Joe Vitiello Activated from Disabled List
May 30, 2003 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Edmonton Trappers News Release
EDMONTON, AB - The Edmonton Trapper Baseball Club announced today that first baseman Joe Vitiello has been activated from the seven-day disabled list. Vitiello was originally placed on the disabled list on May 21, retroactive to May 20, with a strained right hamstring. Edmonton's roster currently stands at 23 players, 10 pitchers, three catchers, five infielders and five outfielders, plus two players (right-handed pitcher Britt Reames and right-handed pitcher Troy Mattes) on the disabled list.
Vitiello, 33, homered in his first game with the Trappers versus Portland, May 11 (G1), and is batting .118 (2-for-17) with one home run and three RBI in seven games with the club. He began the season with Triple-A Fresno, where he batted .213 (16-for-75) with three RBI in 23 games. Vitiello batted .329 (142-for-431) with 16 home runs and 82 RBI for Triple-A Ottawa in 2002 and was named the International League's All-Star first baseman. The Cambridge, Massachusetts native finished third in the IL in batting and also had the third highest slugging percentage (.520). He is a career .301 (1017-for-3380) batter with 137 home runs and 616 RBI in 944 minor league games. In 244 career Major League games Vitiello hit .237 (146-for-617), 23 home runs and 91 RBI. He was originally drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the first round (seventh overall) of the 1991 draft.
The next Trapper home game will be on Friday, May 30 when the club will take on the New Orleans Zephyrs. The game will begin at 7:05 PM. Tickets for all regular season home games are on sale and can be purchased through Ticketmaster at 451-8000. Twenty-game packs, ten-game packs and 2003 season tickets are also currently on sale at the Trapper General Office. For more information call 414-4450.
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