| Date | News |
| 3/08/09 | Simon is serving as the captain for the Netherlands team and started at first against the Pirates on Tuesday. Simon, 33, has been out of the Majors since 2006 and, like a number of players in the Classic, he is looking to use these exhibition games and tournament games to showcase his abilities. Simon's goal is to latch back on with a big league club. |
| 2/08/07 | This may be the only post of the year for Randall Simon and it is not even a positive one. Simon was suspended from winter ball for three seasons due to a breach of contract. Simon says the confusion is from him switching agents, backing out of one contract and signing with another team. Simon will be in camp with the Phillies hoping to make the team as a lefthanded pinch-hitter. Good Luck! |
| 10/11/06 | The Phillies sent Simon outright to AAA today. |
| 9/02/06 | The Rangers traded Simon to the Phillies for cash considerations. |
| 9/08/04 | Simon was released by the Devil Rays. |
| 8/20/04 | Simon was added to the active roster Friday. |
| 8/20/04 | Simon was signed by the Devil Rays after being released by the Pirates last Saturday. Simon hit just .194 with 3 HR and 14 RBI in 61 games with the Pirates this season. Simon will join the team on Friday. |
| 5/31/04 | Randall Simon was activated from the 15-day DL. |
| 5/09/04 | Randall Simon won't come off the disabled list tomorrow, when his original 15-day stay was scheduled to elapse. He might not come off anytime soon, either, because yesterday he reported to AAA-Nashville for the first day of a rehabilitation assignment allowed to last a maximum of 20 days. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
| 5/08/04 | Randall Simon will begin his rehab assignment early next week and be activated May 18. He's coming back from a strained hamstring. (Tribune-Review) |
| 5/07/04 | The Pirates will make a determination today on sending Randall Simon on a rehab assignment to AAA Nashville. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
| 5/05/04 | Randall Simon, on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring, was able to run yesterday for the first time since he was injured April 24. He will run again today and hopes to go on a rehab assignment this weekend. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
| 4/26/04 | Randall Simon will miss two weeks with a strained left hamstring after being placed on the 15-day disabled list today. Simon aggravated the hamstring while running the bases Saturday. |
| 4/26/04 | The Pirates will make a decision today about placing 1B Randall Simon on the disabled list. Simon aggravated a strained left hamstring Saturday night. The hamstring originally was injured in a game in Cincinnati April 10. "We just don't know how severe it is," manager Lloyd McClendon said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
| 4/24/04 | Randall Simon had to leave tonight's game after tightness in his hamstring. |
| 4/22/04 | Simon didn't start Wednesday because of a sore hamstring. |
| 4/20/04 | Due to Randall Simons' slow start he has been dropped to seventh in the order for this evenings game. |
| 4/15/04 | After missing the last few games with a hamstring injury, Simon pronounced himself ready to play on Wednesday, but will not be in the starting lineup until tomorrow. |
| 4/13/04 | Simon's hamstring injury is not serious. He will most likely return for the weekend. |
| 3/08/04 | First baseman Randall Simon was scratched from the lineup yesterday for personal reasons. He is grieving the loss of his mother, who died a month ago. |
| 2/19/04 | The Pirates signed Simon to a one-year contract today with a team option for 2005. |
| 12/21/03 | The Cubs did not offer a contract to Simon, making him a free agent. |
| 8/16/03 | The Cubs acquired Simon in a trade with Pittsburgh today. Chicago sent minor-league outfielder Rey Sadler to the Pirates in return. |
| 8/08/03 | Before hitting a run scoring single in the sixth inning yesterday, Randall Simon had just two hits in his last 17 at-bats and had been 1 for 16 with runners in scoring position. |
| 7/14/03 | Randall Simon played for the first time since his three-game suspension for "sausagegate" and collected his first two hits in July. He was pleased that he received no negative reaction from Houston fans when he came to the plate. |
| 7/11/03 | Simon was suspneded for three games by Major League Baseball for bopping the sausage mascot on the head earlier this week. He will not appeal and will return to action on Sunday. |
| 7/11/03 | Randall Simon, who did not play in yesterday's game, was cited for disorderly conduct in the "Sausagegate Incident" and fined $432. If he decides not to pay the fine, he will have to appear in court Sept. 3. |
| 7/10/03 | Simon is scheduled to appear before a district attorney this morning in relation to an incident in last night's game where he swung a bat and hit a participant in the Brewers sausage race, causing her to fall into another racing sausage. The two sausages were treated for minor injuries and Simon later pinch hit into a ground out in the seventh inning. |
| 7/07/03 | Simon was activated from the DL today. |
| 7/05/03 | Simon will begin a minor-league rehab assignment today and hopes he will be back by Monday. |
| 7/04/03 | Simon took batting practice yesterday for the first time since he injured his right hand and was placed on the DL. He is eligible to be activated Sunday, but it is not known if he will have a rehab assignment first. |
| 7/02/03 | Simon had his injured right hand examined by doctors Monday and was cleared to begin on-field workouts. He hit off a tee, had soft-toss batting practice and fielded ground balls. He'll be re-evaluated today to see if he's ready to begin regular batting practice.
