| Date | News |
| 5/25/08 | Nationals signed Reese to a minor league contract. |
| 3/05/06 | The Marlins terminated Reese's contract today after he left the team several days ago with no explanation. |
| 3/04/06 | Reese may be considering retirement as he has left the team for personal reasons. |
| 12/29/05 | The Marlins signed Reese to a one-year contract today. He has a good chance of winning the every-day second base job this spring. |
| 11/02/05 | The mariners did not pick up the option on Reese's contract, making him a free agent. |
| 9/01/05 | The Mariners are not expecting Reese to return this season. |
| 6/08/05 | Reese played catch yesterday for the first time since undergoing shoulder surgery. He threw for about five minutes from 60 feet, with no reported problems. |
| 5/13/05 | Shoulder surgery, might play after All-Star break. |
| 5/02/05 | Reese was told that he should have shoulder surgery in an examination by a Mariners doctor. It would not be season ending. No timetable for his return. |
| 4/19/05 | Reese will start a minor league rehab assignment today with Single-A Inland Empire. The plan is for Reese to play three games with Inland Empire, then five more with Double-A San Antonio. Reese tested his sore shoulder before Monday's game and reported no trouble. |
| 4/08/05 | The Mariners will play without Reese this series, as he continues a stint on the 15-day disabled list.
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| 4/05/05 | Reese, who joined Seattle as a free agent this winter, is on the 15-day disabled list with a sore throwing shoulder. |
| 3/29/05 | Reese had his injured shoulder examined yesterday and it appears OK. "He's been off-and-on sore for the last couple weeks probably," Hargrove said. "Well see about (today)." Reese did not play yesterday. |
| 3/28/05 | Although Reese left yesterday's game with a sore shoulder, Mariners manager Mike Hargrove said he wasn't concerned. |
| 2/27/05 | Reese, day-to-day with a swollen ankle, hit live pitching on Saturday. |
| 1/05/05 | Reese agreed Tuesday to a $1.2 million, one-year contract with the Seattle Mariners, a deal with a club option that could make it worth up to $4.45 million over two seasons. Reese received a $100,000 signing bonus with a base salary for next season of $800,000 and up to $300,000 in performance bonuses.
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| 9/13/04 | Activated from DL. |
| 9/02/04 | Reese will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday. |
| 8/14/04 | Pokey Reese threw for the first time since injuring his ribs, prior to last night's game with little discomfort.
Reese still hasn't been cleared to begin swinging a bat, so his return is likely another few weeks to a month away. He will be hard pressed to be more than a defensive replacement and spot starter when he returns, given the solid play of Bill Mueller and Kevin Youkilis in his absence. |
| 7/28/04 | Pokey Reese (strained right oblique muscle) continues to rest, and will not return to action before the middle of August.
He has not yet been given medical clearance to participate in any baseball related activities. Once he returns to active duty, Reese will continue his battle for playing time with Mark Bellhorn. |
| 7/21/04 | Red Sox placed infielder Pokey Reese on the 15-day disabled list with a strained rib-cage muscle.
Good news for Mark Bellhorn owners. |
| 7/20/04 | Pokey Reese left tonight's game with a strained right rib-cage muscle.
No word yet on whether it's a day-to-day or a DL strain. If it's the latter, the Red Sox figure to recall Kevin Youkilis. |
| 6/28/04 | Although he is improving, Pokey Reese will not be back in the Red Sox' lineup until Tuesday at the earliest.
Reese took indoor batting practice yesterday morning and said he had enough strength and flexibility in his injured thumb to play. Reese, who had the digit taped and splinted, also had no problems fielding grounders. Reese won't return to the starting lineup until Tuesday, at the earliest, "I think the best-case scenario is Tuesday but he is available on a limited basis (before then)," according to Manager Terry Francona. Mark Bellhorn will man second base until then. |
| 6/27/04 | Although he is improving, Pokey Reese will not be back in the Red Sox' lineup until Tuesday at the earliest.
Reese took indoor batting practice yesterday morning and said he had enough strength and flexibility in his injured thumb to play. Reese, who had the digit taped and splinted, also had no problems fielding grounders. Reese won't return to the starting lineup until Tuesday, at the earliest, "I think the best-case scenario is Tuesday but he is available on a limited basis (before then)," according to Manager Terry Francona. Mark Bellhorn will man second base until then. |
| 6/25/04 | Pokey Reese (sprained left thumb ligament) felt much better yesterday after receiving treatment.
