He had been strictly a backup the previous bunch of years, but the departure of Vinny Castilla opened the spot for him.
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On February 28, 2008, DeRosa had a successful heart procedure at Northwestern Memorial Hospital to correct an irregular heartbeat.
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Jones was replaced in left field by a platoon of Charles Thomas, an unknown rookie, and Eli Marrero, a fairly obscure catcher/outfielder who was considered the much less important half of the trade in which the Braves acquired him and J. D. Drew for pitchers Jason Marquis, Ray King, and Adam Wainwright.
Mark Twain | Mark | Mark Wahlberg | Mark Knopfler | Mark Zuckerberg | Mark Rothko | Mark Antony | Mark the Evangelist | Gospel of Mark | Mark Ronson | Mark Spitz | Mark Foley | Mark Murphy (singer) | Mark Murphy | Mark McGwire | Mark Hamill | Deutsche Mark | Mark Taper Forum | Mark Millar | Mark Lewisohn | Mark Kermode | Mark Lanegan | Mark Waugh | Mark Rydell | Mark Goodson | Mark Owen | Mark Mothersbaugh | Mark Medoff | Mark Heard | Mark Dayton |
Notable members include John Haggerty of Pegboy (and formerly Naked Raygun), Joe Principe of Rise Against, Herb Rosen of Right of the Accused and Mark DeRosa of Dummy.