Rocco Baldelli

Up until Thursday, Rocco Baldelli had not played nine innings of baseball all season long. The Tampa Bay Rays outfielder and fan favorite suffered from mitochondrial disorder, causing muscle fatigue and slow muscle recovery, stealing the first four months of his season and forcing him to become a part-time player. So how does Rocco make his playoff comeback? In style, of course. Scrappy, even. He threw a runner out at first to lock down a double play, had a badass collision at the plate on a...Read Full Story

These Tampa Bay Rays are officially the best Tampa Bay Rays of all time. The club enjoyed its 71st victory in the form of an 11-3 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Sunday to become the winningest team in franchise history. Tampa Bay's previous best record of 70-92 (2004) is sure to be shattered this season, as they've taken a 4.5-game lead over the Boston Red Sox in the AL East for their largest margin in over a month. Also, Carl Crawford is gone , but Rocco Baldelli is back. Ya win some, ya...Read Full Story

Central Florida News 13 Baldelli returns to the Rays MLB.com Rocco Baldelli is back where it all began. Baldelli, who has endured a bizarre spate of injuries that stalled out his once-promising career, signed a Minor League contract on Monday with Tampa Bay, the team that drafted and ... Outfielder Rocco Baldelli and Tampa Bay Rays agree to a minor league deal The Canadian Press Rays sign OF Baldelli to minor league deal Seattle Post Intelligencer Rocco Baldelli: Baldelli to resume playing...Read Full Story

Devil Ray Rocco Baldelli is feeling the fatigue. The Sports Illustrated website expands on a story in their March 24 issue regarding Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ outfielder Rocco Baldelli’s mystery illness, which the baseball player referred to as “metabolic and/or mitochnodrial abnormalities.” Sufferers of Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) recognize this as the current leading theory behind the syndrome’s diagnosis...Read Full Story

Bay News 9 Rays sign OF Baldelli to minor league deal Seattle Post Intelligencer St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Rays signed veteran outfielder Rocco Baldelli to a minor league contract on Monday and assigned him to Single-A Charlotte. The 28-year-old was taken with the sixth overall pick by the Rays in the 2000 ... Rocco Baldelli: Baldelli to resume playing career with Rays Rotoworld.com Rays' Baldelli hitting comeback trail ESPN (blog) Baldelli back on the field with...Read Full Story