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Steve Karsay

6/19/2006

Karsay announced his retirement on Sunday after playing 11 years in the major leagues. The A's 34-year-old reliever pitched two scoreless innings in Saturday's 5-4, 17-inning win over the Los Angeles Dodgers for his first victory since Sept. 11, 2002. Karsay finished his career with a 32-39 record, with 41 saves and a 4.01 ERA in 357 appearances and 40 starts. He also spent time with Cleveland, the New York Yankees, Atlanta and Texas during his 11 seasons.

5/17/2006

Karsay, who made his major league debut with Oakland in 1993, rejoined the A's in a Sunday trade with Cleveland for an undisclosed amount of money. He was a top prospect when the A's acquired him for Rickey Henderson in July 1993, but he was quickly sidelined by two elbow surgeries and had reconstructive shoulder surgery in 2003. He worked a perfect inning Tuesday night in Oakland's 12-6 win over Seattle. He posted a 7.06 ERA for the Yankees and Rangers in 2005.

12/20/2005

Karsay signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians on Monday. The 33-year-old was released by the New York Yankees last season and finished the year with the Texas Rangers, going 0-1 with a 7.06 ERA in 20 games overall. He registered a career-best 20 saves in 2000 with the Indians and spent three-plus seasons there.

8/5/2005

On Thursday, the Texas Rangers recalled Karsay from Double-A Frisco, almost 10 weeks after he signed a minor league deal with the club. The 33-year-old righthander was 1-3 with a 4.81 ERA in 23 games between Frisco and Triple-A Oklahoma since signing with the Rangers.

5/17/2005

On Monday, a day after signing a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers, Karsay threw on the side for Rangers pitching coach Orel Hershiser in Chicago. The 33-year-old righthander will begin pitching for Double-A Frisco and could join Texas in a few weeks. Karsay said he's pretty much back in terms of arm strength, but he has some mechanical issues that are mostly a byproduct of not pitching for so long.

Karsay has pitched only 12.2 innings in the majors since surgery for a partially torn right rotator cuff in May 2003. Reportedly the Cubs, Cardinals and Giants all pursued Karsay before he signed with Texas on Sunday.

5/16/2005

Karsay signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers on Sunday, three days after the New York Yankees released the 33-year-old righthander. Despite a 6.00 ERA in six appearances with New York this season, Karsay provides some hope for a Rangers bullpen that has endured Tommy John surgery for Frank Francisco and faces it for Carlos Almanzar and Ryan Bukvich.

If Karsay heads for Triple-A Oklahoma, his stay there could be brief. The injury-riddled Texas bullpen has posted a 5.56 ERA that is the worst among pens in the American League. A year ago, the Rangers' relievers were a pleasant surprise in an unexpected Texas run in the American League West race.

5/12/2005

On Thursday, the New York Yankees released Karsay, who not long ago was one of the best setup men in the business. A string of shoulder problems have plagued the 33-year-old righthander since early 2003, roughly a year after signing a four-year, $22.5 million deal with the Yankees in December 2001.

Karsay hasn't regained his form. Since returning to action last September, he has worked in 13 games and posted a 4.26 ERA. The Yankees designated him for assignment last week, and now that he's been released, teams that want to show more patience can sign him. The Yankees are on the hook for a $5 million salary this year, and his contract contains a $6.5 million option for 2006 with a $1.25 million buyout.

5/3/2005

To make room for second-base prospect Robinson Cano on the 25-man roster, the New York Yankees designated Karsay for assignment on Monday. The 33-year-old righthander has battled back from major shoulder surgery in 2003 for a torn rotator cuff, and he departs New York with a 6.00 ERA in six relief appearances this season.

Karsay is 31-38 with a 3.89 ERA in 10 seasons. He has 40 saves in 334 career games. With the righthander in the final year of a four-year deal with the Yankees, look for him to hook on with a team in need of bullpen help after he clears waivers.