He will not need to be disabled, and there is a chance he could play Sunday against the Phillies. |
| 6/24/04 | Pokey Reese won't need surgery to repair a partially torn ligament in his thumb and could play again by the weekend, Red Sox team physician Dr. Bill Morgan said. |
| 6/23/04 | Pokey Reese left tonight's game in after two innings with ligament damage in his left thumb.
Reese is undergoing an MRI right now to determine wheter he'll need surgery. |
| 3/10/04 | Pokey Reese was a late scratch last night due to a sore jaw caused by a freak accident Monday in Clearwater.
"I was stretching a little too close to (David) McCarty and McCarty's fist caught me right in the jaw," Reese said. "I couldn't even eat afterwards but it's better now." X-rays were negative, and Reese could return to the lineup as soon as today. |
| 12/23/03 | The Red Sox signed Reese to a one-year contract today. He figures to get some playing time at second base in Boston. |
| 10/31/03 | Reese filed for free agency today. |
| 9/22/03 | GM Dave Littlefield confirmed yesterday that the Pirates won't be picking up the $5 million option on second baseman Pokey Reese's contract. |
| 9/15/03 | The Pirates will not exercise the $5-million option on Pokey Reese and he will become a free agent in November. |
| 9/09/03 | With the Pirates unlikely to pick up Pokey Reese's $5 million contract next year, there is speculation that the Reds would be interested in signing him. |
| 9/02/03 | Reese remains on the DL with no plans announced to activate him. |
| 8/30/03 | Reese continues to receive daily medical treatment for his thumb injury and still could rejoin the team when rosters expand, but it's looking more and more like his days as a Pirate are over. |
| 8/21/03 | Pokey Reese's rehabilitation from thumb surgery sufered a setback last week when he felt soreness after taking batting practice on consecutive days. He will not resume working out until the pain subsides. |
| 8/13/03 | Pokey Reese took batting practice Monday but reported sorenss in his injured thumb. Lloyd McClendon said it is "highly unlikely" Reese will return before Sept. 1. |
| 8/04/03 | General manager Dave Littlefield said it still is too early to say when, or if, Pokey Reese will play again for the Pirates. "Pokey has been struggling to some degree rehabbing that thumb. He's made some progress in the past week, but at this point it's hard to project when he'll be ready to play."
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| 8/01/03 | The acquisition of Freddy Sanchez almost certainly means the end of Pokey Reese's Pirate career at the season's end. |
| 7/19/03 | Pokey Reese hit in the indoors cages and fielded ground balls for the first time Thursday. While it is unclear when he will be able to begin a rehabilitation assignment, a mid-August return to the Pirates is possible. |
| 7/12/03 | Pokey Reese had the splint removed from his injured left thumb and was given clearance to resume "more aggressive baseball activities," however the Pirates still have no timetable for his return to the lineup. |
| 7/10/03 | Pokey Reese has given his agent permission to re-negotiate his contract option for next year but the club seems unlikely to pick up his option. |
| 6/22/03 | Reese, out until at least August with a torn thumb ligament, has indicated that he wants to return enough next season that he is willing to significantly renegotiate the $5-million club option in his contract for 2004. |
| 6/12/03 | Pokey Reese had a metal pin removed from his injured left thumb and the cast removed from his hand yesterday and will wear a split for four weeks. His status will be re-evaluated at that time. |
| 5/26/03 | Reese will have a pin removed from his hand Wednesday. |
| 5/15/03 | Reese will undergo surgery today to repair the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left hand. A similiar injury on his right hand in July of 1998 caused him to miss the remainder of the season, but the club expects him back by mid to late August. |
| 5/14/03 | The Pirates placed Reese on the 60-day disabled list with a torn ligament in his left thumb. He suffered the injury when making a headfirst slide stealing second base in the sixth inning of Tuesday's game. |
| 5/09/03 | Reese's stolen base in the sixth made him 5-for-5 in steal attempts this season and 17-for-18 over the last two years. |
| 5/05/03 | The flu wasn't the reason for Reese's absence from the starting lineup yetserday, 0 for 12 lifetime against Kevin Brown was. |
