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Daniel Bard’s latest attempt to return to Major League Baseball might have seemed far-fetched for some.
The 40-year-old right-hander has faced longer odds before.
Bard, forced out of MLB for seven years when a case of “the yips” derailed his career in 2013, made it back to the majors with the Colorado Rockies in 2017. Not only did Bard make it back, he spent the better part of the 2021 and 2022 seasons as the Rockies’ closer.
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After signing a minor league contract with Seattle in June, Bard was pitching for the Mariners’ Triple-A affiliate this month when he decided to retire — a move that became official Friday, according to his minor league transactions page.
Bard retires with a career record of 31-35 and a 3.74 ERA in 408 career games with the Boston Red Sox (2009-13) and Rockies (2020-23). He recorded 66 saves in his career.
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