| Date | News |
| 3/05/09 | The 36-year old Roberts was released by the Giants today. "There just wasn't light at the end of the tunnel for him," GM Brian Sabean said of Roberts, who was 1-for-6 this spring and had endured a recurrence of discomfort in his knee. |
| 7/23/08 | Giants activated Roberts from the 15-day disabled list. |
| 7/19/08 | Roberts is expected to return to the Giants on Wednesday. Although he won't start, NL only leagues in need of steals should take a chance on him. |
| 7/06/08 | Roberts will begin a rehab assignment Monday at Triple-A. |
| 7/02/08 | Roberts is expected to return from the DL a few weeks after the All-Star break. |
| 6/19/08 | Roberts could begin a minor league rehab assignment in two weeks and hopes to be "game ready" by the third week of July. |
| 6/14/08 | Roberts hit in a batting cage and jogged lightly on Friday. He could return sometime around the All-Star break. |
| 4/27/08 | Roberts will begin walking without crutches Sunday. He'll be out until mid-June. |
| 4/13/08 | Roberts had surgery Saturday to clean out cartilage behind his kneecap. He is expected to be on crutches for 2 1/2 weeks and not return before the end of June. |
| 4/10/08 | Roberts is expected to undergo knee surgery and could miss up to two months. He has been diagnosed with a torn meniscus and tests have shown additional debris behind his kneecap that caused chronic pain and swelling. |
| 4/09/08 | Giants placed Roberts on the 15-day disabled list with inflammation in his left knee. |
| 2/23/08 | According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Dave Roberts and Rajai Davis will platoon in left field and the leadoff spot. |
| 9/07/07 | Roberts will miss the next few games due to a sore quadriceps. |
| 8/09/07 | Roberts left Thursday's game with an apparent leg injury. |
| 6/27/07 | Roberts returned to the lineup Tuesday after missing 2 games with food poisoning. |
| 6/24/07 | Roberts was scratched Sunday because of food poisoning. He's day-to-day. |
| 6/09/07 | Giants activated Roberts from the 15-day disabled list. |
| 6/05/07 | Roberts will play rehab games on Thursday and Friday. If all goes well he will be activated either Saturday or Sunday. |
| 6/04/07 | The Giants hope that Roberts can return from the disabled list this week. |
| 6/02/07 | From mlb.com: Roberts began testing his arthroscopically repaired left elbow by throwing to bases. "I'm turning up the dial a little bit," said Roberts, who isn't certain when he might be ready to play in Minor League injury rehabilitation games. Roberts, who underwent surgery May 11, is halfway through the six weeks he was projected to be sidelined. "I'm getting pretty antsy," he said. But, he added, he won't do anything rash before leaving the disabled list. "When I come back, I want to know that's the last of it," he said. |
| 5/22/07 | Roberts started swinging a bat lightly on Monday. He isn't expected back for at least 4 weeks, at the earliest. |
| 5/12/07 | Roberts came through his surgery with no complications. He is expected to miss six weeks. |
| 5/10/07 | Giants placed Roberts on the 15-day disabled list with bone spurs in his left elbow. He'll have surgery on Friday and miss 3-4 weeks. |
| 5/09/07 | Even though he homered today, Roberts said he expects to have surgery to remove bone chips from his left elbow very shortly. |
| 5/09/07 | Roberts is back in center field for Wednesday's game. He's going to try to play through his elbow issues for now. |
| 5/09/07 | Roberts was out of the starting lineup again on Tuesday. It's possible that he might head to the DL. |
| 5/08/07 | Concerned about Roberts' tender left elbow, he was out of the lineup for the second game in a row Monday. He is expected back to the staring lineup on Tuesday. |
| 4/19/07 | Roberts is back in center field today after missing Wednesday's game with food poisoning. |
| 4/19/07 | Roberts was held out of Wednesday's game because of food poisoning. Consider him day-to-day for now but a quick return seems likely. |
| 3/23/07 | Roberts is day-to-day with a sprained joint between his right clavicle and sternum. It is not serious as he mentioned he would be playing if it were the regular season. |
| 12/02/06 | The San Diego Union-Tribune is reporting this morning that the Giants have agreed to a three-year deal with Roberts worth $18 million. |
