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Former All-Star returns after bout with depression

OAKLAND, Calif. - Late last summer, pitcher Justin Duchscherer couldn't get himself on the plane to head off for another rehab outing.

His recent divorce ate away at him. He thought he had become just like his own parents, who split up when he was a boy. He dearly missed his young son, Evan, who was across the country on the East Coast and felt like he'd failed him. Duchscherer experienced an overwhelming sense of guilt.

"I got paralyzed and didn't know what was going on," he said of trying to get on the plane. "There was a time I felt baseball was the problem."

He asked for help and feels no shame in having done so. Now, finally, the two-time All-Star is healthy in body and mind and ready to return to the mound with the team that has supported him through all the ups and downs. He's ready to get back to the top form he exhibited in 2008.

The right-hander agreed to terms on an incentive-laden one-year contract Wednesday to rejoin the Oakland Athletics after he missed all the 2009 season. Duchscherer underwent arthroscopic right elbow surgery on March 31 and later was treated for clinical depression.

"Where I am today and where I was six months ago is a lot different," Duchscherer said on a conference call. "I learned how to change my attitude and perspective on life and things and not be so hard on myself. We're human and make mistakes. I'm not a robot."

The A's are thrilled to have found a familiar face to be one of their front-line starters next season. Duchscherer credits the club for sticking with him and giving him his space to get through the personal matters.

Duchscherer has spent the last six of his seven major league seasons with Oakland, becoming a full-time starter for the first time in his career during 2008.

Duchscherer earned his second All-Star nod that season, going 10-8 with a 2.54 ERA while pitching a career-high 1412/3 innings. He will certainly be looking to return to that top form during the 2010 season. He has said he considered quitting baseball for good during his personal struggles this year.

A's manager Bob Geren was eager to welcome Duchscherer back into the rotation late in the season, but that all changed upon the announcement Aug. 21 that he had been diagnosed with clinical depression and was seeking treatment for the condition. Duchscherer began a rehab assignment July 26 and didn't allow a run in 11 innings over three starts before ending his comeback.

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