| 5/04/03 | Reese was back in the Pirates' lineup last night after missing two games, the last because of flu-like symptoms. |
| 5/03/03 | Reese was a late scratch yesterday due to flu-like symptoms. |
| 4/25/03 | It wasn't the fact that Pokey Reese committed the 13th inning error that allowed the winning run to score in Wednesday's game that lead to his spot on the bench yesterday, but a stiff lower back. Reese said he felt good enough to play, but Lloyd McClendon didn't want to take chances with the oft-injured infielder. |
| 4/20/03 | Reese, who struck out four times on Friday, was replaced in the yesterday's starting lineup by Rob Mackowiak. |
| 4/01/03 | Reese was in the opening day lineup after missing the last three spring training games. In a switch from the lineup used for most of the spring, Reese hit seventh and Jack WIlson eigth. This may result in a few more steal opportunities for Pokey. |
| 3/29/03 | Reese twisted his ankle on Tuesday avoiding a tag. He played Wednesday but was out of the lineup the next two games as a precaution. He is expected to start on opening day. |
| 3/25/03 | After starting out 0-for-16, Reese has gone 9-for-20 (.450) in his last seven games. |
| 3/09/03 | Reese played his second straight game yesterday after missing the first several spring games with a finger injury. He has yet to get a hit in five at bats. |
| 3/07/03 | Reese, who has missed the first eight exhibition games with a bruised right index finger, is expected to play today. |
| 3/05/03 | Reese took batting practice yesterday without a protective splint on his bruised finger. The latest estimate for his return is Friday. |
| 3/04/03 | Although the X-rays taken yesterday of Reese's finger were negative, he's still two or three days away from playing. |
| 3/01/03 | Reese will have what he hopes will be a final X-ray on his injured finger on Monday and, if everything is positive, will begin playing the next day. |
| 2/28/03 | Reese's recovery from a finger injury is progressing well enough to allow him to begin playing in games by next week |
| 2/25/03 | After results of an X-ray of his finger proved negative, Reese was cleared to begin infield practice and hitting off a batting tee yesterday. |
| 2/20/03 | Reese continues to wear a splint on his right index finger and has been unable to take ground balls or batting practice. |
| 2/16/03 | Pokey Reese is in camp early to continue a conditioning program he hopes will prevent the hamstring problems that slowed him last year. He still has a splint on his right index finger as a result of catching it in a car door. |
| 2/03/03 | Pokey Reese sported an bandage on his right index finger due to jamming it while loading his dog into his vehicle. He says it should be completely healed by the time the Pirates hold full squad workouts on February 20. |
| 9/28/02 | Reese will be put on an off-season conditioning program to add strength without sacrificing flexibility. |
| 9/18/02 | Reese continues to pour it on his former team. His 4-for-6 with a career high 5 RBI night brought his season total against the Reds to 16-for-54 with a homer and 16 RBIs. However his stolen base streak was halted at 18. |
| 9/16/02 | Pokey Reese is 11-for-11 in steals and his 18 straight is the longest current streak in the majors. |
| 9/14/02 | Reese returned to the lineup with a first inning single and stolen base. |
| 9/12/02 | Pokey Reese continues to be bothered by his bruised right knee and was out of the starting lineup for the fifth time in the last six games. For the season he has started only 103 out of 146 games. |
| 9/11/02 | Reese felt a tightening in his calf during Monday's game and was out of the starting line up yesterday. It is likely that he won't play again until Friday in Philadelphia. |
| 9/10/02 | Reese returned to action after missing the last three games with a bruised right knee. |
| 9/09/02 | Reese sat for the third straight game with a bruised knee. |
| 9/08/02 | Reese was a late scratch when his ailing knee flared up during batting practice. He is day-to-day. |
| 9/07/02 | Reese was out of the lineup last night after bruising his knee in a Wednesday base running incident. He says it's nothing serious and he should be ready to go for today's game. |
| 9/05/02 | Reese left the game an inning after bruising his right knee running the bases in the seventh. He is day-to-day. |
| 8/31/02 | Reese was given a routine day off yesterday. |
