Ronald Belliard

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: April 7, 1975 in New York, NY
High School: Central HS (Miami, FL)
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 8th round of the 1994 amateur draft.
Signed July 11, 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1998 (Age 23)   vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Brewers/Indians/Nationals/Rockies/Dodgers/... 1998-2010
Agents: Dominic Torres [*]
Final Game: September 6, 2010 (Age 35)   vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Relatives: Cousin of Rafael Belliard
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• 9/9 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Links: Blake, Vogelsong, Burke: One year ago today, the Dodgers released Ronnie Belliard after he hit just .216/.295/.327 with two homers in 185 plate appearances....

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• 6/14 MLBTradeRumors: Ronnie Belliard Retires: Ronnie Belliard, currently with Lehigh Valley, the Phillies' Triple-A affiliate, is retiring, according to Bob Brookover of the...

• 5/31 B-R Blog: “Clutch” Since 1996: A list for discussion purposes: It's all active players with at least 1,000 games played between 1996 and 2011 (to date). And,...
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• 4/3 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 3/27/11 - 4/2/11: The regular season is upon us at last! Let's take a look back at the week that was: A pair of notable extensions were signed...
• 4/3 Phillies Nation: Opening Day Minor League Rosters Unveiled: With minor league opening day coming up next week, rosters for the Phillies’ developmental levels were posted in Clearwater...
• 4/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Ronnie Belliard signs: The Philadelphia Phillies signed free-agent 2B Ronnie Belliard (Yankees) to an undisclosed deal Friday, April 1, according to...[+] The Sports Network.

• 3/31 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Sign Ronnie Belliard: The Phillies have signed infielder Ronnie Belliard to a minor league contract, tweets Todd Zolecki of MLB.com. Belliard, released...
• 3/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: Open Thread, Fantasy Round up, Yankees Moves: A lot of news here, so let’s touch on that immediately. The Yankees did the following: -Cut Ronnie Belliard - Sent Jesus Montero...
• 3/28 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Cut Jesus Montero, 6 Others, & Sell 1 to Japan: The Yankees top minor league prospect, Jesus Montero, has not made the major league roster and will start...
• 3/28 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Release Ronnie Belliard: The Yankees released Ronnie Belliard, according to Wallace Matthews of ESPNNewYork.com (on Twitter). The Yankees signed the...
• 3/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Ronnie Belliard releasedThe New York Yankees released 2B Ronnie Belliard Monday, March 28, according to ESPNNewYork.com's Wallace Matthews....[+] The New York Yankees released 2B Ronnie Belliard Monday, March 28, according to ESPNNewYork.com's Wallace Matthews.
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• 3/10 Bronx Baseball Daily: Ronnie Belliard Returns, But it Could be Too Late: Ronnie Belliard, who hadn’t played in any spring training games thanks to a calf injury, returned today...
• 3/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Three competing for corner utility role: New York Yankees IFs Eric Chavez, Jorge Vazquez and Ronnie Belliard are competing for one corner infield utility slot on the...[+] roster, according to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News.
• 3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Ronnie Belliard idle a little while: Updating previous reports, New York Yankees 2B Ronnie Belliard (calf) will not be able to test his calf for at least eight more...[+] days, The Star-Ledger's Marc Carig reports.

• 2/28 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Ronnie Belliard Out At Least 1 Week with Calf Strain: Yankees new acquisition Ronnie Belliard was originally scheduled to start yesterday, but was a last minute...
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• 2/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Ronnie Belliard nursing calf strain: New York Yankees 2B Ronnie Belliard (calf) was scratched from the lineup Sunday, Feb. 27, due to a strained right calf, reports...[+] Wallace Matthews, of ESPNNewYork.com.
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• 2/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Team finalizes minor league deals with three: The New York Yankees finalized minor league contracts with 2B Ronnie Belliard, 3B Eric Chavez and RP Warner Madrigal Friday, Feb....[+] 11, reports The Associated Press.
• 2/11 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees List Non-Roster Invitees: The Yankees have made a bunch of moves official today including the signings of Luis Ayala, Bartolo Colon,...
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• 2/11 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Jorge Vazquez Named Caribbean Series MVP: Yankees minor leaguer Jorge Vazquez was named Most Valuable Player of the Caribbean Series. The series is...
• 2/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Sign Eric Chavez: Via Sweeny Murti of WFAN: Yanks bringing in veterans Ronnie Belliard and Eric Chavez as non-roster invites. No cost...
• 2/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: One last word in defense of Brian Cashman: I've gone on record several times backing Yankee General Manager Brian Cashman up this winter. While I certainly don't think he's...
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• 2/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees sign Zombie Eric Chavez and Ronnie Belliard to minor league deals: The Yankees have signed lifelong Athletic Eric Chavez and one-time All-Star Ronnie Belliard to minor league deals, per LoHud.After...

