OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics agreed to a one-year contract with left-handed reliever Scott Sauerbeck on Monday, one day after Steve Karsay announced his retirement and opened a spot in the bullpen.
Sauerbeck was scheduled to join the A's in Denver on Monday night for the opener of a three-game interleague series with the Colorado Rockies.
The 34-year-old Sauerbeck, in his seventh big league season, went 0-1 with a 6.23 ERA in 24 relief appearances for Cleveland this season before being designated for assignment June 9 and then unconditionally released June 16.
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