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DENVER —never ran from the mental hiccups that derailed a promising pitching career with the Boston Red Sox.
Even though it’s been more than seven years since he last pitched in the majors, Bard said he’s not even thinking about that first batter he’ll face when the 60-game season gets under way later this month. Bard was considered the closer in waiting in Boston after a quick climb to the big leagues. The 28th overall pick in the 2006 draft, he reached the majors in 2009 and in his first 197 innings posted a 2.88 ERA with a whopping 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
Just in signing a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training, “I was like, `This is really cool,'" Bard said."I never thought I’d pitch in any big league game, spring training or not.”“I’d signed all sorts of deals from 2012-17, a lot of different teams, trying to get back and I just was never comfortable because I wasn’t confident in what I was doing on the field,” Bard said.
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