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2020 MLB Season: Highlighting Featured Tar Heels on Opening Day

By Richard Adkins

JUPITER, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 19: Andrew Miller #21 of the St. Louis Cardinals throws a pitch during a team workout at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on February 19, 2020 in Jupiter, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
JUPITER, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 19: Andrew Miller #21 of the St. Louis Cardinals throws a pitch during a team workout at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on February 19, 2020 in Jupiter, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – JULY 21: Daniel Bard #52 of the Colorado Rockies during a MLB exhibition game at Globe Life Field on July 21, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS – JULY 21: Daniel Bard #52 of the Colorado Rockies during a MLB exhibition game at Globe Life Field on July 21, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

Daniel Bard

Next up we have Daniel Bard who will actually be making his amazing comeback this season with the Colorado Rockies after not playing for the last seven years.

The right-handed pitcher was truly fun to watch during his time at Carolina where he played from 2004-06 alongside Andrew Miller.  In his time with the Tar Heels, Bard earned ACC pitcher of the Week twice in 2006. During his career at Carolina he had an impressive 23-12 record for the Tar Heels with 235 strikeouts thrown.

He would then get drafted by the Boston Red Sox as the 28th overall pick in the 1st round and would go on to play for the Reds Sox until 2013 which so happens to be the last time he’s thrown a pitch in a game.

His comeback story is one to watch as he looks to revamp his career in Colorado. Bard is truly a guy not only UNC fans can root for but fans of baseball as his comeback could be one of the ages and something we look back on as an awesome moment.

The Rockies will open up on the road Friday at Texas, to begin a big three-game set against the NL to open the year.

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