redandwhite Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 JUPITER, Fla. (AP) _ Florida Marlins second baseman Pokey Reese has had no contact with the team since Wednesday, missing a workout and a game, and club officials said they're concerned about him.< General manager Larry Beinfest said Reese gave no indication that he was taking time off, and the team has no idea where he might be.< “We tried to track him down starting yesterday,” Beinfest said Friday. “He was playing well. He looked healthy. We were happy with him, and he appeared to be happy. ... We want to make sure he's OK.”< Reese missed a workout Thursday. The team had him in the lineup for Friday's game against Baltimore, but he again failed to show.< Beinfest said the team tried to check on Reese at the apartment where he has been staying, but there was no answer at the door. Reese's agent told the team he hadn't heard from his client, Beinfest said.< Reese, a two-time Gold Glove winner, spent all of last season on the disabled list with the Seattle Mariners following shoulder surgery. He signed with the Marlins in December.< Teammate Lenny Harris said he left a message for Reese on his voice mail.< “That's kind of weird for him to just take off and nobody know like that,” Harris said.< Beinfest said the Marlins haven't contacted Reese's family. They did notify Major League Baseball of Reese's absence.< “I'm not upset with him,” manager Joe Girardi said. “I just want to hear his voice that he's OK.”< The 32-year-old Reese, who grew up in a depressed neighborhood in Columbia, S.C., has been forced to cope with a succession of family tragedies. His fiancee died in a car crash in 1993. Three years later, the mother of his son, Naquawan, died while delivering a child fathered by another man.< Naquawan went to live with his maternal grandmother and great-grandmother. Both women were murdered on Christmas Eve 1997.< “Baseball helps me free my mind from the past,” Reese said shortly after reporting to spring training with the Marlins last week.< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandwhite Posted March 4, 2006 Author Share Posted March 4, 2006 He's a great kid, I hope to god he's alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 The Marlins actually traded him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayitaintso Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Mar. 3, 2006 - 7:32 pm et Pokey Reese, who left Marlins camp on Wednesday without informing the team, did get into contact with his agent today. "We have been informed through his agent that he is safe," said Marlins spokesman Matt Roebuck, who added that the club had been told nothing further. We'll likely be hearing more about this over the next day or two. Source: The Associated Press Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Good to hear he's safe, I always liked him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandwhite Posted March 4, 2006 Author Share Posted March 4, 2006 QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Mar 3, 2006 -> 07:44 PM) The Marlins actually traded him. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No, they didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayitaintso Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Pokey Reese - SS - Marlins Marlins terminated the contract of infielder Pokey Reese. The Marlins gave Reese a couple of days, but since he still hadn't gotten in contact with him by Saturday, the move was made to let him go. Now it's Dan Uggla projected to start at second base for Florida, though a trade is a possibility. They probably won't be interested in taking on the salary of Tony Graffanino or Todd Walker, but Brandon Phillips, Ruben Gotay or Keith Ginter would make some sense. Mar. 5 - 1:25 pm et Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Missing his whole career: Pokey Reese's bat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.