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Raul Ibanez #28 | Outfielder | Seattle Mariners
Height: 6-2    Weight: 218    Throws: R    Bats: L
Born: Jun 2, 1972, Manhattan, NY
Contract: Signed through 2008
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September 23, 2008
Raul Ibanez went 0-for-4 with an RBI on Monday night to drop his average to an even .300 on the year.
September 10, 2008
Raul Ibanez had another big day at the plate on Wednesday going 4-for-5 with a run scored and three RBI for the Mariners.
September 6, 2008
Raul Ibanez had four RBI against the Yankees on Saturday night to bring his season total to 101. He hit his 26th home run of the season in the sixth inning off of Sidney Ponson.
August 30, 2008
Raul Ibanez went 3-for-5 with an RBI in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Indians at Progressive Field. All three of his knocks were singles.
August 29, 2008
Raul Ibanez went 2-for-4 with three RBI in Friday's 3-2 win over the Indians. He hit a single and a two-run homer as the lone source of scoring for Seattle.
August 29, 2008
Raul Ibanez, a free agent after this season, probably will not return to the Seattle Mariners because he is sick of losing, according to ESPN.com.
August 20, 2008
As usual, Raul Ibanez and Ichiro were the only Mariners who came out to play in today's 15-3 beatdown by Chicago. Ibanez did his part, with two hits in four at-bats, including his 20th home run.
August 17, 2008
The Mariners and Twins did battle with the sticks today, sharing 33 hits over nine innings as the Twins pulled the exciting 11-8 victory. For Seattle, outfielder Raul Ibanez was the weapon of choice, going 5-for-5 with two doubles on the day, totaling one RBI and one run scored.
August 16, 2008
Raul Ibanez has a great match-up Saturday when he squares off against Minnesota hurler Scott Baker. Ibanez has six hits, including two home runs, in 13 lifetime at-bats against Baker.
August 15, 2008
The Tigers were unable to reach a deal for Seattle outfielder Raul Ibanez, according to MLive.com. Ibanez, placed on waivers by the Mariners last week, was claimed by multiple teams. The Tigers won the right to exclusively negotiate with the Mariners by having the worst record of teams making a claim.
August 14, 2008
Raul Ibanez was pulled off waivers by the Mariners, and he will not be traded by the team, according to the Seattle Times.
August 14, 2008
The Mariners and Angels brought the offense to the park this evening as recently waived (and rumored to be claimed) outfielder Raul Ibanez enjoyed a strong night at the plate, going 4-for-5 with one walk, two doubles, and his 19th homer of the season to total two RBIs and three runs scored.
August 13, 2008
Raul Ibanez was put on waivers and was claimed, according to FoxSports.com. Though the team that claimed him is unknown at this point, if Seattle wishes to deal Ibanez, they will be able to accomplish that.
August 7, 2008
Raul Ibanez hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning against Dan Wheeler of the Rays to send Seattle home victoriously. The Rays chose to pitch to Ibanez even though hitting behind him was Adrian Beltre, who was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts on the evening.
August 6, 2008
Raul Ibanez followed up his six-RBI night with a five-RBI effort on Tuesday. He went 3-for-5 with a homer against the Twins.
August 5, 2008
Raul Ibanez had a grand slam and six RBI, all in the seventh inning, as the Seattle Mariners staged their biggest comeback of the year to stun the Twins 11-6 on Monday night.
August 3, 2008
Raul Ibanez had two hits which led to three RBI on Sunday in the Mariners 8-4 victory over the Orioles.
July 31, 2008
Raul Ibanez will be staying in Seattle. The Mariners and Blue Jays had been close to a deal, but the M's apparently had second thoughts, according to ESPN's Jayson Stark.
July 31, 2008
In one of the more bizarre trade scenarios of the day, the Blue Jays are apparently talking to the Mariners about acquiring Raul Ibanez, according to ESPN's Jayson Stark.
