by not being cut like many veterans in his position are every year. Although he saw limited action in 2000, only appearing in 27 games, Donnels compiled a respectable .294 batting average with four home runs. The season saw Donnels appear in 66 games for the Dodgers, continuing as one of the primary pinch hitters off the bench. He became a free agent at the end of the season. End of career When Donnels' contract with the Dodgers expired at the end of the 2001 season, the Arizona Diamondbacks offered Donnels a contract and more money. He went on to play the season with Arizona, hitting .238 with 3 home runs in 74 games. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs at the beginning of the season, but did not see any playing time. Five weeks later, the Florida Marlins purchased Donnels' contract from the Cubs. Donnels remained in the Marlins minor league system until the end of the season when he was released. On March 8, 2004, Donnels signed a free agent contract with the Colorado Rockies. Nearing forty years of age, Donnels played out the season for the Rockies Triple-A affiliate, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, then retired. He played in his last official major league game on September 29, 2002. Mitchell Report On December 13, 2007, he was named in the Mitchell Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation Into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Major League Baseball. According to the report, Donnels purchased both human growth hormone and anabolic steroids from Kirk Radomski between 2000-2004. See also List of Major League Baseball players named in the Mitchell Report References External links Baseball players from Los Angeles Major League Baseball third basemen Major League Baseball first basemen New York Mets players Houston Astros players Boston Red Sox players Los Angeles Dodgers players Arizona Diamondbacks players American expatriate baseball players in Japan Kintetsu Buffaloes players Orix BlueWave players Loyola Marymount Lions baseball players Columbia Mets players St. Lucie Mets players Tidewater Tides players Jackson Generals (Texas League) players Pawtucket Red Sox players Albuquerque Dukes players Las Vegas 51s players Tucson Sidewinders players Albuquerque Isotopes players Iowa Cubs players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players 1966 births Living people Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks players