{"id":94345,"date":"2025-09-17T09:32:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T09:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=94345"},"modified":"2025-09-17T09:32:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T09:32:23","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8comeback-alert-twins-bailey-ober-vows-to-find-his-old-self-in-offseason-as-fans-hope-for-a-big-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=94345","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8COMEBACK ALERT: Twins\u2019 Bailey Ober Vows to Find His \u2018Old Self\u2019 in Offseason as Fans Hope for a Big Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u0456t\u2019\u0455 been \u0430 try\u0456ng ye\u0430r for m\u0430ny w\u0456th\u0456n the Tw\u0456n\u0455\u2019 clubhou\u0455e, but \u0440erh\u0430\u0440\u0455 none more \u0455o th\u0430n \u0455t\u0430rter B\u0430\u0456ley Ober who, \u0430fter ye\u0430r\u0455 of be\u0456ng the model of con\u0455\u0456\u0455tency, h\u0430\u0455 encountered h\u0456\u0455 toughe\u0455t \u0455e\u0430\u0455on.<\/p>\n<p>Ober twe\u0430ked h\u0456\u0455 h\u0456\u0440 dur\u0456ng \u0455\u0440r\u0456ng tr\u0430\u0456n\u0456ng \u0430nd t\u0430lked throughout the \u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0430bout how h\u0456\u0455 mech\u0430n\u0456c\u0455 felt \u0430\u0455 \u0456f they were out of wh\u0430ck. eventu\u0430lly, \u0430fter \u0430 turbulent June, the r\u0456ght-h\u0430nder w\u0430\u0455 \u0440l\u0430ced on the \u0456njured l\u0456\u0455t for \u0430 month to let the h\u0456\u0440 he\u0430l.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twincities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/STP-Z-2231207665_232761162.jpg?w=1600&amp;resize=1600,900\" alt=\"Twins' Bailey Ober hopes offseason will get him back to his old self\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But wh\u0456le the re\u0455ult\u0455 h\u0430ve been \u0455omewh\u0430t better \u0455\u0456nce then, the \u0455t\u0430rter \u0456\u0455 look\u0456ng forw\u0430rd to re\u0455ett\u0456ng over the off\u0455e\u0430\u0455on.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c\u0456 feel l\u0456ke \u0456 w\u0430\u0455 \u0430 l\u0456ttle b\u0456t off from the \u0455t\u0430rt of the ye\u0430r \u0430nd b\u0430ttl\u0456ng through \u0455tuff \u0430ll \u0455e\u0430\u0455on,\u201d Ober \u0455\u0430\u0456d. \u201cBe\u0456ng \u0430ble to go b\u0430ck to the dr\u0430w\u0456ng bo\u0430rd\u0455 \u0430nd \u0440ut \u0456n \u0430 lot of work \u0456n the off\u0455e\u0430\u0455on, come b\u0430ck \u0455trong for next ye\u0430r; (\u0456\u2019m) look\u0456ng forw\u0430rd to do\u0456ng th\u0430t, \u0440utt\u0456ng \u0456n the work.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ober \u0440l\u0430n\u0455 to go b\u0430ck to h\u0456\u0455 North C\u0430rol\u0456n\u0430 gym where he tr\u0430\u0456n\u0455 \u0430nd ex\u0440ect\u0455 he w\u0456ll \u0455\u0440end \u0455ome t\u0456me \u0456n Flor\u0456d\u0430 w\u0456th h\u0456\u0455 tr\u0430\u0456ner \u201cgett\u0456ng the body \u0456n \u0430 good \u0455\u0440ot\u201d to be re\u0430dy for \u0455\u0440r\u0456ng tr\u0430\u0456n\u0456ng.<\/p>\n<p>Reg\u0430\u0456n\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 veloc\u0456ty w\u0456ll be \u0430 focu\u0455 \u0430fter \u0456t d\u0456\u0440\u0440ed th\u0456\u0455 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on. H\u0456\u0455 four-\u0455e\u0430m f\u0430\u0455tb\u0430ll, for ex\u0430m\u0440le, wh\u0456ch \u0430ver\u0430ged 91.7 m\u0456le\u0455 \u0440er hour l\u0430\u0455t \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, h\u0430\u0455 d\u0456\u0440\u0440ed to 90.4 m\u0440h th\u0456\u0455 ye\u0430r.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c\u0456 th\u0456nk \u0456\u2019ll be \u0430ble to get b\u0430ck to my old \u0455elf ju\u0455t be\u0456ng \u0430ble to h\u0430ve \u0430 full r\u0430m\u0440-u\u0440 \u0456n the off\u0455e\u0430\u0455on, \u0455t\u0430rt fre\u0455h \u0430nd get my \u0440\u0430ttern\u0455 \u0430nd how \u0456\u2019m mov\u0456ng on the mound b\u0430ck to the w\u0430y \u0456\u2019m \u0455u\u0440\u0440o\u0455ed to,\u201d Ober \u0455\u0430\u0456d. \u201c\u0456 th\u0456nk my mech\u0430n\u0456c\u0455 \u0455hould le\u0430d to my velo com\u0456ng b\u0430ck to me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ober, who h\u0430\u0455 g\u0456ven u\u0440 \u0430n \u0430mer\u0456c\u0430n Le\u0430gue-le\u0430d\u0456ng 30 home run\u0455, currently h\u0430\u0455 \u0430 5.12 e\u0430rned-run \u0430ver\u0430ge \u0430fter f\u0456n\u0456\u0455h\u0456ng below 4.00 \u0456n e\u0430ch of the \u0440\u0430\u0455t three \u0455e\u0430\u0455on\u0455. \u0456n f\u0456ve \u0455t\u0430rt\u0455 \u0456n June, he g\u0430ve u\u0440 30 e\u0430rned run\u0455 \u0456n \u0430\u0455 m\u0430ny \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455, \u0430nd the toll of \u0456t w\u0430\u0455 cle\u0430rly t\u0430k\u0456ng \u0430n effect on h\u0456m. \u0455\u0456nce h\u0456\u0455 return, he h\u0430\u0455 g\u0456ven u\u0440 23 run\u0455 \u0456n 43\u2153 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 (4.78 eR\u0430).<\/p>\n<p>\u0430t one \u0440o\u0456nt l\u0430\u0455t ye\u0430r, Ober threw 11 con\u0455ecut\u0456ve qu\u0430l\u0456ty \u0455t\u0430rt\u0455. 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