| 8/23/02 | Reese, who was 8-for-8 in stolen bases this year, was picked off first base in the third. |
| 8/18/02 | Reese was moved to the leadoff spot in yesterday's game. |
| 8/17/02 | Reese's 2-for-4 night increased his hitting streak to ten games. He is 15-for-47 in August. |
| 8/08/02 | A 3-for-23 lifetime mark against Andy Ashby landed Pokey Reese on the bench for yesterday's game. He should start today. |
| 7/13/02 | Pokey Reese is hitting .366 with runners in scoring position. |
| 7/12/02 | Reese returned to the lineup last night after missing the previous five games. |
| 7/08/02 | Reese has played in only 55 of the first 84 games due to a variety of ailments and personal problems. |
| 7/05/02 | Although his strained oblique muscle was somewhat improved, Reese did not start yesterday and has only an outside shot of playing until after the All-Star Game, according to Lloyd McClendon. |
| 7/04/02 | Reese missed yesterday's game with a strained oblique muscle. Reese, who has appeared in only 55 of 83 games for the Pirates this year after missing 43 starts last year with the Reds, will miss between 2 days and 10 days according to trainer Kent Biggerstaff. |
| 7/03/02 | Reese will be re-evaluated today after being removed in the first for a strained left oblique muscle he evidently sustained in batting practice. |
| 6/28/02 | Reese sat out yesterday's game with an injured thigh and a hyperextended shoulder. He is day to day. |
| 6/17/02 | In his return to Cinergy Field for his first series as an opposing player, Pokey Reese was booed each time his name was announced even as he had hits in each game of the series to extend his hitting streak to nine games. The only time he was cheered was when John Riedling hit him in the back in the ninth inning of yesterday's game. |
| 6/16/02 | Reese had a single last night to run his hitting streak to eight games. |
| 6/14/02 | Reese has a six game hitting streak going, including back-to-back three-hit games. |
| 6/13/02 | Pokey Reese had X-rays of his right hand taken after a collision with center fielder Chad Hermansen on Monday. The results were negative and he started yesterday's game, going 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs. |
| 6/12/02 | Reese has hit in five straight games driving in eight runs. |
| 6/10/02 | Reese's two-run homer in the eigth inning yesterday was his first since August 31, 2001 |
| 6/06/02 | Reese rejoined the Pirates yesterday after missing two games to attend to a child custody matter. He didn't play yesterday, but should start on Friday. |
| 6/05/02 | Reese missed his second straight game while attending to a child custody matter in South Carolina and may not rejoin the team until Friday in Pittsburgh. |
| 6/04/02 | Reese missed last night's game to be in South Carolina for a child-custody hearing. |
| 6/02/02 | Pokey Reese returned to the lineup yesterday after missing six games with an injured index finger. |
| 6/01/02 | Reese was scheduled to start yesterday until a trainer accidently pulled his injured finger. He is day-to-day. |
| 5/31/02 | Lloyd McClendon decided yesterday that Kerry Wood was not the pitcher to bring Pokey Reese back against. Reese should be back in the lineup today. |
| 5/30/02 | Reese is listed at 50-50 to start today after missing four straight games with an injured right index finger. |
| 5/29/02 | Reese missed his thrid straight game Tuesday with an injured rught index finger. The Pirates trainer thinks he may be able to return to action in one to three days. |
| 5/28/02 | Reese did not start for the second straight game yesterday after hurting his right index finger fielding a ball Saturday. |
| 5/20/02 | Pokey Reese was moved from second to eigth in the batting order due to his .106 batting average since coming off the DL twelve games ago. Even hitting a buck, Lloyd McClendon says Reese's defense makes the Pirates "10 or 12 games better." |
| 5/14/02 | Pokey Reese was given last night off after starting the last seven games since coming off the DL. During that period he has gone 2-for-29, dropping his average to .214. |
| 5/05/02 | The Pirates activated Reese from the 15-day DL today. |
| 5/01/02 | Reese took ground balls and jogged at 50 percent capacity yesterday testing his strained right hamstring. He is on schedule to be activated as scheduled on Sunday. |
| 4/24/02 | UPDATE: The Pirates placed Reese on the 15-day DL today with a strained hamstring. The move is retroactive to Saturday.
