{"id":116472,"date":"2026-01-09T03:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T03:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/116472\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T03:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T03:56:08","slug":"texas-rangers-bring-back-pitcher-who-impressed-last-spring-on-a-minor-league-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/116472\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Rangers bring back pitcher who impressed last spring on a minor league deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Rangers<\/a> signed right-handed pitcher Patrick Murphy to a minor league contract with an invite to big league spring training, the club officially announced Thursday night, for the second-straight year<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Murphy, 30, was in camp with the Rangers last spring and yielded a 0.66 ERA in 13 2\/3 innings of Cactus League play. He made a strong impression and might\u2019ve been in position to earn a major league roster spot had he not broken camp with a strained pectoral muscle. <\/p>\n

The multi-inning reliever pitched in 15 minor league games last season, largely at Triple-A Round Rock, before he was released midseason. Murphy \u2014 who\u2019d spent the previous two seasons in Japan \u2014 had a 3.12 ERA in 15 games for the KT Wiz of the Korea Baseball Organization after his release. <\/p>\n

He offers the Rangers organizational depth in the midst of another bullpen rebuild. The Rangers have signed three relief pitchers to major league deals this winter and acquired right-hander Carter Baumler<\/a>, a Rule 5 draft selection, from the Pittsburgh Pirates.<\/p>\n

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Murphy has pitched in 35 career big league games. His last stint was in 2022, with the Washington Nationals, when he had a 6.35 ERA in 5 2\/3 innings. <\/p>\n

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