RONNIE BELLIARD RUMORS

Ronnie Belliard, a former All-Star second baseman who played for six major-league teams throughout his career, announced his retirement from the game today. Belliard had signed a contract with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, earlier this season. Belliard was hitting .251 with three home runs and 23 RBIs in 53 games at Triple-A. He...

Per Phillies MLB.com beat reporter Todd Zolecki, the Phillies have signed soon-to-be 36-year-old infielder Ronnie Belliard to a minor league deal. In 13 seasons, Belliard has played for six teams. (Milwaukee, Colorado, Cleveland, St. Louis, Washington, Los Angeles Dodgers) He was an All Star in 2004 with the Indians. Not too sure what Belliard has left in the tank, but with the Phillies...

Ronnie Belliard, who hadn’t played in any spring training games thanks to a calf injury, returned today and went 0-for-2 while playing third base. Belliard, 36 in April, was signed to compete for a backup job with the Yankees, but it seems that his injury might have cost him a chance for a real competition. Yankees manager Joe...

Yankees new acquisition Ronnie Belliard was originally scheduled to start yesterday, but was a last minute scratch. Now it appears that he could miss at least a week with a right calf strain. Belliard, 36 in April, was brought into camp on a non-guaranteed minor league contract. He can play first, second, third, and shortstop and will...

Via Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes: Source: Ronnie Belliard and Yankees agree minor league contract. Belliard will earn $825K plus incentives if make MLB club. Belliard, 37 in April, has a career OPS+ of 96 and is coming off a 2010 season where he had just a .622 OPS. He plays mainly first, second, and third bases,...

Ken Gurnick confirms the rumor that the Dodgers DFA'd Ronnie Belliard today. This move was long overdue as Belliard simply couldn't pull his own weight in 2010. Belliard, 35, was just plain lousy as he managed to post a line of .216/.295/.327 with 2 home runs and a whopping 19 RBI's in 162 at bats. Belliard had nothing left to offer at this point in the season. He can't hit off the...

  (Photo of TV by Nationals Enquirer staff. TBS field reporter Craig Sager, seen here channeling Pepto Bismal in the aftermath of NLCS game 2, needs a fashion intervention.) Ronnie Belliard's Team 2, Stan Kasten's Loyal Customers 1: Ha ha! Dodgers even up NLCS, 1-1. Phillies loss has been checked off tonight's to-do list. The...

  (AP Photo by Mark J. Terrill. Ronnie Belliard drove in the game tying run with this 9th inning single.) Ronnie Belliard's Team 3, Matt Holliday's Crotch 2: LA leads series with Cards 2-0, thanks mostly to Matt Holliday. Befriend The Nationals Enquirer on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.

(AP Photo. Ronnie Belliard poses like Ronnie Belliard after hitting a grand slam against the Giants on Saturday.) "My man Belliard came in, they made a great trade to get him in here and he's doing a great job at second base. All I can do is cheer for him." (Orlando Hudson, via LA Times, 9/21/2009) ...

(by Mike Henderson) The Nats deal veteran infielder Ronnie Belliard to the Dodgers in exchange for young pitching help.