Daniel Bard won’t make another MLB comeback after all.
The longtime pitcher retired on Saturday, according to the MLB transaction page.
In May, Bard threw in front about 10 teams. WEEI’s Rob Bradford noted the former Boston Red Sox pitcher drew “significant interest” from Western Division teams.
But a deal never came to fruition.
Bard, 40, missed the entire 2024 campaign after he underwent surgery on his right elbow flexor tendon. It was thought to be a potential career-ending injury.
Bard spent five seasons with the Red Sox — his last being 2013. He retired in 2018 before the pitcher returned to the mound in 2020 with the Colorado Rockies, where he spent four seasons and was named the 2020 Comeback Player of the Year.
In 2023, the last time Bard pitched in an MLB game, he amassed a 4.56 ERA with 47 strikeouts in 50 games.
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