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Eric Chavez

7/30/2006

Chavez set an Oakland record with his 60th consecutive errorless game at third base. Chavez broke the mark set by Mike Gallego over a five-year period from 1985-90.

6/26/2006

Chavez was held out of the A's lineup Sunday due to tendinitis in both forearms. Oakland manager Ken Macha hopes the Gold Glove third baseman will be available after Monday's off day when the team plays at San Diego starting Tuesday. "He just needs a day off," Macha said.

5/14/2006

Chavez did not play in the Athletics' 4-1 win over the New York Yankees on Sunday, after making his return from a bacterial infection on Saturday. The third baseman went 0-for-5 in his return and the A's lost 4-3 to the Yankees in the second game of a three-game series on Saturday. He missed four consecutive games before returning and claimed he was not 100 percent when he played as a designated hitter in the loss.

5/11/2006

Chavez missed Oakland's 8-3 loss to Toronto Thursday -- the third straight game he has sat -- because of an illness believed to be food poisoning. The Oakland Web site reports that the A's third baseman was worse on Thursday and checked into a Toronto hospital. As the source of the illness still hasn't been determined. Chavez's status for this weekend's series at Yankee Stadium is uncertain.

11/2/2005

Chavez has decided not to undergo shoulder surgery this offseason. The Oakland third baseman was bothered by pain in his shoulder throughout the season, but still played in 160 games hitting 27 home runs and 101 RBIs.

10/2/2005

Chavez will sit out the Athletics final game of the season in order to rest his sore right shoulder. Chavez has been playing in pain for the majority of the season, and will likely require off-season surgery. Although no schedule has been put in place, the third baseman said that had the A's not been in contention, a procedure would have likely taken place around the All-Star break in effort to correct the problem.

8/25/2005

Returning to the Athletics after the birth of his son, Chavez celebrated by going 3-for-4, including his 21st home run of the year, in a 9-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers Wednesday night.

8/22/2005

Chavez will likely miss Tuesday's game at Detroit, as he has returned home for the birth of his child. He is expected to be back in the lineup Wednesday.

7/26/2005

Chavez went 3-for-3 with a pair of homers and four RBI before leaving in the fifth inning of the A's 13-4 rout of the Indians Monday. He has hit six round trippers and driven in 14 runs in his last 14 games.

4/25/2005

Chavez had a slight limp in the A's clubhouse following Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Angels after fouling a ball off his right foot during the eighth inning. The third baseman, who is in a major early season slump, said the injury is minor, and he should be in the lineup for Monday's meeting with the Chicago White Sox.

Chavez is batting just .181 with two home runs and five RBI in 19 games this season, and he's struck out 18 times in 72 at bats. He's averaged 30 homers and hit better than .275 over the past five years, so expect him to get back on track sooner rather than later.