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| Height: 6-0
Weight: 201
Throws: L
Bats: L Born: Dec 2, 1975, Whittier, CA Contract: Signed through 2008 |
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September 25, 2004 Mark Kotsay plans to continue playing through his sore knee until the A's have locked up their spot in the postseason, according to the Contra Costa Times. |
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August 31, 2004 Mark Kotsay was back in the lineup for the A's on Tuesday after missing one game with a sore left knee. He was 3-for-5. |
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August 29, 2004 Mark Kotsay is expected to return to the A's lineup on Tuesday. He's been sidelined with a sore knee. |
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August 29, 2004 Mark Kotsay missed Sunday's game with a sore left knee. He's day-to-day. |
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August 24, 2004 Mark Kotsay was back in the lineup on Tuesday after missing Monday's game with the flu. |
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August 24, 2004 Mark Kotsay was out of the lineup Monday with the flu, according to the AP. |
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August 8, 2004 Mark Kotsay was out of the starting lineup yesterday for a routine day of rest, according to the San Jose Mercury News. |
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May 28, 2004 Mark Kotsay was not in the starting lineup Friday because Cleveland was starting lefty Cliff Lee, even though Kotsay was hitting .538 in his last four games. |
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May 22, 2004 The A's dropped the slumping Mark Kotsay from the leadoff spot in the batting order to seventh slot on Saturday. "He knows he needs to get some things straightened out," A's manager Ken Macha told the AP. |
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May 14, 2004 Oakland manager Ken Macha gave Mark Kotsay the night off Friday because of rain that fell earlier in the day, according to the AP. Macha was worried that Kotsay would aggravate his sore right knee on the wet field. |
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May 13, 2004 Mark Kotsay was out of the lineup for the A's on Thursday so he could rest a sore right knee, according to the AP. He said he expects to play in Friday's game. |
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May 11, 2004 Mark Kotsay returned to the A's lineup Tuesday after missing one game with right knee tendinitis. He went 2-for-6 with a walk and an RBI. |
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May 9, 2004 Mark Kotsay did not play for the A's on Sunday because of right knee tendinitis, according to the AP. |
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May 9, 2004 The A's consider Mark Kotsay day-to-day due to the tendinitis in his right knee that forced him from yesterday's game after five innings, according to the San Jose Mercury News. |
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May 8, 2004 Mark Kotsay left Saturday's game after the fifth inning because a sore right knee, according to the AP. |
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May 2, 2004 The A's likely will rest Mark Kotsay today, so he doesn't stress out his back on the artificial turf at Tropicana Field, according to the San Jose Mercury News. |
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April 25, 2004 A's manager Ken Macha said Mark Kotsay might be available today after missing yesterday's game with a strained trapezius muscle, according to the Contra Costa Times. |
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April 25, 2004 Mark Kotsay did not play Saturday after injuring his upper back Friday, according to the AP. He tried to hit in the cage before the game but it was too painful so he went home. |
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April 14, 2004 The A's expect Mark Kotsay to rejoin them on Wednesday, according to the Contra Costa Times. He's been away from the team to be with his wife and newborn child. |
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April 13, 2004 Mark Kotsay remained at home Tuesday to be with his wife and newborn daughter instead of traveling to Texas, according to the AP. He was replaced in the lineup by Eric Byrnes. |
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February 28, 2004 Mark Kotsay does not envision his back injury flaring up this season, according to the Contra Costa Times. He did rotational exercises and pilates to keep his back strong during the winter. |
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February 5, 2004 The A\'s plan to use Mark Kotsay in the leadoff spot this season, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Kotsay will be followed by either Scott Hatteberg or Bobby Kielty, then Eric Chavez and Jermaine Dye. |