GARY SHEFFIELD
OF
Transactions & Injuries
Date Description
2010
2009-11-09 Filed for free agency.
2009
2009-09-16 Missed 16 games (back injury).
2009-08-29 Back injury, day-to-day.
2009-08-28 Missed 2 games (back injury).
2009-08-26 Back injury, day-to-day.
2009-08-10 Missed 4 games (hamstring).
2009-08-08 Hamstring, day-to-day.
2009-08-02 Missed 14 games (hamstring).
2009-07-25 Hamstring, early September.
2009-07-18 Hamstring, day-to-day (retroactive to July 18th, 2009).
2009-06-26 Missed 4 games (right knee injury).
2009-06-25 Right knee injury, day-to-day.
2009-04-03 Signed as a free agent by the New York Mets to a one-year contract.
2009-03-31 Released by the Detroit Tigers.
2008
2008-09-22 Suspended by the MLB for 4 games.
2008-06-24 Missed 24 games (oblique injury).
2008-05-27 Oblique injury, 15-day DL.
2008-04-25 Missed 5 games (shoulder injury).
2008-04-20 Shoulder injury, day-to-day.
2008-04-12 Missed 1 game (finger injury).
2008-04-11 Finger injury, day-to-day.
2008-04-06 Missed 2 games (finger injury).
2008-04-04 Finger injury, day-to-day.
2007
2007-09-06 Missed 14 games (shoulder injury).
2007-08-27 Shoulder injury, 15-day DL (retroactive to August 22nd, 2007).
2007-08-22 Shoulder injury, day-to-day.
2007-08-08 Missed 5 games (shoulder injury).
2007-08-03 Shoulder injury, day-to-day.
2007-07-27 Missed 2 games (right shoulder injury).
2007-07-25 Right shoulder injury, day-to-day.
2007-06-01 Suspended by the MLB for 3 games.
2006-11-10 Acquired from the New York Yankees. The Detroit Tigers acquired right-fielder Gary Sheffield from the New York Yankees for minor-league pitchers Humberto Sanchez, Kevin Whelan and Anthony Claggett.
2006-11-10 Signed by the Detroit Tigers to a two-year contract extension.
2006-11-05 New York Yankees exercised their contract option for next season.
2006
2006-10-26 New York Yankees exercised their contract option for next season.
2006-09-19 Missed 101 games (left wrist injury).
2006-06-01 Left wrist injury, 15-day DL (retroactive to May 30th, 2006).
2006-05-30 Left wrist injury, day-to-day.
2006-05-23 Missed 16 games (wrist injury).
2006-05-09 Wrist injury, 15-day DL.
2006-05-06 Wrist injury, day-to-day.
2006-05-04 Missed 3 games (left wrist injury).
2006-05-03 Left wrist injury, day-to-day.
2005
2005-09-13 Missed 2 games (hamstring).
2005-09-10 Hamstring, day-to-day.
2005-06-30 Suspended by the MLB for 2 games.
2005-05-24 Missed 2 games (hand injury).
2005-05-21 Hand injury, day-to-day.
2004
2004-09-21 Missed 1 game (shoulder injury).
2004-09-20 Shoulder injury, day-to-day.
2004-08-31 Missed 1 game (ankle injury).
2004-08-29 Ankle injury, day-to-day.
2004-06-26 Missed 3 games (shoulder injury).
2004-06-23 Shoulder injury, day-to-day.
2003-12-17 Signed as a free agent by the New York Yankees to a three-year contract.
2003
2003-10-27 Filed for free agency.
2003-10-05 Missed 1 game (left hand injury).
2003-10-04 Left hand injury, day-to-day.
2003-06-24 Missed 0 games (head injury).
2003-06-23 Head injury, day-to-day.
2003-05-06 Missed 3 games (personal reasons).
2003-05-02 Personal reasons, day-to-day.
2002
2002-09-06 Missed 8 games (thumb injury).
2002-08-28 Thumb injury, day-to-day.
2002-05-25 Missed 1 game (hamstring).
2002-05-23 Hamstring, day-to-day.
2002-04-30 Missed 7 games (wrist injury).
2002-04-22 Wrist injury, day-to-day.
2002-04-20 Missed 3 games (wrist injury).
2002-04-16 Wrist injury, day-to-day.
2002-01-15 Acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
2001
2001-08-17 Missed 1 game (dizzyness).
2001-08-16 Dizzyness, day-to-day.
2001-06-08 Missed 13 games (finger injury).
2001-05-28 Finger injury, 15-day DL (retroactive to May 24th, 2001).
1998
1998-05-15 Acquired from the Florida Marlins. The Florida Marlins acquired catcher Mike Piazza and third baseman Todd Zeile from the Los Angeles Dodgers for outfielder Gary Sheffield, catcher Charles Johnson, infielder Bobby Bonilla, pitcher Manuel Barrios and right fielder Jim Eisenreich.
1986
1986-06-02 Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round in 1986.