Colorado Closer Daniel Bard in Injury List Due to Anxiety

Details: Category: Baseball; Created: Saturday, 01 April 2023 08:40

Colorado closer Daniel Bard is part of the team's injury list at the start of the season. The team announced that he is suffering from anxiety issues. Also, Bard said he has things going on outside the game that he must face.

According to sports news reports, Bard was part of Team USA during the World Baseball Classic. However, he suffered from control issues in the WBC. He hit Houston Astros Jose Altuve with a pitch that fractured Altuve's right thumb.

Rockies manager Bud Black said stepping back from the game might be best for Bard. Also, the team will assess the pitcher's condition in a couple of weeks. According to bookie software experts, Bard will travel with the team while on the injury list. However, the team requires him to undergo an injury rehab assignment before rejoining the active roster. The team did not give a timetable for the closer's return.

Colorado Closer Daniel Bard in IL

The Boston Red Sox picked Bard with the 28th overall choice in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft, and he debuted with the club in 2009.

His 2013 bullpen outings with the Red Sox were so unsuccessful that the team demoted him and eventually released him in September.

According to SportsbookSOS.com sources, the relief pitcher spent years bouncing between minor league teams before finally calling it quits in 2017 after he could not reclaim his former form.

Bard signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies in February 2020 and was on the team's Opening Day roster. After making 23 bullpen appearances and recording an ERA of 3.65 and six saves, he was voted the National League Comeback Player of the Year.

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