July 30, 2008
The Mets don't appear willing to move some of their minor league talent and as a result it does not appear that Raul Ibanez will be going to New York, according to ESPN.
July 30, 2008
The Cubs are discussing a potential trade for Mariners outfielder Raul Ibanez, FoxSports.com reports.
July 29, 2008
The Mets have had continued talks with the Mariners regarding Raul Ibanez, but no deal appears in sight, according to ESPN's Buster Olney.
July 26, 2008
The New York Mets have set their sights on acquiring Seattle outfielder Raul Ibanez now that Xavier Nady and Casey Blake have been moved, according to ESPN.com.
July 25, 2008
The Mets and Diamondbacks are talking to the Mariners about outfielder Raul Ibanez, according to Sports Illustrated.
July 23, 2008
Raul Ibanez is closing in on a home run record at Safeco Field, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He has blasted 60 homers at Safeco, which is only two behind all-time leader Bret Boone.
July 19, 2008
Cleveland couldn't get the offense moving but Seattle sure did, posting 13 hits (more than double that of the Indians) to earn the 8-2 win. Tonight it was outfielder Raul Ibanez leading the way, going 3-for-4 with his 12th homer of the season, posting four RBIs and two runs scored on the night.
July 13, 2008
The Arizona Diamondbacks are talking with the Seattle Mariners about acquiring Raul Ibanez, according to the East Valley Tribune.
July 4, 2008
Raul Ibanez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-1 victory over the Tigers at home.
May 22, 2008
Raul Ibanez went 1-for-4 and collected his 31st RBI of the season in Thursday's 9-2 loss to Detroit.
May 19, 2008
The Seattle Times reports that Raul Ibanez's eight-game hitting streak ended on Sunday when he went 0-for-2 and walked his final two plate appearances.
April 18, 2008
Raul Ibanez produced his second consecutive three-hit game during Thursday's 8-1 win over the Athletics. The trifecta was his fourth of the year.
April 16, 2008
Raul Ibanez continues to rip the ball as he had three more hits, with two runs and an RBI on Wednesday night.
April 14, 2008
Raul Ibanez has tied a team record as he racked up three RBI in three straight games, according to MLB.com. He has 13 RBI overall, in 13 games.
April 13, 2008
Raul Ibanez continues to try and carry the middle of the Mariners offense by himself. He went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI on Sunday. Ibanez has driven in 13 runs thus far.
April 12, 2008
In what is becoming a nightly occurrance, Raul Ibanez was the Mariners hitting star on Saturday night as he went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
April 12, 2008
Raul Ibanez had a big time night on Friday as he went 3-for-4 with two home runs for the Mariners. Ibanez also scored three times and knocked in three runs as he upped his average to .300 after starting the year 3-for-20. Ibanez continues to march along as one of the least respected run producers in the fantasy game.
April 7, 2008
After a slow start to the season, Raul Ibanez now has two HR and five hits in his past two games thanks to a two hit, two RBI outing on Monday against the Orioles. One of the most overlooked bats in the game, all Ibanez does is produce solid number as he has hit at least .280 with 89 RBI in each of the past three seasons. Look for more of the same this year.
April 7, 2008
Raul Ibanez went 3-for-4 with a home run in Sunday loss to the Orioles. The effort was one of desperation by Ibanez who came into the Sunday affair hitting just .167 through the first five games of the regular season. Ibanez's fantasy value spiked some this spring after the veteran outfielder put together a solid second half (.309-15-52) in his 2007 campaign.
April 5, 2008
Raul Ibanez went 0-for-3 on Saturday and now sits at .167 with only one RBI in five games. Ibanez continues to be one of the most overlooked bats in the outfield as he has hit .290 with 228 RBI the past two seasons for the Mariners, so look for him to snap out of this mini funk soon.
March 20, 2008
Raul Ibanez went 2-for-4 with three RBI against Arizona Wednesday night. He now has 12 RBI for the spring, and raised his average to .256.