| 10/29/06 | Roberts filed for free agency on Saturday. |
| 8/08/06 | Dave Roberts has never been better than he is right now. Yet Roberts and his teammates fearful that this is the 34 year old' s last season in San Diego. |
| 7/24/06 | Dave Roberts stole his 25th base |
| 6/19/06 | Roberts bruised his right knee on the low wall attempting a sliding catch. An MRI showed no structural damage, but he will be place on the DL, Manager Bruce Bochy said. |
| 5/08/06 | "Greg Maddux is Greg Maddux he's a great pitcher," Padres leadoff batter Dave Roberts said." You don't go in there expecting to score a lot of runs against him,especially the way he started the season. We just put some hits together and it worked out for us tonite."Maddux is 23-15 with a 3.15 ERA against the Padres in 42 career starts. |
| 4/30/06 | Roberts is a classic slap hitter with speed.He has very little power,but an excellent stolen-base percentage is better than 80 percent. |
| 4/16/06 | Roberts tripled off Mike Remlinger past a diving Ryan Langerhans in left field leading off the eighth. The ball went all the way to the wall and had to be retrieved by center fielder Andruw Jones. |
| 4/11/06 | Roberts tripled home a run in the eighth today. |
| 3/01/06 | The Red Sox this past offseason inquired about leadoff man Roberts, who 2-years ago was a catalyst in Boston's World Series title. Roberts was among the best leadoff men in the majors who made at least 400 plate appearances last year. Plus, when the Padres/Roberts agreed to a one-year guarantee in December, Roberts received assurances that the club would retain him through at least June. |
| 2/28/06 | Roberts, 33, hamstring, knee woes limited playing time in 2005.
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| 12/09/05 | The Padres plan on starting Roberts in left field and batting him leadoff in 2006. |
| 9/26/05 | Roberts sat out Sunday's game with a strained quadriceps. He hopes to return to action at some point during the Padres' four-game series with the Giants. He has been a major fantasy disappointment this year. |
| 8/25/05 | Roberts stole a base on Wednesday against Houston. He has just two stolen base attempts during the month of August. Unless Roberts is taking off on the bases, he does not have much fantasy value. Run, Dave, Run! |
| 7/20/05 | Roberts helped starter Lawrence with three catches at the wall in left-center after long runs, each more dangerous than the next. The first came in the third on Floyd's flyball, which he caught just in front of the wall. In the fourth, Roberts ran down consecutive drives to the same spot in left-center, first running into the wall as he caught Cameron's fly, then sliding into the wall to catch Beltran's fly. When he came to the plate in the top of the fifth, Roberts was booed by the Shea Stadium crowd of 37,945.
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| 6/25/05 | Nady started in center in place of Roberts, who injured his left knee in Friday's game. Roberts had an MRI exam of his knee Saturday and Bochy was optimistic Roberts would play again in three or four days. |
| 6/11/05 | Roberts missed another game Friday because of his sore shoulder. The Padres believe he might be ready to play on Sunday. |
| 6/08/05 | Roberts didn't start Tuesday because of a sore shoulder. He was used as a pinch-runner. He might have played had the Indians been throwing a right-hander. Doesn't look like this is a problem. |
| 5/15/05 | Roberts hit a three-run homer today. |
| 5/13/05 | Roberts had four hits and Mark Loretta got five at the top of San Diego's order, leading a 16-hit outburst. |
| 4/27/05 | Roberts, being worked back in slowly from a groin injury sustained in spring training, singled and doubled. |
| 4/16/05 | All went well in Roberts'rehab start on Friday at high Single-A. He remains on pace for a return to the Padres on Monday. |
| 4/10/05 | Roberts plans to play in several minor league games this week and hopes to be back in the Padres' lineup Friday. |
| 3/28/05 | Roberts will undergo a precautionary MRI today on his groin. He's reported no setbacks since returning from the strain and went 2-for-4 yesterday. |
| 12/21/04 | Roberts has been traded to the Padres. He is expected to bat leadoff and play center field. |
| 7/31/04 | Red Sox acquired outfielder Dave Roberts from the Dodgers for outfielder Henri Stanley.