• 1/31 B-R Blog: Greatest birthday performances from the last 20 years: Following are the best birthday performances by batters for each different age. I determined "best" by highest Winning Probability...
• 1/23 The Golden Sombrero: The Nick Punto Small Fry Club: On Friday afternoon the St. Louis Cardinals signed infielder Nick Punto to a one-year deal worth approximately...
• 1/21 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Sign Nick Punto: The Cardinals announced that they signed Nick Punto to a one-year deal, according to MLB.com's Matthew Leach (on Twitter). Agent Charles...

• 12/30 MLBTradeRumors: What Changed For Orlando Hudson: Orlando Hudson has been consistently productive this decade, but he signed the first multiyear deal of his career this month....
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• 12/14 Fonzie Forever: Interesting 2011 Free Agents, Part 1 - Infielders: You can read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of my series on non-tendered players by clicking the links. Below, I'll profile a few...

• 10/11 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Market For Second Basemen: The free agent market for second basemen is short on big names and only offers a few players who would be considered solid regulars. ...

• 9/15 Baseball Musings: Evil Player: The Evil Player program selected Ronnie Belliard as Wednesday’s evil player. Over his career, the opposition mostly saw...
• 9/12 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 9/5/10 - 9/11/10: I've been waiting all day for Sunday night, because that's when we take a look back at the week that was on MLBTR.. Waves were...
• 9/8 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Tonight’s the Night for John Lindsey: I present four points: 1) Tonight, the Padres start lefthanded rookie Cory Luebke, who’s making just his second big-league...
• 9/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ronnie Belliard cutLos Angeles Dodgers 2B Ronnie Belliard was designated for assignment, The Associated Press reports. ...[+] Los Angeles Dodgers 2B Ronnie Belliard was designated for assignment, The Associated Press reports.
• 9/7 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Ronnie Belliard Gets a Pink Slip: Well, I can’t say I saw this coming: Ronnie Belliard was designated for assignment and Trent Oltjen was called up from Albuquerque....
• 9/7 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Designate Ronnie Belliard For Assignment: The Dodgers have designated infielder Ronnie Belliard for assignment according to MLB.com's Ken Gurnick (via Twitter). The move...
• 9/7 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: So That’s How You Stop a 10-Game Losing Streak: …you play the Dodgers. Vicente Padilla was allowed to go just 59 pitches deep, allowing three runs in four innings, before...
• 9/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Catching Up on the Weekend: After three days out in the farmland of middle America, I’m back and trying to catch up on the weekend. So what’d...

• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: Quiet Deadline Day Expected?: Eleven hours remain until tonight's waiver trade deadline.  A year ago today, Jim Thome, Jose Contreras, Ronnie Belliard, and...
• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Could Trim An Additional $5.775MM: The Dodgers already saved about $3.8MM by unloading Manny Ramirez yesterday.  With a 4.1% playoff shot according to Baseball...
• 8/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: What To Do With Manny This Week: I can’t possibly talk about yet another game where the Dodger offense failed spectacularly, so let’s talk about something...
• 8/8 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Most Active Team In August: The July 31st non-waiver trade deadline gets all the attention, but we've also seen many quality players change teams in August...
• 8/3 MLBTradeRumors: Could The Dodgers Switch To Sell Mode?: Having lost six in a row, the Dodgers have slipped to nine games out in the NL West and seven out in the wild card.  We're only...
• 8/2 MLBTradeRumors: Waiver Trade Candidates: AL East: Last year, Ronnie Belliard, Jose Contreras, Jon Garland, Scott Kazmir, Jon Rauch, Billy Wagner, Bill Hall, Ivan Rodriguez, Aubrey...

• 7/31 Baseball Press: Trading Places: Ted Lilly and Ryan Theroit to L.A.: Lilly and Theriot join the playoff rally in Dodgertown. (AP) After much speculation on Friday, the Dodgers and Cubs finally...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Discussing Deal For Lilly, Theriot: The Dodgers and Cubs are discussing a trade that could send Ted Lilly and Ryan Theriot to Los Angeles, report Ken Rosenthal and...
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• 7/20 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: That’s Five In A Row…: And this one was Jonathan Broxton‘s fault too! He wasn’t sending enough V-energy in from the bullpen, or something. ...
• 7/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ronnie Belliard snaps slump: Los Angeles Dodgers 2B Ronnie Belliard snapped a 22 at-bat hitless string with his first hit of the month Sunday, July 18, the...[+] Los Angeles Times' Dylan Hernandez reports.
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