "We need this player, and we need this player badly, to be competitive this year," he said. "I feel bad about it. I know how badly he wanted to play. As I said all along, I would support him - as long as he was healthy ... if he's not right at 100 percent, then we as an organization couldn't afford to have a setback." Mariners | Beltre will not play in WBC Confirming previous reports, Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre (thumb, shoulder) will not play for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic, because he has not fully recovered from surgeries last fall on his left thumb and left shoulder, according to The Associated Press. In his first exhibition game Friday, Feb. 27, Beltre went 2-for-3, with three RBIs, as the designated hitter. He considered himself healthy enough to play in the WBC, and had planned to leave camp Monday, March 1, to join the Dominican Republic team for training. However, general manager Jack Zduriencik took the decision to participate away from Beltre. "We need this player, and we need this player badly, to be competitive this year," he said. "I feel bad about it. I know how badly he wanted to play. As I said all along, I would support him - as long as he was healthy ... if he's not right at 100 percent, then we as an organization couldn't afford to have a setback." Mariners | Beltre to play Thursday CBSSports.com reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre (shoulder) will make his Spring Training debut Thursday, Feb. 26, against the San Diego Padres, according to manager Don Wakamatsu. Beltre has been receiving treatment on his achy right shoulder. Mariners | Wants Beltre to skip WBC The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports the Seattle Mariners hope 3B Adrian Beltre (thumb/shoulder) skips the World Baseball Classic. Mariners | Beltre will miss Ibanez The Associated Press reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre said the team will miss the production from Philadelphia Phillies OF Raul Ibanez this season. "That was a big disappointment for me, because he was the best teammate I've ever had -- by far. ... We were a better team, on paper, last year than this year," Beltre said. Mariners | Beltre doesn't understand letting Ibanez go ESPN.com reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre didn't understand why the team let OF Raul Ibanez leave as a free agent in the offseason. "I understand why the front office got frustrated. Last year, you put that much money in your team and you lose that many games, you will probably be disappointed," Beltre said. "But in my point of view, as a player, I wanted to see Raul here. He was productive every year. He was cheap, I think, for what he was doing. And he's the best guy you can have in a clubhouse, the best veteran you can have around young guys. Mariners | Beltre arrives early to camp Larry LaRue, of The Tacoma News Tribune, reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre has shown up a day early to the team's Spring Training facilities. Mariners | Injured players cleared without limitations The Seattle Post-Intelligencer's John Hickey reports Seattle Mariners trainer Rick Griffin said SP Erik Bedard (shoulder), C Jeff Clement (knee), 1B Mike Morse (shoulder), 3B Adrian Beltre (thumb/shoulder) and 1B Bryan LaHair (hernia) have been cleared to play without restrictions. Mariners | Beltre to play in WBC Doug Miller, of MLB.com, reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre will play for the Dominican Republic in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Mariners | Beltre working out Larry LaRue, of The Tacoma News Tribune, reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre (shoulder, thumb) said his shoulder has been aching but his thumb is much better. He has been hitting and taking ground balls and indicated that he will be ready in time for Spring Training. Mariners | Beltre likely to play in WBC Jim Street, of MLB.com, reports Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre is likely to play in the 2009 World Baseball Classic for the Dominican Republic. Angels | Could trade for Beltre Mike DiGiovanna, of the Los Angeles Times, reports the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim could trade for Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre and move 3B Chone Figgins to the outfield. Twins | Interested in Beltre Jim Street, of MLB.com, reports the Minnesota Twins are interested in trading for Seattle Mariners 3B Adrian Beltre. | Feature LinksFantasy Football Draft Guide FREE Fantasy Baseball
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