{"id":263911,"date":"2026-04-24T05:10:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T05:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/263911\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T05:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T05:10:07","slug":"journeyman-peyton-gray-makes-mlb-debut-with-rangers-at-age-30-gets-1st-k-against-bucs-griffin-national-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/263911\/","title":{"rendered":"Journeyman Peyton Gray makes MLB debut with Rangers at age 30, gets 1st K against Bucs’ Griffin | National Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 Peyton Gray had visualized the moment so many times that he didn’t feel nervous when finally making his big league debut \u2014 at age 30 after eight years through the minor leagues, independent ball and four winters outside the United States<\/p>\n

Gray worked a perfect inning in his debut for the Texas Rangers on Thursday night, getting a groundout on his first pitch in the majors and ending the 6-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> with a strikeout of Konnor Griffin, the highly touted shortstop playing the day before his 20th birthday.<\/p>\n

kAm\u201c%92E >2<6D >6 766= AC6EEJ @=5[\u201d vC6J D2:5 H:E9 2 D>:=6] \u201cv6EE:?8 >J 7:CDE 42C66C DEC:<6@FE @? 9:> \ud83d\ude00 AC6EEJ 4@@=]\u201dk^Am<\/p>\n

kAm%96 #2?86CD AC@>@E65 vC2J 7C@> %C:A=6\\p #@F?5 #@4< 62C=:6C %9FCD52J H96? A=24:?8 =67E\\92?565 C6=:6G6C #@36CE v2C4:2 @? E96 `d\\52J :?;FC65 =:DE 3642FD6 @7 =67E D9@F=56C :?7=2>>2E:@? 27E6C 96 925?VE A:E4965 \ud83d\ude15 2 H66<] vC2J H2D E96 7@FCE9 C6=:6G6C E96J FD65 27E6C EH@\\E:>6 rJ *@F?8 pH2C5 H:??6C y24@3 56vC@> C64@C565 9:D ea?5 42C66C `_\\DEC:<6@FE 82>6[ 86EE:?8 E9@D6 \ud83d\ude15 d a^b :??:?8D]k^Am<\/p>\n

kAm\u201cxE H2D 2H6D@>6[ 2?5 x H2D 86EE:?8 49:==D[\u201d #2?86CD >2?286C $<:A $9F>2<6C D2:5] \u201c%96 ;@FC?6J E92E 96 925 E@ 86E E@ E9:D DA@E[ J@F 4@F=5 AC@323=J HC:E6 2 3@@< 23@FE :E]\u201dk^Am<\/p>\n

kAmvC2J 7@F?5 @FE 23@FE `_ib_ A]>] (65?6D52J ?:89E[ 27E6C #@F?5 #@4< H2D C2:?65 @FE 7@C E96 D64@?5 52J \ud83d\ude15 2 C@H \ud83d\ude15 $F82C {2?5[ %6I2D[ E92E 96 H2D 8@:?8 E@ ;@:? E96 #2?86CD] w6 E96? 42==65 9:D A2C6?ED \ud83d\ude15 r@=F>3FD[ x?5:2?2[ 2?5 E96J >256 E96 >@C6 E92? h__\\>:=6 5C:G6 E@ 36 2E E96:C D@?VD 3:8\\=628F6 563FE]k^Am<\/p>\n

kAmt249 E:>6 E96 A9@?6 C2?8 \ud83d\ude15 E96 #2?86CD 3F==A6? %9FCD52J ?:89E[ vC2J 8@E 2?EDJ E9:?<:?8 :E 4@F=5 36 9:D >@>6?E]k^Am<\/p>\n

kAm\u201c(96? :E H2D 7:?2==J >J EFC?[ :E H2D 2H6D@>6] x H2D?\u2019E ?6CG@FD x H2D >@C6 6I4:E65[ AC6A2C65[\u201d D2:5 vC2J[ H9@ H2D 2D<65 =2E6C H9J 96 5:5?VE 766= ?6CG@FD] \u201cx E9:?< x G:DF2=:K65 E9:D >@>6?E D@ >2?J E:>6D E9C@F89@FE >J =:76] ]]] x 766= =:<6 x\u2019G6 366? 2 3:8 =628F6C 2=C625J] x ;FDE 92G6?\u2019E 366? 23=6 E@ 36 @? E9:D DE286 J6E]\u201dk^Am<\/p>\n

kAmp7E6C ?665:?8 @?=J @?6 A:E49 E@ 86E 9:D 7:CDE @FE[ vC2J 8@E 2 7=J@FE 367@C6 724:?8 vC:77:?[ E96 E66?286C H9@ EH@ H66^2CE:4=6^A:EED3FC89\\A:C2E6D\\<@??@C\\8C:77:?\\6b`2f4c5c3g2dbfc4ab6fh5edhaeff_4Qm?:?6\\J62C[ S`c_ >:==:@? 4@?EC24E H:E9 E96 !:C2E6Dk^2m] %96 DH:?8\\2?5\\>:DD 7@C DEC:<6 E9C66 H2D @? 2? gb]c >A9 492?86FA E92E 42E496C s2??J y2?D6? 3=@4<65 2?5 E96? E9C6H E@ 7:CDE 32D6 E@ 6?5 E96 82>6]k^Am<\/p>\n

