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| Height: 6-2
Weight: 205
Throws: L
Bats: L Born: Nov 5, 1973, Fort Riley, KS Contract: Signed through 2009. |
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December 21, 2005 Johnny Damon has agreed to a four-year contract with the Yankees. The deal is believed to be worth $52 million. Damon will bat leadoff ahead of Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Jason Giambi and Gary Sheffield. |
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December 14, 2005 Johnny Damon received a recruiting phone call from Yankees manager Joe Torre yesterday, according to Newsday. The free agent is expected to meet with the Dodgers this weekend and still is being wooed by the Red Sox. |
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December 7, 2005 Johnny Damon will be offered arbitration by the Red Sox, according to the Boston Globe. |
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December 4, 2005 Johnny Damon and his agent Scott Boras met with Red Sox president and CEO Larry Lucchino over the weekend, according to the Boston Herald. Boras said that no deal is imminent. “We understand that Boston has a substantial need to pursue Johnny Damon and we obviously are very interested in the Boston Red Sox,” the agent said. “Boston is one of the venues we are going to look at and have dialogue with, and we are also certainly open to all clubs who want to see Johnny and meet with him.” |
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November 18, 2005 The Red Sox are believed to have already made an offer to Johnny Damon, according to the Boston Herald. Damon is looking for a 5-7 year deal worth $11-12 million a year. However, the Sox aren't likely to guarantee more than three years this early in the process. |
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November 16, 2005 Newsday reports that Johnny Damon and his agent Scott Boras are seeking a seven-year deal worth $84 million. |
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November 15, 2005 The Boston Herald reports that the Red Sox are preparing an initial offer for Johnny Damon. Damon hit .316 with 10 homers and 75 RBI in 2005. |
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October 28, 2005 Johnny Damon expressed his desire to stay with Boston Thursday, according to the Boston Herald. "This (free agency) is just a chance to hear what other teams are saying, this doesn't mean that we won't listen," said Damon. "I still want to come back to Boston. Those TV games in the World Series were a little quiet this week, no loud Boston fans. I know a lot of teams need a center fielder and there are a lot of teams that I will consider, but Boston is by far my first choice." Damon will file for free agency today. |
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September 23, 2005 Johnny Damon was in the starting lineup Friday after missing Wednesday's game and taking a day off Thursday, according to the AP. Damon had a cortisone shot in his left rotator cuff Wednesday. He went 0-for-5 on Friday. |
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September 23, 2005 Johnny Damon is expected to return to the starting lineup tonight after missing Wednesday's game following his second cortisone shot in his aching left shoulder in 12 days, according to the Boston Herald. |
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September 21, 2005 Johnny Damon missed Wednesday's game because he received a cortisone shot in his ailing left shoulder, according to the AP. Damon is aiming to play on Friday. |
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September 16, 2005 Johnny Damon returned to the starting lineup Thursday after missing four of the last five games with a shoulder injury, according to the Boston Herald. He admitted that his shoulder has shown little improvement, but he asked to return to the lineup when his backup, Gabe Kapler, suffered a season-ending injury on Wednesday. "It's not perfect but we're kind of in a bind right now," Damon said. "I threw (yesterday) afternoon and there's some pain but it's a little better now than it was a few days ago, so that's good. They originally didn't want to pencil me in. They wanted me to work out and be ready to go (tonight) but I thought that we're playing a tough team and a team we're battling, so hopefully, I made the right decision." Damon went 1-for-4 on Thursday night. |
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September 14, 2005 Johnny Damon hopes to return from his shoulder injury on Thursday, according to the AP. |
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September 13, 2005 An MRI on the left shoulder of Johnny Damon revealed no structural damage, according to the AP. "The report was as good as it could be," manager Terry Francona said. "Structurally there is no damage. I think he bruised that area. He's got some swelling." Damon will remain in Boston for treatment while the Red Sox finish their road trip in Toronto. The Sox will return home on Thursday. |
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September 13, 2005 Johnny Damon will undergo an MRI on his ailing left shoulder Tuesday morning, according to the Boston Herald. He suffered the injury on September 4 while diving back to second base. The shoulder only bothers him while he is throwing. |
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September 12, 2005 Johnny Damon was not in starting lineup Monday night because of a sore left shoulder, according to the AP. Damon has been playing with discomfort in the shoulder since hurting it on a slide on September 4th. |
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September 12, 2005 Despite saying yesterday that his shoulder was "not good," Johnny Damon said he hoped to return to the outfield today, according to the Boston Globe. He was the designated hitter for the Red Sox on Sunday. |
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September 11, 2005 The Red Sox are expected to use Johnny Damon at DH today, as he recovers from a sore left shoulder, according to the Boston Globe. He received a cortisone shot Friday and hopes to return to the outfield on Monday. |
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September 10, 2005 Johnny Damon was not in the starting lineup for the Red Sox on Saturday because of a sore left shoulder, according to the AP. Damon got a cortisone shot after Friday night's game. He has been playing with discomfort since hurting the shoulder on a slide last Sunday. |