With Doug Mientkiewicz joining the Red Sox, Roberts shouldn't expect a lot of playing time. As long as Kevin Millar keeps hitting, he'll have to stay in the lineup, probably splitting time between right field and first base. Gabe Kapler has also played well lately, so until some players cool off, Diamond Dave should be a bench player. He's a smart pickup for AL-only leaguers in need of speed, but don't get too excited. |
| 7/26/04 | Roberts has become a bench player for the Dodgers after opening the season as their leadoff man and left fielder. |
| 5/29/04 | Activated from the DL. |
| 5/27/04 | The Dodgers are considering putting injured starter Hideo Nomo on the disabled list Friday to
make room for leadoff batter Dave Roberts on the 25-man roster.
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| 5/24/04 | Roberts will report to Class-A Vero Beach to start what is expected to be a short rehabilitation
assignment Tuesday. "Right now the plan is for me to play two games and then see where I'm
at after that," said Roberts, |
| 5/21/04 | Dave Roberts will run the bases for the first time today in what he hopes is the final step preceding a return to left field. Tracy declined to say when Roberts would be back in the lineup, but Roberts said he was "definitely optimistic" about being activated off the disabled list before the end of a trip that has six games remaining.
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| 5/12/04 | Tracy said Dave Roberts continued to progress from a strained right hamstring and did not
anticipate that the left fielder would require a minor league rehabilitation assignment before
rejoining the Dodgers. Roberts is eligible to come off the disabled list May 20. |
| 5/08/04 | Roberts was put on the disabled list Friday due to his strained right hamstring. This is the third time in two seasons that he has hit the disabled list for the Dodgers. |
| 5/07/04 | Left fielder and leadoff batter Dave Roberts (strained right hamstring) sat out his second consecutive game but expects to return to the lineup tonight.
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| 5/06/04 | Left fielder and leadoff batter Dave Roberts sat out Wednesday's 2-0 loss to Florida after
suffering a strained right hamstring Tuesday in the series opener. Roberts, listed as day to
day, said it was doubtful he would play tonight in the final game of the series.
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| 5/05/04 | Leadoff batter Dave Roberts, who had a run-scoring triple and was thrown out trying to steal for
the first time in 16 tries this season, left in the bottom of the fourth after straining his right
hamstring and is listed as day to day. "It's my right leg, but it's not like where I hurt it last
year," said Roberts, limited to 107 games in 2003 because of hamstring problems. "I can still
lift my leg, so there's no limitations, but it hurts behind my knee. I could have still played, but
it hurt."
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| 5/04/04 | Roberts left tonight's game in the bottom of the fourth inning with an apparent leg injury. We'll keep you posted on the seriousness of the injury. |
| 4/29/04 | Roberts stole his major-league leading 14th base last night. |
| 4/26/04 | Dave Roberts leads the majors with 13 stolen bases, one more than Scott Podsednik of the Milwaukee Brewers and more than all but eight teams. Roberts has yet to be caught. |
| 4/22/04 | Roberts stole three bases last night to remain perfect in 12 attempts.
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| 4/05/04 | With the acquisition of Milton Bradley, Roberts will be moving from centerfield to left, but is still expected to bat leadoff. |
| 9/22/03 | Roberts drove in Alex Cora with the go-ahead run in the seventh. |
| 9/13/03 | Roberts returned to action last night after missing the last seven games with a stiff neck. |
| 9/10/03 | Roberts sat out for a sixth straight game on Tuesday, but not because of his stiff neck. Manager Tracy wanted to give Wilken Ruan the start in center field since he provided a more reliable defensive presence in the outfield for rookie starter Edwin Jackson. |
| 9/09/03 | Roberts did not start for the fifth consecutive game on Monday, but did come on as a pinch-runner in the eighth inning. He stayed in the game and played center field. Roberts has been battling a stiff neck. |
| 9/08/03 | Roberts was again out of the lineup for the Dodgers on Sunday because of stiff neck. |
| 9/06/03 | Roberts was scratched from the starting lineup for the Dodgers on Friday night with stiffness in his neck. This is the second time this week he's missed a game with that ailment. |
| 9/01/03 | Roberts missed yesterday's game with a sprained neck, though the Dodgers hope he will return to action today. |
| 8/31/03 | Roberts had slammed his head into Colorado second baseman Ronnie Belliard's leg while sliding into second on a stolen base in the sixth inning. Roberts was diagnosed with a sprained neck and is listed as day-to-day.
