| Date | News |
| 7/16/10 | Marlins released RHP Armando Benitez.
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| 6/25/10 | Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports that the Marlins are working out a minor league deal with veteran reliever Armando Benitez. |
| 8/22/09 | The Astros signed Benitez to a minor-league contract. "We'll give Armando a chance to finish the season at Round Rock and then determine where we go from there," Astros general manager Ed Wade said in a statement Saturday. |
| 6/07/08 | Benitez was designated for assignment. |
| 5/10/08 | Benitez was recalled from AAA to replace the injured Jeremy Accardo. |
| 3/11/08 | Benitez was signed to a minor league contract by Toronto. He was 2-8 with 17 saves and a 5.36 ERA in 55 appearances for the Giants and Marlins last season. |
| 10/30/07 | Benitez filed for free agency on Monday. |
| 7/05/07 | Benitez threw a bullpen session on Wednesday, and the veteran says his stiff lower back is progressing. His status is day-to-day. |
| 6/01/07 | Benitez is not the Marlins closer. Benitez will set up Gregg and only close when Gregg is unavailable. |
| 5/31/07 | The Marlins reacquired Benitez on Thursday. |
| 5/31/07 | Benitez got Wednesday off after having fluid drained from his right knee. He will be back no later than Friday. |
| 5/05/07 | Benitez returned to action on Friday pitching a scoreless inning. |
| 5/03/07 | Benitez was unavailable for Wednesday's game because of a sore right knee. He is currently day-to-day.
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| 3/07/07 | Benitez threw 20 pitches to minor league hitters Tuesday. He should be making his spring debut shortly. |
| 2/22/07 | Benitez threw to live hitters Wednesday for the first time in six months. He's says he's more ready for 2007 than ever. |
| 2/10/07 | Benitez has already reported to Giants camp and will throw off a mound for the first time on Friday. |
| 1/21/07 | The Mercury News reports that Benitez is in Florida receiving treatment for his knees, GM Brian Sabean said. Benitez will not throw off a mound until he reports to Arizona the first week of February. Bochy said he would enter the spring with the assumption that Benitez would be the team's closer. "Just a couple of years ago, he was one of the best in the game," Bochy said. Sabean said that if Benitez is deemed unfit for the role, right-hander Brian Wilson would be the likely replacement. |
| 9/13/06 | The Giants announced that Benitez will miss the rest of the year with his troublesome knee. |
| 9/10/06 | Benitez said he isn't sure when he will be able to return to the mound. |
| 9/09/06 | Benitez isn't expected to pitch this weekend. He is now troubled by arthritis in both knees. |
| 8/26/06 | Benitez didn't pitch Saturday because of an inflamed elbow and head cold. Consider him day-to-day. |
| 8/01/06 | The Giants are considering other options than Benitez to close games but trading Jeremy Accardo a few weeks back, leaves them with very few options. |
| 6/29/06 | Benitez felt good during a bullpen session on Wednesday and could be used in a game sometime this weekend. |
| 6/26/06 | The Mercury News reports that Benitez remained unavailable because of what was diagnosed as a slight sprain of his right elbow. Benitez, who underwent an MRI exam Saturday, might try throwing Tuesday, after today's scheduled off-day. |
| 6/25/06 | Benitez will not be available today as he has a "little bit of a tender elbow" according to the team trainer. |
| 4/20/06 | Giants activated Benitez from the 15-day disabled list. |
| 4/19/06 | Benitez won't be activated before Friday. The Giants want him to rest prior to coming off the DL. The Giants shouldn't rush him back as Tim Worrell has filled in for him admirably. |
| 4/18/06 | Benitez said he has no problem working as a setup man for Tim Worrell for a couple outings. |
| 4/17/06 | Benitez has received medical clearance to leave the DL.
The Giants will give Benitez one more rehab start on Tuesday prior to activating him. He probrably won't be immediatley put back into the closer's role. |
| 4/12/06 | Benitez will throw batting practice on Wednesday. They may send him for one minor league rehab appearance before activating him. |
| 4/07/06 | Benitez thinks he will be ready on April 17 when he is eligible to come off of the DL. |
| 4/01/06 | Benitez will begin the season on the 15-day disabled list, manager Felipe Alou said following today's game. Although he is struggling, Tim Worrell should be the favorite for saves. |
| 3/19/06 | Benitez threw a side-session on Saturday and felt no pain.
