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Darren O’Day has announced his retirement from professional baseball.

O’Day made the announcement on his personal Twitter account. The 40-year-old righty hangs up his cleats after a 15-year career that included stints with the Angels, Mets, Rangers, Orioles, Braves and Yankees. He finishes with a stellar 2.59 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 637/172 K/BB ratio across 609 innings (644 appearances) dating back to 2008. He made 28 relief appearances last season for Atlanta.

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Braves transferred RHP Darren O’Day from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.

O’Day recently had to be pulled off a minor league rehab assignment after spraining his right big toe. He initially landed on the IL on July 12 due to a strained left calf. It’s unclear if we’ll see him again this year.

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Darren O’Day was pulled off of his rehab assignment at Triple-A Gwinnett after spraining his right big toe on Tuesday.

O’Day has been working his way back from a left calf strain, but now he’ll need at least a few extra days to deal with this toe issue as well. The right-hander has been sidelined since July 12.

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Darren O’Day (calf) will make his next minor league rehab appearance on Tuesday for Triple-A Gwinnett.

O’Day tossed a scoreless inning last Friday for Single-A Rome in his rehab assignment debut and will face some higher level minor league hitters before returning to the Braves’ bullpen. The 39-year-old right-hander has been out since mid-July due to a left calf strain.

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Darren O’Day (calf) fired a scoreless inning on Friday in a minor league rehab appearance for Single-A Rome.

O’Day threw 13 pitches (seven strikes) and also notched one strikeout. The 39-year-old veteran right-hander has been out since mid-July due to a left calf strain and figures to rejoin the Braves’ bullpen sometime later this month.

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Darren O’Day (calf) will begin a rehab assignment with High-A Rome on Friday.

O’Day has been on the shelf for the past three-and-a-half weeks with a left calf strain. He’ll probably need a few rehab appearances before rejoining the Braves’ bullpen.

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Braves placed RHP Darren O’Day on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to July 12, with a strained left calf.

There’s no public recovery timetable yet, but O’Day will obviously be sidelined through the All-Star break. Kenley Jansen (heart) has been activated from the IL in a corresponding 26-man roster move.

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Braves purchased the contract of RHP Darren O’Day from Triple-A Gwinnett.

O’Day provides the Braves with some additional bullpen depth after losing setup specialist Luke Jackson for the season due to a torn UCL. The 39-year-old veteran right-hander posted a 3.38 ERA over 10 2/3 innings for the Yankees last season and tossed three scoreless innings with three strikeouts in spring training action.

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Braves signed RHP Darren O’Day to a minor league contract.

The deal presumably includes an invitation to spring training. O’Day, 39, threw just 10 2/3 innings for the Yankees this year before requiring surgery on his hamstring. Still, he might have something left in the tank. O’Day previously pitched for Atlanta in 2020.

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Darren O’Day’s mutual option for 2022 has been declined.

Instead, O’Day will get a $700,000 buyout. He could have opted in at $1.4 million, or the Yankees could have paid him $3.15 million. As is the case with the overwhelming majority of mutual options, it ends with the player in free agency. O’Day threw just 10 2/3 innings with a 3.38 ERA due to injuries, but could be a late-inning option -- possibly even the Yankees at a reduced deal -- for a club in 2022 if healthy.

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