Before the 2005 season, Baldelli tore his ACL, and he would miss the next year and a half. His return in 2006 was promising as in 92 Games he had 16 Home Runs and a .302 Batting Average, but the injuries compiled after, and he was never close to the same. He infrequently played in the next two years, would join the Boston Red Sox as a Free Agent, and he would return to Tampa for 10 Games in 2010 before retiring.
Baldelli would have 531 Hits with the Rays with a .280 Batting Average. He would later win the Manager of the Year in 2018 when he was the Minnesota Twins’ skipper.
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