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Eli Marrero

8/22/2005

In order to clear room on the 40-man roster for the recently acquired pitcher James Baldwin, Marrero was transferred from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list. The utilityman has been sidelined since late last month with a thumb injury.

7/30/2005

Marrero will miss 6-8 weeks with a thumb injury he suffered Tuesday night in a collision at home plate with Texas catcher Sandy Alomar. The 31-year-old Marrero, who has been used exclusively as an outfielder since joining Baltimore in an early-June trade, was injured trying to complete an inside-the-park homer. Marrero goes on the disabled list with a .181 average, seven doubles, seven homers and 19 RBI in 156 plate appearances between Kansas City and Baltimore.

6/8/2005

The Kansas City Royals have traded Marrero to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for minor league infielder Pete Maestrales. The utilityman, who was designated for assignment by the Royals last week, is expected to join the O's in time for Friday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. A corresponding move will be made at that time to create a spot on the 25-man roster.

6/1/2005

The Kansas City Royals designated Marrero for assignment on Tuesday. The 31-year-old catcher/utilityman was hitting .159 with four homers and nine RBI in 32 games this season. He was 3-for-35 (.086) against righthanded pitching, and he wasn't much better against lefties (.208-4-7).

5/1/2005

Marrero boosted his batting average from .163 to .208 by going 3-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's victory over the Cleveland Indians. The Royals' outfielder now has two multihomer games in his major league career.

Marrero is one of the Royals' top options off the bench, but because of his struggles at the plate, he hasn't seen much action this season. In 19 games, he is batting .208 with three home runs, six RBI and one stolen base.