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| Ryan Klesko officially announced his retirement according to his agent Joe Sambito on Friday, this according to the AP. |
Our View: Klesko ends his career as a .279 hitter with 278 HR and 987 RBI, and his best season was 2001 when he hit .286-30-113-105-23 for the Padres. We wish him well in retirement.
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| A sore lower back kept Ryan Klesko out of the mix Thursday, according to the AP. The problem came on during Wednesday's contest. Consider him day-to-day and iffy for Friday's game. |
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| Ryan Klesko was a late scratch with a mild abdominal strain Saturday, the AP reports. He's considered day-to-day. |
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| Ryan Klesko was scratched from the lineup before Friday night's game against Boston with sore hips, according to the AP. "Rino should be good in a day. He's just day to day right now," manager Bruce Bochy said. Mark Sweeney took his place in the field and batted second. |
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| Ryan Klesko started in right field Thursday, his first start there since 2002. He's now played three games in the outfield this season. Klesko is hitting when given the chance to play (.313 average over 112 at-bats), which makes him of some use to NL-only players. |
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| Ryan Klesko aggravated a chronic lower-back injury before Tuesday's game and has not been available since, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Klesko barely could walk into the clubhouse Wednesday, and he feels the back issue could take anywhere from two days to a week to improve. "If I get some meds, maybe within a day or two, I'll be able to pinch-hit," he said. "They're probably not going to be real patient with me because Ray (Durham) is hurt." |
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| Ryan Klesko will stick in the lineup Friday as he has a favorable history against Dodgers starter Brad Penny, the Giants official site reports. Klesko, who will start in place of Rich Aurilia, is 12-for-29 against Penny. |
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| An MRI revealed that Ryan Klesko has a strained oblique but no other structural damage, according to the Contra Costa Times. He's aiming to hit off a tee today, take batting practice tomorrow and return to exhibition action later in the week. |
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| Ryan Klesko will be sidelined the next week of spring training due to a strained muscle in his left side, according to the AP. Klesko, who could see time in left field and first base this year, suffered the injury during workouts on Monday. |
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| The San Jose Mercury News reports that Ryan Klesko will play left field and first base for the Giants and could work himself into a platoon at first with Rich Aurilia. Klesko will obviously play left field only when Barry Bonds sits, but that should be quite often. Klesko missed almost all of last year because of shoulder surgery. |
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| The Giants and Ryan Klesko agreed to a one-year deal on Tuesday, according to the AP. Klesko, who missed almost all of last season due to shoulder surgery, will give the Giants another option at first base. |
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| Ryan Klesko was activated from the DL on Wednesday for what will most likely be his final games with the Padres, according to the AP. He underwent surgery on his left shoulder in April and hasn't played this season. Klesko was bothered by soreness in his throwing shoulder late in spring training and started the season on the disabled list. He'll be used mostly as a left-handed bat off the bench. |
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| Assuming all goes well with Ryan Klesko's simulated game this afternoon, he expects to be activated from the disabled list, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. He's missed the entire season thus far while recovering from shoulder surgery. |
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| To make room for Jon Knott on the roster, the Padres transferred Ryan Klesko to the 60-day DL on Friday, according to the AP. Klesko is currently recovering from left shoulder surgery. |
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| The reason that Ryan Klesko's return from shoulder surgery has been delayed is because he injured his back recently, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. "It's bad, like what I did three or four years ago," said Klesko. It's not clear when he'll be ready for game action now. |
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| Ryan Klesko's recovery from shoulder surgery is going slower than expected, according to the AP. "He's not as close as we would have hoped at this point," Bochy said. "He had a setback with his back." There is no timetable for Klesko's return. |
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| Ryan Klesko will begin a rehab assignment with Class-A Lake Elsinore on Tuesday, according to the AP. Klesko has missed the entire season so far following shoulder surgery. |
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| Ryan Klesko will head out on a rehab assignment in about one week, according to the AP. Klesko has been sidelined all season after undergoing shoulder surgery. |
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| Padres manager Bruce Bochy has stated that there's no timetable set for the return of Ryan Klesko, according to the AP. Klesko is recovering from left shoulder surgery. "He takes batting practice with us," Bochy said. "The throwing part is slowing him down." |
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