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September 6, 2005 Johnny Damon was back in the lineup on Tuesday after missing one game with a sore left shoulder. He went 3-for-5 with a run scored. |
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September 6, 2005 Johnny Damon, who is hampered by a jammed left shoulder, will be evaluated on a day-by-day basis as he recovers, according to the Boston Herald. "I tried throwing (Sunday) and for two innings, I couldn't throw," he said. "I don't know how I'll be able to throw. I can lift my arm up but it's sore. It feels like it's jammed up." |
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September 5, 2005 Johnny Damon may need some time to recover from a jammed left shoulder he suffered Sunday against Baltimore, according to the Boston Herald. He suffered the injury while diving back to second base. "It's a little twinge," Damon said. "It was real bad when I went out there. I really couldn't throw the ball. But I'm a quick healer." |
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August 30, 2005 Johnny Damon was out of the lineup on Tuesday with a bruised hand, according to the AP. He left Monday night's game after being hit by a pitch. |
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August 30, 2005 Johnny Damon is considered day-to-day after being hit on his left hand by a pitch on Monday night, according to the Boston Herald. "I don't doubt that this is going to be a couple of days," said manager Terry Francona. "But that's a hell of a lot better than the rest of the season." |
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August 29, 2005 Johnny Damon left Monday's game in the sixth inning after being hit by a pitch on his left hand, according to the AP. X-rays were negative. |
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August 15, 2005 Johnny Damon was in the lineup Monday for the first time since leaving Friday night's game in the ninth with a left hamstring injury, according to the AP. He went 0-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in his return. |
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August 15, 2005 Johnny Damon said yesterday that he expects to return from his strained left hamstring on Monday, according to the Boston Globe. |
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August 14, 2005 Johnny Damon was in the original lineup on Sunday, but he wound up sitting out. It turned out to be a moot point since Sunday's Red Sox/White Sox game was rained out before it became an official game. Damon left Friday night's game in the ninth inning with a left hamstring injury and did not play Saturday. |
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August 14, 2005 Johnny Damon is considered questionable for today's game after missing last night's contest with a strained hamstring, according to the Boston Globe. |
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August 13, 2005 The sore left hamstring that knocked Johnny Damon out of Friday's game in the ninth inning kept him sidelined on Saturday, according to the AP. |
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July 18, 2005 Johnny Damon went 0-for-5 on Monday night, snapping his 29-game hitting streak. The streak was the longest in the majors since Albert Pujols hit safely in 30 straight games in 2003. "I'm definitely disappointed, but Kazmir shut us down," Damon said. "Most importantly, the team's got to start a winning streak." |
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July 8, 2005 Johnny Damon returned to the starting lineup Friday after missing Thursday's game with a sore shoulder, according to the AP. He went 4-for-5 with a run scored in his return. |
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July 7, 2005 Johnny Damon said he will be given Thursday off to rest his sore right shoulder, which he banged up making a diving catch on Tuesday, according to the Boston Globe. "There's a pain there, feels like a bruise," said Damon. |
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June 25, 2005 While Johnny Damon doesn't expect to be free of pain this season, he also doesn't expect his strained right rotator cuff to keep him out of the starting lineup for extended stretches, according to the Boston Herald. |
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June 24, 2005 Johnny Damon was back in the lineup Friday after not starting on Wednesday to rest his sore right shoulder, according to the AP. "The two days off were great," Damon said. "I know it's something I have to battle through." |
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June 22, 2005 Johnny Damon didn't start Wednesday's game so that he could rest his sore right shoulder. However, he entered the game as a pinch-runner and scored the tying run in the eighth inning. |
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June 22, 2005 Johnny Damon probably will take today off to rest his sore left shoulder, then return to action Friday after Boston's off-day Thursday, according to the Boston Globe. |
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June 21, 2005 Johnny Damon admitted that he'd be better off going on the 15-day DL in order to allow his left shoulder to heal, but he said he's not going to do that right now, according to the Boston Globe. "I intend to play 150 games this year no matter what's wrong with me," Damon said. "I've had some things this year, but I haven't had anything that I can't overcome. My shoulder hurts when I swing and miss; well, I've got to reduce the number of times I swing and miss. But I know my body and I know how far I can go with it." |
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June 21, 2005 Earlier in the year, Johnny Damon indicated that he might retire after the season if he didn't get a five-year contract from one of the teams on his preferred list, according to the Boston Globe. He's softened his stance now, and indicated that there's still a chance he might return to Boston on a shorter contract. |
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June 20, 2005 Johnny Damon was back in the lineup Monday night after taking Sunday off to rest his sore right shoulder. He went 2-for-5 with a homer and two RBI. |