kAm\u201c%9:D 82>6 \ud83d\ude00 2>2K:?8] x =@G6 E9:D 82>6 D@ >F49 3642FD6 @7 DE@C:6D =:<6 E92E[\u201d $49F>2<6C D2:5] \u201c*@F\u2019C6 D66:?8 2 <:5 E92E ;FDE 42>6 @FE @7 9:89 D49@@= ?@E E@@ =@?8 28@[ 2?5 E96? 2?@E96C 8FJ E92E 92D DA6?E WE:>6X ECJ:?8 E@ 86E 9:D >@>6?E] ]]] u@C 9:> E@ 86E 2 DEC:<6@FE 282:?DE 2 7FEFC6 p==\\$E2C @G6C E96C6] %92E\u2019D H92E E96 362FE:7F= A2CE @7 E9:D 82>6 :D[ J@F 5@?\u2019E D66 E92E \ud83d\ude15 6G6CJ DA@CE] %92E ;FDE 5@6D?\u2019E 92AA6?] $@ J629[ AC6EEJ 4@@= >@>6?E]\u201dk^Am<\/p>\n

kAmp7E6C 36:?8 \ud83d\ude15 E96 #2?86CD\u2019 >:?@C =628F6 DJDE6> =2DE D62D@?[ vC2J :>AC6DD65 E96> \ud83d\ude15 DAC:?8 EC2:?:?8 E9:D J62C 2D 2 ?@?\\C@DE6C :?G:E6] w6 925 a]db t#p \ud83d\ude15 ?:?6 2AA62C2?46D H:E9 `g DEC:<6@FED 2?5 @?6 H2=< @G6C `_ a^b :??:?8D]k^Am<\/p>\n

kAm%96 A:E496C H9@ H:== EFC? b` @? yF?6 a 3682? E9:D D62D@? 2E %C:A=6\\p #@F?5 #@4<[ H96C6 96 E9C6H `a a^b D4@C6=6DD :??:?8D @G6C D6G6? 82>6D[ 8@:?8 `\\_ H:E9 EH@ D2G6D[ `d DEC:<6@FED 2?5 EH@ H2=<\/p>\n

kAm\u201cq6:?8 E96 b_\\J62C\\@=5 ?@?\\C@DE6C :?G:E6 E92E 5@6D?\u2019E 92G6 2?J 3:8 =628F6 E:>6[ x 5@?\u2019E E9:?< E96J 6IA64E65 >6 E@ AFE FA 2D >2?J K6C@6D 2?5 E9C@H 2D >2?J DEC:<6D 2D x 5:5[\u201d vC2J D2:5 \ud83d\ude15 E96 #2?86CD 4=F39@FD6 367@C6 9:D |{q 563FE] \u201d$@ x E9:?< x DFCAC:D65 E96>] x >:89E 92G6 DFCAC:D65 >JD6=7 2 =:EE=6 3:E E@@]\u201dk^Am<\/p>\n

kAmp7E6C A:E49:?8 2E u=@C:52 vF=7 r@2DE &?:G6CD:EJ[ vC2J\u2019D AC@76DD:@?2= 563FE H2D 2 D9@CE D62D@? H:E9 E96 r@=@C25@ #@4<:6D\u2019 277:=:2E6 \ud83d\ude15 E96 }@CE9H6DE {628F6 \ud83d\ude15 a_`g[ 2?5 96 DE2J65 \ud83d\ude15 E96:C @C82?:K2E:@? \ud83d\ude15 a_`h]k^Am<\/p>\n

kAmw6 DA6?E a_a` \ud83d\ude15 E96 z2?D2D r:EJ #@J2=D\u2019 @C82?:K2E:@?[ E92E 36EH66? E9C66 5:776C6?E D62D@?D 7@C E96 |:=H2F<66 |:=<>6? \ud83d\ude15 E96 :?56A6?56?E p>6C:42? pDD@4:2E:@?] w6 A:E4965 \ud83d\ude15 E96 s@>:?:42? =2DE H:?E6C[ 27E6C E96 AC6G:@FD E9C66 H:?E6CD \ud83d\ude15 E96 |6I:42? !24:7:4 {628F6]k^Am<\/p>\n

kAm\u201c%92E\u2019D 2H6D@>6] b_ J62CD @=5[ E92E :E\u2019D 2 =@?8 E:>6 2?5 366? E9C@F89 2 =@E[\u201d 56vC@> D2:5 @7 vC2J] \u201c$@ 7@C 9:> E@ 86E FA 96C6 2?5 86E E@ E96 >2;@C =628F6D \ud83d\ude00 ;FDE 2 E6DE2>6?E E@ 9@H 92C5 96 92D H@C<65 E9C@F89@FE E96 >:?@C =628F6D 2?5 DEF77] $@ G6CJ 92AAJ 7@C 9:>]\u201dk^Am<\/p>\n

k9C ^m<\/p>\n

kAmp! |{qi k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^>=3Qm9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^>=3k^2mk^Am<\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 Peyton Gray had visualized the moment so many times that he didn’t feel nervous…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263912,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151,1816,39951,38990,98739,154],"class_list":{"0":"post-263911","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arlington","8":"tag-arlington","9":"tag-arlington-headlines","10":"tag-arlington-news","11":"tag-baseball","12":"tag-minor-league-baseball","13":"tag-mlb-baseball","14":"tag-rangers-robert-garcia-peyton-gray","15":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}