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| Height: 6-2
Weight: 220
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Sep 5, 1975, Ontario, CA Contract: Signed though 2008 |
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| October 11, 2008 The Toronto Blue Jays are likely going to pick up the $2.5 million option on catcher Rod Barajas, and open the season with him as the starter, according to BlueJays.com. |
| September 18, 2008 The chances of Rod Barajas playing again in 2008 took a blow today as an MRI showed a Grade 3 tear of his hamstring, according to MLB.com. Barajas initially injured the hamstring on September 10th and then re-aggravated it on Saturday against the Red Sox. |
| September 17, 2008 The Globe and Mail reports that the Blue Jays will pick up catcher Rod Barajas' $2.4 million option for next season. He has currently missed the past three games with a strained hamstring. |
| September 16, 2008 Rod Barajas missed his third straight game on Tuesday with a strained hamstring. There is no word yet on his return. |
| September 14, 2008 Barajas aggravated his hamstring during the first game of Saturday's doubleheader, the Toronto Sun reports. |
| August 11, 2008 Rod Barajas hit his 10th home run of the year on Monday night in a 2-for-3 performance that lead to three RBI. |
| August 8, 2008 Rod Barajas had two hits, one was his 17th double, and he also scored two runs on Friday night. |
| June 9, 2008 Rod Barajas has made a case to be the Blue Jays' No. 1 catcher, but he will split time with Gregg Zaun when Zaun returns from the DL on Wednesday. "They'll both play," manager John Gibbons said. "We feel good. We've got two pretty good catchers. So any way you go, you feel good." |
| June 5, 2008 Rod Barajas returned to action on Thursday and went 0-for-3 for the Jays a day after being pulled due to lower back tightness. |
| June 4, 2008 Blue Jays catcher Rod Barajas, who is now the everyday starter for the injured Greg Zaun, left in the sixth with tightness in his lower back and was replaced by Curtis Thigpen. The team didn't announce Barajas' status for Thursday's game. |
| May 31, 2008 Rod Barajas went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Angels. |
| May 29, 2008 Rod Barajas had three hits which led to three RBI for the Jays catcher. With this effort, Barajas is now hitting .301 on the year. |
| May 17, 2008 Rod Barajas pitched 6.1 strong innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Saturday night. Burnett allowed two runs on four hits, walking three and striking out eight. |
| May 17, 2008 Rod Barajas hit two homers, including a grand slam, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Saturday night. |
| May 17, 2008 Rod Barajas hit two homers, including a grand slam, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Saturday night. |
| May 9, 2008 Rod Barajas, who is a career .412 hitter against C.C. Sabathia, went 1-for-3 in Friday's loss to the Indians. |
| April 20, 2008 Rod Barajas went 0-for-3 with a strikeout while serving as the Jays' DH against Detroit on Sunday. The team notably cut regular DH Frank Thomas today, and Barajas did not justify the move with his performance. |
| April 18, 2008 Rod Barajas hit his first home run of the season on Friday night as his average improved to .316. |
| April 14, 2008 Rod Barajas isn't starting on Monday night, but he is available off the bench, MLB.com reports. The backstop tweaked his groin on Sunday. |
| April 13, 2008 Rod Barajas injured his groin on Sunday and left the game in the sixth inning, according to the AP. He was 2-for-3 with two RBI at the time. |
| April 6, 2008 Rod Barajas was awarded the start over Gregg Zaun against Boston on Sunday, but he was a grave disappointment as he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. He is fighting Zaun for playing time, and today's outing did not help his cause. |
| April 6, 2008 Rod Barajas will start at catcher over Gregg Zaun on Sunday, according to the Providence Journal. He has two hits over four at-bats so far. |
| March 31, 2008 Rod Barajas' sore shoulder is feeling better and no longer bothering him, according to SlamSports. He will platoon with Gregg Zaun this season and is expected to get plenty of playing time, as Manager Gibbons stated that it won't be a strict platoon. He also noted that Barajas had a good spring. |
| January 25, 2008 Rod Barajas signed a one-year, $1.2 million contract with the Blue Jays on Thursday, according to the Toronto Sun. Barajas will back up Gregg Zaun in Toronto, which will leave him without much fantasy value. |
| January 15, 2008 The Orioles are looking at Rod Barajas as a possible back-up catcher option, according to the Baltimore Sun. Barajas hit .230 with four homers and 10 RBI in 122 at-bats in 2007, and he would have very little fantasy value in a back-up role. |