It is a good sign that he threw without pain, but it is important to add Tim Worrell to you team if you have Benitez or if you want some cheap saves at a low price. |
| 3/18/06 | Benitez had a cortisone injection in his swollen left knee and won't be able to throw off a mound for a few days. |
| 8/15/05 | Activated from the DL. |
| 7/20/05 | Benitez is now complaining of knee pain to go along with his hamstring problem. The Giants are still hoping for a September 1 return. |
| 6/22/05 | Benitez may soon go from throwing off flat ground to throwing off a mound. He is still a long way from returning. |
| 5/04/05 | Benitez had surgery Tuesday to reattach two torn hamstring tendons to his pelvis. For the next six weeks, he must wear an immobilizing knee brace that will keep his right knee bent at a 90-degree angle. |
| 5/02/05 | Giants transferred Benitez from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list. Not a surprise. He won't be back until late August anyway. |
| 4/27/05 | An MRI revealed that Armando Benitez will miss four months with a torn hamstring. |
| 4/27/05 | Giants placed Benitez on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring. |
| 4/27/05 | Benitez strained his right hamstring while recording the final out of Tuesday's game. An MRI is scheduled for todya. |
| 11/30/04 | Giants signed Benitez to a 3 year contract today. |
| 8/12/04 | Activated from the DL today. |
| 8/04/04 | The Marlins expect Benitez to come off the DL when eligible on Saturday. |
| 7/31/04 | Benitez will test his elbow today. "The inflammation has gone down a lot and I feel good," Benitez said. "I was throwing a lot and needed some time." The Marlins hope he will be available no later than early next week. |
| 6/09/04 | Armando Benitez pitched a perfect ninth for his 23rd save. |
| 4/16/04 | Tantalizing Mets fans everywhere, Benitez picked up his Major League-leading sixth save yesterday. |
| 4/10/04 | Benitez struck out two of the three Phillies he faced in the ninth Friday night, preserving a 4-3 lead and recording his 200th save of his young career. Benitez has converted his first three opportunities this year. |
| 3/12/04 | Closer Armando Benitez struggled again in his second spring outing, allowing two runs on three hits and a pair of walks in two innings. (The Miami Herold) |
| 3/09/04 | Armando Benitez made his Marlins debut a successful one, pitching a scoreless inning in an 8-1 victory over the Montreal Expos. Benitez worked out of a bases-loaded jam after an Alex Gonzalez error at shortstop, a walk and a single. ''I was a little bit nervous,'' Benitez said. ``But I'm very happy.'' (The Miami Herold)
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| 3/07/04 | New closer Armando Benitez has yet to appear in an exhibition game and isn't scheduled to throw in one until Monday. Pitching coach Wayne Rosenthal said there's nothing wrong with Benitez, but the right-hander needs to build his arm strength after not throwing during the winter. (The Miami Herold)
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| 12/21/03 | The Marlins signed Benitez to a one-year contract last night. He will be the closer in Florida. |
| 10/27/03 | Benitez filed for free agency today. |
| 9/08/03 | Benitez hadn't been available for a couple of games due to a sore back, but he was available yesterday. |
| 8/09/03 | Mariners manager Bob Melvin stated that Shigetoshi Hasegawa will remain the club's closer with Kazu Sasaki on the DL, despite the presence of Benitez. |
| 8/07/03 | Benitez likely will be Seattle's closer for the time being. If Kazu Sasaki can get back to full strength, Sasaki would then take over the closing role. |
| 8/06/03 | Yankees acquired RHP Jeff Nelson from the Mariners for RHP Armando Benitez and cash. |
| 7/16/03 | Yankees acquired RHP Armando Benitez from the Mets for RHP Jason Anderson, RHP Ryan Bicondoa and RHP Anderson Garcia. |
| 7/16/03 | The New York Daily News says the Yankees and Mets have agreed to a deal where the Yankees receive Armando Benitez. The trade will become official later today. Although he will held the Yankees in a setup role, his value in rotiserrie has plumented. |
| 5/24/03 | The New York Daily News says there is a report that the Yankees have inquired about Armando Benitez. If they do, he will lose his value as he will no longer close. |
| 9/08/02 | Benitez issued a rare three-pitch walk to Bobby Abreu - the pitcher was charged with a ball for touching his hand to his mouth - that loaded the bases with one out. |
| 8/05/02 | Newsday reports that Benitez has been pitching through a chronic left ankle problem. |
| 5/27/02 | Benitez is still bothered by a cut finger, which has been slow to heal. He had trouble gripping the ball in the bullpen yesterday, and was unavailable. The Mets don't consider the problem to be major, but are unsure when Armando will pitch again. |
| 5/18/02 | Armando Benitez returned to action Friday and pitched a scoreless inning. |
| 5/17/02 | With Armando Benitez still day-to-day because of a cut finger, the Mets are going with a closer by committee. |
| 5/15/02 | Still bithered by his slow healing right index finger, Benitez is still day-to-day. |
| 5/13/02 | Benitez, sidelined for the past few days due to a bruised finger, should be available tonight according to the Daily News. |
| 5/12/02 | The Daily News reports that Benitez' hand was closed on the clubhouse door making him unavailable Saturday and probable for Sunday. |
| 5/11/02 | Armando Benitez was not used today to close out the Rockies, Scott Strickland was call upon instead. It was not immediately clear why the team didn't call on him. |
| 3/25/02 | Benitez twisted his ankle yesterday, but said that it would not bother him. |
| 5/08/01 | Benitez returned to action last night, but gave up four runs in an inning of work in Colorado. |
| 5/06/01 | Benitez hurt his knee earlier in the week while running on a treadmill. He should be available from the Mets pen in the next couple of days. |
| 2000 | He took over the closer role on July 4 when John Franco was injured. Benitez underwent surgery on his knee in December, but should be ready for spring training.
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Armando Benitez