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June 20, 2005 The sore non-throwing shoulder that kept Johnny Damon from playing yesterday has kept him from taking batting practice before the last five games in which he's taken part, according to the Boston Globe. "There's some days it feels like it's going to pop out of the socket," said Damon, who added that he's been diagnosed with a strained rotator cuff. |
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June 19, 2005 Johnny Damon was given the day off Sunday to rest his sore right shoulder, according to the AP. Damon hurt his shoulder while making a diving catch on June 4. |
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June 15, 2005 The Boston Globe reports that Johnny Damon is playing despite nursing a bruised right heel. He's wearing a protective device on his heel. |
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June 9, 2005 Johnny Damon had one of the four stitches over his right eye removed on Tuesday, and the other three were scheduled to be removed last night, according to the Boston Globe. Damon received the stitches after a collision with Fenway Park's outfield wall on May 31. |
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June 7, 2005 Johnny Damon was back in the lineup Tuesday after being out two days with shoulder soreness, according to the AP. Damon went 1-for-4 in his return. |
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June 7, 2005 Johnny Damon has deemed himself ready to pinch-hit, if needed, according to the Boston Globe. He didn't play Monday, but took batting practice. He's nursing a strained rotator cuff suffered over the weekend. |
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June 6, 2005 Johnny Damon missed his second straight start Monday night with a sore right shoulder from making a diving catch on Saturday night, but manager Terry Francona said he would be back in the lineup Tuesday and "probably" would be available later Monday, according to the AP. "He's doing a lot better," Francona said. "But he needed to take another day." |
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June 6, 2005 An MRI on Johnny Damon revealed that he has a strained rotator cuff in his right shoulder, according to the Boston Globe. Damon believes he suffered the injury when he made a diving catch on Saturday. He hopes to be able to play Monday night but said "If it feels good [today], it will be a miracle." |
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June 5, 2005 Johnny Damon was a late scratch on Sunday because of a sore right shoulder he injured while making a diving catch on Saturday. He left the ballpark for tests, but he said after the game the results were not available, according to the AP. |
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June 3, 2005 Although Johnny Damon played Wednesday despite crashing into a wall the previous day, he was held out of the lineup Thursday because manager Terry Francona felt Damon was still hurting, according to the Boston Globe. Damon entered the game in the seventh to pinch hit and went 0-for-2. |
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June 1, 2005 Johnny Damon was in Boston's lineup on Wednesday night despite needing four stitches to close a cut over his right eye that was caused when he crashed into the outfield wall in Tuesday's game, according to the AP. |
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May 31, 2005 Johnny Damon left Tuesday night's game after running into the outfield wall. The AP reports that Damon needed four stitches above his right eye and had other scratches and bruises, but there were no signs of a concussion. |
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May 8, 2005 Nursing a strained left hamstring, Johnny Damon will start the first game of today's doubleheader, according to the Boston Globe. "Game 2, we'll see," manager Terry Francona said. |
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May 6, 2005 Johnny Damon was given the day off on Friday to rest a strained left hamstring, according to the AP. |
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April 10, 2005 Johnny Damon returned to action for the Red Sox on Sunday after missing Saturday's game with a cut on his left arm. He hit 2-for-5. |
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April 10, 2005 Although Johnny Damon said he hoped to play today after missing yesterday's game with a gash in his left elbow, he seemed to imply that may not actually be the case, according to the Boston Globe. "It's going to take me 25 minutes to get dressed because I can't bend my elbow," he said yesterday. |
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April 9, 2005 The six stitches Johnny Damon required to close a gash in his arm last night will keep him from playing today, according to the Boston Globe. He's considered questionable for Sunday's game. He sustained the injury when he ran into screws sticking out of a video board. |
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April 8, 2005 Johnny Damon cut his arm in the second inning while fielding a double off Toronto's new videoboards at the Rogers Centre, (formerly known as Sky Dome). He eventually left the game in the ninth inning to receive six stitches. "He cut his arm pretty bad," interim Red Sox manager Brad Mills said. "We talked about it with the Blue Jays before the game. When Johnny got hurt by it, that's what we had feared." |
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March 24, 2005 Johnny Damon left Wednesday's game in the sixth inning because of cramps in his calves, according to the AP. Red Sox manager Terry Francona said Damon would probably be the DH on Thursday. |
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March 23, 2005 Johnny Damon played five innings Tuesday in his return from cellulitis, according to the Boston Globe. |
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March 21, 2005 The Boston Globe reports that Johnny Damon is expected to return from his cellulitis on Tuesday. |
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March 17, 2005 The Boston Globe reports that Johnny Damon went to a hospital Tuesday after a lump on his groin grew to "the size of a baseball." He was diagnosed with cellulitis, an inflammation of the lymph nodes, which is being treated with antibiotics. He likely will remain sidelined for about five days. |