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The Texas Rangers have announced that the club has signed free agent right-handed pitcher Luke Jackson (#77) to a one-year contract covering the 2025 season. To make room for Jackson on the 40-man roster, the club placed right-handed pitcher Josh Schborz on the 60-day injury list (recovering right shoulder surgery).
Jackson, 33, was selected by the Rangers in the first round of the 2010 MLB draft (45th overall), and returned to his original club after seeing his first big league action against Texas in 2015-16. I did.
He averaged 10.0 strikeouts per nine innings in 2024, combining over 52 ERAs with San Francisco and Atlanta and 5.09 ERAs 4-3.
Jackson pitched to a 2.19 ERA (3 ER/12.1 IP) on his final 12 outings with the Braves in August and September last year.
The right-hander recorded a team-high 18 saves in Atlanta in 2019, and was part of the 2021 World Series Champion Brave Steam bullpen. Jackson missed the entire 2022 season after undergoing “Tommy John” ligament replacement surgery that April.
Jackson made his MLB debut at Los Angeles Al on September 4, 2015, and played for the Rangers 15 times in 2015-2016. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida native averaged 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings in his nine-year MLB career in Texas (2015-16), Atlanta (2017-22, 2024), with 19 saves and 22 with 4.24 ERA He has a record of -11. and San Francisco (2023-24).
Sborz, 31, underwent right shoulder surgery in November after moving 2-2 with more than 17 relief appearances in Texas in 2024 at 3.86 ERA (7 ER/16.1 IP). Right-handed is 13-13 with 4.96 ERA in 154 games/one start of his major league career in Los Angeles NL (2019-20) and Texas (2021-24).
With today’s move, Rangers will remain at the club’s major league roster limit of 40.
The team answered one bullpen question with this signature. They have a few more questions. Now, spring training is in full swing and those questions can be answered faster than later.
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