Back to the Rays Report

Roger Mooney

Roger Mooney covers the Tampa Bay Rays for The Tampa Tribune, TBO.com and News Channel 8. He has covered the Rays since their first season in 1998, including 11 years for the Bradenton Herald. Roger has also covered Florida, South Florida and Florida State football, the Bucs and the Lightning.

 @RMooneyTrib
 TBO_Rays
Send us your questions

More Links:

• Schedule/Results
• Player Stats
• Team Stats

Most Recent Entries

• Panini’s Prime Hockey will have extra treat
• Rays juggle rotation to get Cobb a start this weekend against Yankees
• Beckett opens weekly Wednesday chat room on Facebook page
• Rays @ Jays: Joyce update, Longo DH, Molina returns
• NFL Network report on Revis is revealing
• In The Game acquires Sport Kings LP
• Pasco WR Nate Craig (2016) up to 15 Division I offers
• Tampa Bay softball players honored by FACA
• Western Conference Baseball Teams
• Pasco baseball players Blaine Duncan, Matt Plourde headed to Barry, Daytona State respectively
• Maddon changes stance on Escobar’s home run guesture
• Panini previews Rookies & Stars football
• A peek at Panini’s 2013 Cooperstown Collection
• Wharton athletes sign NLI’s
• Touchdown Club of Atlanta names Hargreaves top defensive back in the country

More

• Bucs Report -Tribune staff
• Rays Report - Roger Mooney
• Bolts Report - Erik Erlendsson
• Bulls Report
• Prep Report - Hillsborough
• Prep Report - Pasco
• Prep Report - Region
• Prep Report - Recruiting Updates
• Prep Report - Football
• Go Fishing: On The Waterfront
• The Sports Bookie - Bob D'Angelo
• Gators Report - Tribune staff
• Youth Sports Report
• NFL Draft Report
• Go Ask: Frank's Tacklebox
• Bucified Bert Blog
• BUK Power - Bucs Fan Blog
• Pigskin Preacher - NFL Fan Blog
• Breakfast Bonus - Tom McEwen
• Highlands Sports

Monthly Archives

• May 2013
• April 2013
• March 2013
• February 2013
• January 2013
• December 2012

Maddon: Keppinger to be out 3 to 4 weeks

Posted May 22, 2012 by Roger Mooney

Updated May 22, 2012 at 12:10 AM

ROGER MOONEY
ST. PETERSBURG Rays manager Joe Maddon said Jeff Keppinger will be out three to four weeks with a broken big toe on his right foot suffered Saturday.

Keppinger was sitting in the dugout when he was struck by a foul ball off the bat of Atlanta’s Martin Prado.

Keppinger is the 10th Ray on the disabled list, the most at any one point since the 1999 season.

The Rays acquired switch-hitting infielder Drew Sutton late Sunday night from the Pittsburgh Pirates Triple A team to replace Keppinger.

Keppinger was hitting .295 this season second base, third base and first base. In fact, Keppinger is the only one other than Carlos Peña to start at first base.

Maddon said Elliot Johnson, Sean Rodriguez, Chris Gimenez, Sutton can serve as backups for first base.

Maddon also said Luke Scott is close to being able to throw well enough to play first base.