Currently, pitcher Scott Oberg pitches for the Colorado Rockies in baseball. Oberg was born in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, on March 13, 1990.
Oberg was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the fifteenth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft. He joined the Rockies and began his professional career with the Grand Junction Rockies after joining them.
Scott Oberg signed a 3 year / $13,000,000 contract with the Colorado Rockies, including $13,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $4,333,333. Oberg currently has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.
Oberg’s season was over on August 19, 2019, when the Rockies placed him on the 60-day disabled list because of issues with blood clots in his arms.
Oberg’s season was cut short as he was unable to compete in 2020 after being placed on the 45-day disabled list due to blood clots in his right arm.
Oberg had his third treatment for blood clots on March 26, 2021, which involved getting rid of them from his pitching elbow. Oberg’s career was in jeopardy after the surgery when he was placed on the 60-day injured list on March 27.
From 2009 to 2012, Oberg competed in collegiate baseball for the University of Connecticut Huskies. He participated in the Cape Cod Baseball League’s Bourne Braves’ collegiate summer baseball program in 2009.
In 2013, he took part with the Modesto Nuts. 2014 saw Oberg pitched in just 27 games for the Double-A Tulsa Drillers. For the first time in his career, Oberg posted an ERA under 5.00 in 66 games for the Rockies in 2017. He also had a career-high in strikeouts (4.94). (55).