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| Height: 6-0
Weight: 208
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Apr 17, 1972, Waukegan, IL Contract: Signed though 2008 |
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May 20, 2008 Gary Bennett was placed on the disabled list Tuesday. The Dodgers backup catcher he is now suffering from plantar fasciitis in his left foot, this according to the LA Daily News. He has been replaced on the roster by veteran backup Danny Ardoin, who has been on fire of late at Triple-A Las Vegas and had his contract purchased. To get Ardoin onto the 40-man roster, Dodgers had to move Jason Schmidt to the 60-day DL. Our View:For those of you still holding on to Schmidt, the move to the 60-day DL won't delay his return. |
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May 15, 2008 Gary Bennett went 2-for-4 and racked up four RBI in Thursday's 7-2 win over Milwaukee. Most of his damage came on a three-run homer off of Ben Sheets. Bennett started at catcher in place of Russell Martin, who was moved to third base in place of the ailing Blake DeWitt (lower back pain). Our View:Bennett had a great day, but won't likely register enough playing time to merit fantasy consideration. |
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April 9, 2008 Gary Bennett was awarded a start over Russell Martin on Tuesday against Arizona, but he failed to take advantage of the playing time as he went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts. Martin was given the day off and should return in the Dodgers' next game. |
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February 14, 2008 Gary Bennett is the latest to come forward and apologize for HGH use. "With it all coming out, it was very embarrassing," Bennett told the AP. "Going into it, I knew it was wrong. It was a situation in '03 that I was on the DL for 6 1/2 weeks with a partially torn MCL in my right knee. It got to a point where I was extremely frustrated, my knee was hurting. That led me to make a stupid decision." The Dodgers signed Bennett in December to back up Russell Martin. |