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| 6/30/03 | Randall Simon will have his right hand re-examined by team doctors today and hopes to be cleared to take batting practice this week. He could go on a brief injury rehab assignment with AAA Nashville before being activated. |
| 6/28/03 | Randall Simon expects to come off the disabled list when he is eligible on July 5. |
| 6/22/03 | Randall Simon was placed on the 15-day disabled list with torn ligaments in his right hand. |
| 6/17/03 | Simon has just three hits in his last 23 at-bats, dropping his average to a season low of .268. |
| 6/15/03 | Randall Simon showed up late for early batting practice and wasn't allowed on the field by hitting coach Gerald Perry.
Words were exchanged and Simon had to be physically restrained. Simon was sent back to the clubhouse.
Later Simon pronounced "everything's cool" and manager Lloyd McClendon said "It's part of the family atmosphere."
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| 5/30/03 | Randall Simon is 6 for 11 with two doubles versus today's pitcher Garret Stephenson. |
| 5/27/03 | Simon did not start yesterday for the first time since April 30, both for a needed rest and because he was 0 for 6 against Kerry Wood. |
| 5/21/03 | Randall Simon has his own eight-game hitting streak going and has hit .333 during that stretch. He is also hitting a club leading .302 at home. |
| 5/04/03 | Simon drove in the first run of the game in the first inning yesterday, just his fourth RBI in 16 games. |
| 5/03/03 | Simon's 3-for-9 mark versus lefthanders earned him his first start of the year against a southpaw yesterday. He responded by going 0-3. |
| 4/27/03 | Randall Simon returned to the starting lineup for the first time since he suffered a mild concussion on Tuesday night |
| 4/26/03 | Simon was out of the starting lineup for the third straight game yesterday, but it was due as much to a third consecutive lefthander pitching as any lingering effects from the concussion he sustained in the Giants series. |
| 4/24/03 | Randall Simon was well enough to pinch hit in yesterday's game but will likely be held out of the starting lineup against left hander Damian Moss in today's game. |
| 4/23/03 | Simon was elbowed in the face by Ray Durham as he applied a tag in the seventh inning. He had a mild concussion and was replaced by Kevin Young. Simon insisted he was fine after the game, but with lefty Kirk Rueter piching, Young may get the start. |
| 4/22/03 | Simon left tonight's game with a mild concussion after colliding with Ray Durham's elbow in the seventh inning. |
| 4/20/03 | Simon was back in the starting lineup yesterday after missing a game because of a stiff neck sustained in an auto accident. |
| 4/19/03 | Simon was available for pinch hitting duty yesterday after sustaining a stiff neck in a minor automobile accident. He should be considered day-to-day. |
| 4/18/03 | Simon was involved in a minor traffic accident after Thursday night's game. He did not start Friday's game because of a sore neck. |
| 4/11/03 | Randall Simon, whose golf shot home run with two men on accounted for the only three Pirate runs in yesterday's win, is 5-for-7 with runners in scoring position. |
| 4/03/03 | Simon will likely get a day off today and be replaced by Kevin Young. |
| 3/29/03 | Simon had a couple of more hits yesterday, raising his hitting streak to 13 games with a .404 average over that span. |
| 3/27/03 | Simon extended his hitting streak to 12 games. |
| 3/25/03 | Simon returned to the lineup yesterday and went 2-for-4 with two doubles. |
| 3/24/03 | Simon is expected to return to action today after missing three games with a sore right hamstring. |
| 3/23/03 | Simon missed his third straight game with hamstring problems and will likely not play until early in the week. |
| 3/21/03 | Simon sat out yesterday's game and will likely sit again today with a sore right hamstring. |
| 3/20/03 | Simon left yesterday's game in the second inning with a cramp in his right hamstring. |
| 3/16/03 | Simon is hitting .417 during his current seven game hitting streak. |
| 2/22/03 | Simon participated in limited drills yesterday and has been cleared for full practice today after a follow up exam revealed no heart abnormalities. |