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| 7/26/03 | The Dodgers activated Roberts from the disabled list today. |
| 7/25/03 | With his right hamstring finally cooperating, Dave Roberts said Thursday he
expects to be activated from the disabled list this weekend. Arizona left-hander Randy Johnson
is scheduled to start tonight, so the
Dodgers might wait until Saturday to activate the left-handed-batting Roberts, who is hitless in
three career at-bats against Johnson.
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| 7/23/03 | Dave Roberts, on a rehabilitation assignment with rookie league Ogden, Utah, had two singles
in three at-bats and played five innings in center field. |
| 7/21/03 | Manager Jim Tracy said Rickey Henderson would continue to bat leadoff once Roberts returns,
moving Roberts to No. 2 in the order. Roberts is scheduled to begin a 3-game rehab
assignment Tuesday with the Dodger rookie-league team in Ogden, Utah. If Roberts' right
hamstring responds well, he might rejoin the club Friday for a three-game series against the
Diamondbacks at Bank One Ballpark.
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| 7/03/03 | The Dodgers put Roberts on the 15-day DL today due to his strained hamstring. |
| 7/03/03 | Dave Roberts is probably headed back to the disabled list because of a right hamstring injury.
Roberts is scheduled to undergo an MRI exam today to determine the extent of the injury he
aggravated Tuesday. Tracy said the Dodgers would wait for the results before deciding what to
do.
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| 7/02/03 | Roberts was lifted after injuring his right hamstring, the same muscle that sidelined him from
April 26 to May 2 and from May 17 to 31. The Dodgers announced that Roberts was lifted for
precautionary reasons.
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| 6/01/03 | The Dodgers activated Roberts from the disabled list today. |
| 5/28/03 | Roberts will fly to Las Vegas Wednesday night for a two-day minor league rehabilitation assignment. Get ready to activate him next week. |
| 5/22/03 | Leadoff batter Dave Roberts (strained right hamstring) plans to go on a two-day rehabilitation
assignment to triple-A Las Vegas late next week in hopes of being activated from the disabled
list June 1.
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| 5/17/03 | The Dodgers put Roberts on the 15-day DL today due to a strained hamstring. |
| 5/15/03 | Less than two weeks after he returned from a six-game absence because of a strained right
hamstring, Roberts was back on the bench Wednesday night because of soreness in the same
hamstring.
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| 5/02/03 | Center fielder Dave Roberts plans to return to the lineup tonight against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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| 4/30/03 | Center fielder Dave Roberts, recovering slower than hoped from a strained right hamstring, said
Tuesday he's not sure when he will return.
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| 4/26/03 | Roberts strained his hamstring in the second inning of last night's game and was forced to leave. He will likely sit out the next few games as well. |
| 4/25/03 | Leadoff batter Dave Roberts was hitless four at-bats yesterday, ending his career-high hitting
streak at 10 games.
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| 4/23/03 | Leadoff batter Dave Roberts leads the major leagues with 10 stolen bases. He extended his
hitting streak to nine games with an eighth-inning single Tuesday, matching his personal best.
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| 4/07/03 | Roberts, the Dodgers' leadoff hitter, was 1-for-18 in the series against the Padres.
