 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Baldelli akaita pesvedzero munguva yake yakaganhurirwa yokutamba yapashure pemwaka. Mumutambo 3 we2008 American League Championship Series, Baldelli akarova homerun nhatu paBostons Paul Byrd muchikamu chechisere kuti abatsire maRays kutora mutungamiri we 2-1 mumutambo. Mumutambo unokosha 7 weALCS, RBI yake yega muchikamu chechishanu yakapa Rays yavo yekutanga kutungamira mumutambo munzira yekukunda yavo yekutanga American League pennant. Uye muGame 2 yeWorld Series vachipesana nePhiladelphia Phillies, Baldelli akaita mutambo wakapetwa nekubata bhora rinobhururuka ndokudzorera kumubati webasa wokutanga Carlos Peña munguva yekukunda Jayson Werth. 