Reese did not start for the third straight day, saying the cold weather was a factor in his strained right hamstring tightening up. |
| 4/22/02 | Reese missed his second straight game Sunday with a sore right hamstring. |
| 4/21/02 | Reese sat out yesterday's game after sustaining a hamstring injury in Friday's game |
| 4/20/02 | Reese left the game after the first inning with a strained right hamstring. The injury is not considered serious. |
| 4/15/02 | Pokey Reese sat out Sunday's game because he is 1-for-14 against Cubs starter Jon Lieber for his career. |
| 4/13/02 | In an effort to put some life into the strugling Pirates offence, Pokey Reese was inserted into the two hole in the lineup, bumping Jason Kendal, Brian Giles, Aramis Ramirez, Armando Rios and Kevin Young to third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively, for last night's game. The move resulted with the players going a combined 2-for-18 with no R.B.I. |
| 4/08/02 | Pokey Reese will play his first game today against his former Reds teammates since his accusation of favored treatment for Ken Griffey Jr. earlier this year. Griffey will be out of the lineup with a knee injury. |
| 4/06/02 | Despite the 40 degree temperature and the Wrigley wind, Pokey Reese returned to the lineup for yesterday's game. |
| 4/05/02 | Reese was a late scratch on Thursday due to tightness in his right hamstring. The 45 degree gametime temperature was a factor in the decision to sit Reese. |
| 3/29/02 | Pokey Reese missed last night's game because of a sore right elbow. He should be able to play in Saturday's exhibition game and be ready for Monday's opener. |
| 3/21/02 | Reese made his first start yesterday in nearly two weeks after sitting out with a sore elbow. |
| 3/14/02 | Reese had an MRI on his sore elbow yesterday and it revealed no problems. He should return to action in a few days. |
| 2/07/02 | The Pirates signed Reese with the intent of playing him at second base, not shortstop as originally thought. |
| 1/29/02 | The Pirates agreed to terms with Reese last night, pending a physical. He will become the starting shortstop in Pittsburgh. |
| 12/21/01 | Wow, talk about your fast travels. After acquiring him two days ago, the Red Sox have not offered Reese a contract, making him a free agent. |
| 12/19/01 | Just a day after acquiring him from Cincinnati, the Rockies traded Reese to Boston. He becomes the starting second baseman for the Red Sox. |
| 12/18/01 | The Rockies acquired Reese in a trade with Cincinnati today. |
| 9/24/01 | Reese is expected to return to action tomorrow. |
| 9/20/01 | The Reds took an MRI on Reese's shoulder, but everything turned out fine. Still, Reese is out of the lineup and is day-to-day. |
| 8/30/01 | Pokey returned to the lineup last night after missing three games with sore knees. |
| 8/25/01 | Sore knees kept Reese out of today's starting lineup. |
| 8/18/01 | Reese was hit in the face with a bad-hop grounder during infield practice yesterday and had to be scratched from the lineup. He is back in the lineup today. |
| 8/14/01 | After missing almost a week with a stomach ailment, Reese was back in the Cincy starting lineup last night. |
| 8/12/01 | Reese was able to pinch-hit in last night's game after missing most of the week with a stomach ailment. |
| 8/11/01 | Reese has missed the last three games due to a stomach ailment which is not permitting him to eat. |
| 8/08/01 | Reese left last night's game after the first inning because he felt ill. |
| 7/02/01 | Pokey will see the majority of playing time at shortstop while Barry Larkin is on the DL. |
| 5/29/01 | Reese's thumb is still sore, but he was able to make a late-inning appearance in yesterday's game. He is in tonight's starting lineup. |
| 5/26/01 | Reese did not start last night, but was a late-inning replacement. He has missed the last few games with a sore thumb. |
| 5/23/01 | Reese has a sore thumb and sat out tonight's game. He is day-to-day. |
| 5/19/01 | Reese hopes to return tomorrow after cutting his finger earlier in the week. |
| 5/18/01 | Pokey will miss a couple of more games with an injured finger. |
| 5/16/01 | Reese suffered a cut on the tip of his finger and was forced to leave tonight's game. He is day-to-day. |
| 4/27/01 | Reese entered last night's game in a double-switch situation and should be in the starting lineup tonight. |
| 4/26/01 | A mildly bruised shoulder kept Reese from the lineup last night. He should return shortly. |
| 4/12/01 | Reese returned to action yesterday. |
| 4/08/01 | Reese sat out yesterday's game with a sore hamstring and sore ribs. He is day-to-day. |
| 3/25/01 | Reese was back in the lineup yesterday and will be ready for Opening Day. |
| 3/22/01 | Pokey was hit by a pitch in the shoulder and will sit out the next few days. Nothing major at this point. |
| 2000 | The Reds did not get Ken Griffey Jr. in the off-season because they did not want to part with Reese. He has worked out and added some muscle in the off-season in hopes of improving his power and speed. He will be the starting second baseman again for the Reds and at age 26, he should be able to improve on last year's numbers. |
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