| 2/21/03 | Randall Simon did not practice yesterday and will undergo further tests after an irregularity was detected in an electrocardiogram. |
| 2/01/03 | Randall Simon is the only Pirate involved in salary arbitration negotiations. The player and club remain about $500,000 apart. If an agreement can't be reached, the case will be heard on February 19 in St. Petersburg, Fla. |
| 11/25/02 | The Pirates acquired Simon in a trade with Detroit today for minor league pitcher Adrian Burnside and two minor leaguers to be named. |
| 9/02/02 | Simon will see some extra time off in the month of September, according to manager Luis Pujols. |
| 8/27/02 | Simon continues to swing a hot bat. Simon hit his 18th home run of the season Monday and is hitting .362 in his last 31 games. |
| 8/22/02 | Simon was not in the starting lineup Wednesday because of a bruised elbow suffered the night before. But Simon did make an appearance as a pinch hitter. |
| 8/21/02 | Simon returned to the lineup Tuesday after leaving Sunday's game early and sitting out Monday's game with a sore knee. Simon was then hit on the elbow by a Freddy Garcia pitch in the third inning and left the game. His status is day-to-day. |
| 8/20/02 | Simon did not Monday after injuring his knee on Sunday. He is day-to-day. |
| 8/19/02 | Simon left Sunday's game with pain in his left knee. He will be examined in Detroit on Monday. |
| 8/14/02 | Simon is hitting .390 in his last 19 games and has 3 HR and 10 RBI over that stretch. |
| 8/09/02 | Randall Simon missed Thursday's game with a jammed middle finger on his left hand. Simon was optimistic he could return to the lineup Friday. |
| 7/30/02 | Randall Simon was named AL Player of the Week after hitting .636 last week with 2 HR and 6 RBI. |
| 7/07/02 | Simon was not in today's starting lineup again due to personal reasons. He was visibly upset in the locker room before yesterday's game. |
| 7/06/02 | Simon was in the original starting lineup today as the DH, but was removed for personal reasons. |
| 7/03/02 | Simon returned to the lineup on Tuesday and was 0-for-4 with a run scored and a walk. He had missed the previous two games due to a twisted left ankle.
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| 6/27/02 | Simon was a given a day off Wednesday with a lefty on the mound. Simon had played in 25 games in a row and was only hitting .214 on the team's current road trip. |
| 5/13/02 | Simon cooled off on the Tiger's last road trip. In the 10 games on the trip, Simon only hit .179 (7-39). |
| 5/05/02 | Simon is limited to DH due to his strained quad. Simon will likely play the next few games at DH. Craig Paquette played 1B Saturday for the Tigers. |
| 5/04/02 | Simon returned to the lineup Friday as the Tiger's DH. He was 2 for 4 with an RBI. Get Simon back in your lineup if he isn't already. |
| 5/03/02 | Simon has missed the last two games a strained quad and hopes to return to the lineup tonight. |
| 5/02/02 | Simon missed Wednesday's with a strained quad. He is day-to-day but expects to be in the lineup on Friday. |
| 4/30/02 | Simon was forced to leave tonight's game with a strained quad. He is day-to-day. |
| 4/28/02 | Simon hit his sixth home run of the season Saturday, matching his career high for home runs in a season. New manager Luis Pujols is a big fan of Simon, so expect him to keep getting a lot playing time. |
| 4/24/02 | Simon started at DH again last night, filling in for the injured Dmitri Young. Simon figures to be in the lineup every day while Young is on the shelf. |
| 4/19/02 | Simon has started the last six games as the Tigers' DH. Expect him to keep the job as long as he keeps hitting. |
| 3/30/02 | Simon was able to play yesterday and reported no problems with his hamstring. |
| 3/25/02 | Simon either pulled his hamstring or suffered muscle spasms yesterday and may be headed for the disabled list. |
| 3/24/02 | Simon will sit out the next few days due to an injured finger. |
| 6/12/01 | The Tigers called Simon up from the minors today. At AAA, he posted solid numbers: a .338 average including 10 homers and 31 RBIs in 59 games. |
| 2000 | Simon signed a minor-league deal with the Tigers in December. |
Randall Simon