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| 4/04/03 | Center fielder Dave Roberts is playing with a left knee injury that might require surgery after the
season. Roberts said he has tendinitis in his left knee, which he believes occurred when he
"kind of tweaked it a little bit" while jogging in the off-season. The injury has not appeared to
slow the speedy leadoff batter. |
| 9/28/02 | Roberts may be able to pinch-run this weekend, but is not expected to hit, due to his torn oblique muscle. |
| 9/25/02 | Roberts had an MRI exam that revealed a torn oblique muscle. Despite this, he remains listed as day to day. |
| 9/22/02 | Roberts was forced to leave last night's game in the first inning with a strained oblique muscle. |
| 9/11/02 | Dave Roberts, who hadn't grounded into a double play in 398 at-bats this season, bounced into
a double play in the sixth inning Tuesday, becoming the last major league regular to ground
into a double play in 2002.
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| 8/28/02 | Roberts had two hits, scored two runs and stole two bases to run his season steal total to 39,
second in the National League.
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| 6/17/02 | Dave Roberts, who doubled as a pinch-hitter and scored the winning run Sunday, is four for four
as a pinch-hitter. |
| 6/13/02 | Leadoff batter Dave Roberts, idle the past two nights because the Devil Rays started
left-handers, provided some fuel injection to the Dodger offense, opening the game with a bunt
single, stealing second and scoring on Paul Lo Duca's single. Roberts also bagged his
team-leading 16th stolen base in the second inning. He's batting .320 with 29 runs and .402
on-base percentage.
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| 6/12/02 | After sitting out the last two games, in which the Dodgers faced left-handers, center fielder Dave
Roberts will return to the leadoff spot today.
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| 5/17/02 | Center fielder Dave Roberts sat out his fourth consecutive game because of a strained right
quadriceps. The leadoff batter hoped to start Thursday, "but it's just not 100%," Roberts said.
"I was optimistic [Wednesday], but it didn't get any better [Thursday]. Hopefully, it won't be
much longer, but it's definitely not a DL situation."
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| 5/16/02 | Dave Roberts (strained right quadriceps) did not start Wednesday night for the third consecutive
game, but the Dodger center fielder and leadoff batter is expected to return to the lineup
tonight.
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| 5/15/02 | Roberts didn't start last night's game because of a quadriceps strain. He tested it with several
wind sprints and cutting drills Tuesday and felt no discomfort. He was available as a pinch-hitter
Tuesday night and could return to the lineup tonight. |
| 5/14/02 | Roberts suffered a mild strain of his right quadriceps Sunday at Florida, but the injury is not as
serious as the quadriceps strain that sidelined him for five days in spring training. Roberts did
not start Monday night, but he believes he could play tonight. |
| 5/13/02 | Center fielder Dave Roberts suffered a right thigh injury that might force him out of the lineup, according to the L.A. Times. |
| 5/05/02 | Roberts' average dipped to .216 on April 21, and he appeared to be slipping into a center-field platoon with Marquis Grissom, but he has been on a roll ever since, batting .500 (13 for 26) with a .618 on-base percentage in his last nine games, pushing his average to .312. |
| 3/30/02 | Roberts has won the starting center field job and will be the leadoff man in the Dodger batting order. |
| 3/12/02 | Despite a solid spring, the Dodgers will probably start Roberts off at AAA this year. |
| 12/21/01 | The Dodgers acquired Roberts in a trade with Cleveland today. He will fight for a reserve outfield role during spring training. |
| 9/01/01 | The Indians recalled Roberts from the minors today. Don't expect anything more than a few steals out of him. |
| 6/24/01 | The Indians activated Roberts from the 60-day DL today and immediately optioned him to AAA. |
| 4/08/01 | Roberts was transferred to the 60-day DL today. |
| 4/01/01 | Roberts was officially placed on the 15-day DL yesterday. |
| 2/22/01 | Roberts is scheduled to begin throwing in mid-March. It will take about two months for him to be up to speed. Even when he is ready, he most likely will not have a roster spot waiting for him. |
| 2000 | Roberts has been old for every league that's he has played in so take his minor league numbers with a grain of salt. He did not perform wonderfully in spring training and began the season in the minors. He was called up to the majors on May 27, but sent back to the minors a few days later. He returned to the majors when rosters expanded in September. |
Dave Roberts
