Phillies' Baez to Rehab at CCP Monday
Published on September 5, 2010 under International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release
(Allentown, Pa.) -- Phillies right-handed reliever Danys Baez, recovering from back spasms, will appear on a Major League rehab assignment with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Monday at Coca-Cola Park, the Phillies announced today. Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network is the exclusive sponsor of all Major League rehabilitation appearances at Coca-Cola Park.
Only General Admission tickets remain for Monday's 1:35 p.m. season finale at Coca-Cola Park. Those tickets can be purchased in-person at Coca-Cola Park, by calling (610) 841-PIGS or online at ironpigsbaseball.com. Prices for single-game tickets start as low as $6 for General Admission, granting fans access to the Capital BlueCross Lawn seating area and standing room only areas.
Monday is Fan Appreciation Day at Coca-Cola Park. Fans will have the opportunity to win great prizes including an Apple iPad, Home Run Derby Participant Signed Bat, a 2010 Giveaway Prize Pack and much, much more!
Baez was 3-3 with a 5.14 ERA in 45 relief appearances with the Phillies before landing on the disabled list on Aug. 27 (retroactive to Aug. 25) with back spasms. In 42.0 innings pitched this season, the 32-year-old has yielded 49 hits and 21 walks while striking out 23 batters.
The Cuban native signed a two-year contract with the Phillies on Jan. 5, 2010 after going 4-6 with a 4.02 ERA in 59 games for the Baltimore Orioles last season. However, in 57 of those 59 appearances Baez posted a 2.92 ERA -- allowing nine earned runs in 0.2 innings in the other two games.
Baez, a veteran of over eight Major League seasons, missed the entire 2008 campaign after undergoing right elbow surgery following the 2007 season. Currently, the 6-3, 225-pounder posted a career record of 38-52, 4.11 ERA and 114 saves in 498 games, 26 starts. His best season in the Majors came back in 2005 when the right-hander went 5-4 with a 2.86 ERA and 41 saves for Tampa Bay.
Originally signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1999, Baez spent three seasons in an Indians uniform to start his Big League career before signing with Tampa Bay in 2004. Baez has also spent time with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves in 2006.
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network is a nationally recognized rehabilitation leader, offering care for people with physical and cognitive disabilities and specializing in assistive and rehabilitation technology. Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network comprises a main operation based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and a majority ownership of Good Shepherd Penn Partners based in Philadelphia. More than 56,000 people come to Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network each year for specialized programs in orthopedics, stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, pediatrics, amputation and more. Good Shepherd's Lehigh Valley operation provides rehabilitation services in 8 eastern Pennsylvania counties and operates 20 outpatient sites, 4 inpatient sites, a long-term acute care hospital, 2 long-term care homes for people with severe disabilities, an independent living facility and a Work Services division that provides employment training and job placement. For more information, visit www.HomeRunRehab.com.
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