Tim Laker

Full Name: Timothy John Laker	Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/185	First Game: August 18, 1992
Birthdate: November 27, 1969	MLB Experience: 11 years
Birthplace: Encino, California
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Tim Laker (Timothy John Laker) was born on November 27, 1969 in Encino, California. He made his Major League debut on August 18, 1992 for the Montreal Expos. In 1995, his rookie year, he hit .234 with 3 home runs and 20 RBI. Laker played for the Montreal Expos, Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 11 year career.

Laker was also one of the players named in baseball's Mitchell Report. Laker was one of the few players to meet with investigators for the Mitchell Report, as his job as manager of an Indians farm team required it. Laker procured steroids from former Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski, whom he met in 1995 through then-teammate David Segui. Laker admitted to 4 occasions when he purchased steroids (specifically Deca-Durabolin and testosterone) from Radomski, claiming that he became convinced that steroids would "enhance [his] performance."

Laker said that he never discussed his steroid use with any of his team's coaches or management personnel. According to Laker, however, an Expos trainer did mention that Laker's physique suggested that he was taking steroids.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1992	MON	N	28	46	8	10	0	4	.217	.250	.283	3	0	2	14	0	0	1	0	1
1993	MON	N	43	86	3	17	0	7	.198	.222	.244	2	1	2	16	1	3	2	0	2
1995	MON	N	64	141	17	33	3	20	.234	.306	.369	8	1	14	38	1	1	0	4	5
1997	BAL	A	7	14	0	0	0	1	.000	.118	.000	0	0	2	9	0	1	0	0	0
1998	TB	A	3	5	1	1	0	0	.200	.333	.200	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1998	PIT	N	14	24	2	9	1	2	.375	.385	.542	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1
1998	Total		17	29	3	10	1	2	.345	.375	.483	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	1
1999	PIT	N	6	9	0	3	0	0	.333	.333	.333	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2001	CLE	A	16	33	5	6	1	5	.182	.308	.273	0	0	6	8	0	1	0	0	1
2003	CLE	A	52	162	17	39	3	21	.241	.281	.364	11	0	9	38	0	5	2	1	4
2004	CLE	A	44	117	12	25	3	17	.214	.262	.308	2	0	7	28	1	2	0	1	5
2005	TB	A	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2006	CLE	A	4	13	1	4	0	2	.308	.308	.385	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		155	306	30	72	4	33	.235	.282	.333	14	2	19	73	2	4	3	4	9
Total	AL		127	345	36	75	7	46	.217	.271	.319	14	0	25	89	1	9	2	2	10
Total			282	651	66	147	11	79	.226	.276	.326	28	2	44	162	3	13	5	6	19

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1992	MON	N	C	28	11	127.1	102	8	1	1	4	13	2	1	.991
1993	MON	N	C	43	26	230.1	136	18	2	2	9	28	6	0	.987
1995	MON	N	C	61	42	378.1	265	27	7	1	4	41	14	1	.977
1997	BAL	A	C	7	4	39	28	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	.966
1998	TB	A	C	2	1	9	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
1998	TB	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	PIT	N	1B	4	4	28	33	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	1.000
1998	PIT	N	C	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
1998	Total		C	3	1	12	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1.000
1999	PIT	N	C	2	1	9	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.000
2001	CLE	A	C	14	8	84.1	76	6	1	2	0	15	2	0	.988
2001	CLE	A	P	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2003	CLE	A	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2003	CLE	A	C	50	42	401.2	265	19	5	6	4	23	11	0	.983
2004	CLE	A	P	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	CLE	A	C	41	31	298.2	233	21	4	0	5	22	7	0	.984
2005	TB	A	C	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	CLE	A	C	4	4	33	24	1	0	1	0	9	1	1	1.000
Total			1B	4	4	28	33	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			P	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			C	254	170	1615.2	1146	100	21	13	28	158	44	3	.983
Total			DH	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

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Year	Team		G	ERA	K	IP	H	BB
2001	CLE	A	1	.00	1	1	1	1
2004	CLE	A	1	.00	0	1	1	1
Total			2	.00	1	2	2	2

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Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 49th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 2, 1987).
Selected by Montreal Expos in the 6th round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1988 - signed June 3, 1988).
Claimed on waivers by Baltimore Orioles from Montreal Expos (March 25, 1997).
Granted free agency (October 17, 1997).
Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (November 18, 1997).
Granted free agency (June 26, 1998).
Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (July 9, 1998).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (December 18, 1998).
Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (January 11, 1999).
Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for a player to be named later (March 26, 1999); Los Angeles Dodgers received Jason Ryan (June 1, 2001).
Granted free agency (October 14, 1999).
Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (December 20, 1999).
Granted free agency (October 18, 2000).
Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 20, 2000).
Released by Cleveland Indians (March 1, 2002).
Signed by Cleveland Indians (March 5, 2002).
Granted free agency (October 7, 2004).
Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (December 15, 2004).
Granted free agency (October 5, 2005).
Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 16, 2005).
Released by Cleveland Indians (June 23, 2006).

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