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Oberg announced his retirement from baseball Tuesday and has accepted a part-time position with the Rockies. Oberg was effective the last time we saw him pitch, but unfortunately that was back in 2019 before multiple blood clot issues sidelined him. The right-hander will retire with a career 3.85 ERA across 259 relief appearances across parts of five major-league seasons.
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Oberg (forearm) became a free agent Tuesday after his team option was declined. The Rockies' decision was a foregone conclusion, as blood clots have kept Oberg off the field for three straight seasons. The veteran righty appears to be all but retired at this point, as a comeback attempt seems very unlikely.
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Oberg (forearm) acknowledged in an interview this week with Jack Etkin of Rockies Magazine that he's not actively preparing for a return to baseball. "I'm not really in a rush to pick up a ball again in the near term and give it another go," Oberg said. "Just in the sense that [I] keep running into the risk of having to go through all of this again. Now it's not really my decision, I don't feel at this point, really." Oberg hasn't pitched for the Rockies or a minor-league affiliate since Aug. 16, 2019, after he was diagnosed with a blood clot shortly thereafter. Subsequent comeback attempts in August 2020 and in spring training last year were thwarted when the blood clots flared up again, with the latest one requiring surgical treatment on his throwing arm. With four document occurrences of the blood clot condition on his medical record -- he also had an incident that popped up in 2016 -- Oberg understandably has reservations about resuming his career and has since turned his focus to other endeavors, which include an online master's program at Georgetown University. Oberg is in the final season of a three-year, $13 million contract with the Rockies, so he's unlikely to formally retire until Colorado either releases him or declines his $8 million club option for 2023 later this fall.
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Oberg (elbow) was placed on the 60-day injured list Thursday, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports. The move clears space for the Rockies to add the newly-signed Alex Colome. Oberg underwent surgery to address blood clots last March, a procedure which was thought to be potentially career-ending. There hasn't been any indication that he's expected back this season.
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Oberg (elbow) was placed on the 60-day injured list Saturday. Oberg underwent potentially career-ending surgery to remove blood clots Thursday, so his move to the 60-day injured list comes as little surprise. Mychal Givens and Yency Almonte could compete for a setup role for the Rockies early in the regular season.
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