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 scoring attempt in which he was totally thrown out but totally mauled backstop Carlos Ruiz , and topped ... 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 lose some. [ Sports Network ] | [ The Heater ... Read Full Story

I am not one to really laud players on other teams, but I'm glad that Rocco Baldelli is still playing baseball and playing for his "hometown team" (unlike some other pinstriped individual who we all know.) Rocco Baldelli, the once heralded outfielder who once was part of the Tampa Bay organization signed a deal with the Boston Red Sox yesterday. He missed parts of two seasons with a mitochondrial condition that left him lethargic and without energy, but he was able to get it under control and play the sport he loved again. Baldelli is from Cumberland, R.I. and seems ready to relish the ... 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. Baldelli described the same frustration with symptoms and a disappointing medical response felt by many CFIDS sufferers: “My body is literally spent after a very short amount of time out on the field, which makes ... Read Full Story

TSN.ca Baldelli lands on disabled list MLB.com In 13 games this season, Rocco Baldelli is batting .231 with one RBI. (Brita Meng Outzen/MLB.com) By Ian Browne / MLB.com BOSTON -- The strain in Rocco Baldelli's left hamstring was troublesome enough for the Red Sox to put the backup outfielder on the ... Bailey in house, Baldelli to DL Boston Globe Rocco Baldelli placed on the DL WLNE-TV (ABC6) Seattle Post Intelligencer  - Rotowire  - NESN.com  - Providence Journal all 72 news articles Read Full Story