Feb 11, 2026, 12:03 PM ET<\/p>\n
Three seasons after being part of the Texas Rangers<\/a>‘ only World Series championship, Jordan Montgomery<\/a> has agreed Wednesday to a one-year deal to rejoin the team, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports.<\/p>\n The left-hander continues rehabbing from a second elbow reconstruction surgery.<\/p>\n Montgomery’s deal is worth $1.25 million plus potential performance bonuses, a source confirmed to ESPN.<\/p>\n Editor’s Picks<\/p>\n 2 Related<\/p>\n A trade-deadline acquisition from St. Louis<\/a> in 2023, Montgomery went 4-2 with a 2.79 ERA in 11 regular-season games for the Rangers before winning two AL Championship Series games, including the Game 7 clincher. He then became a free agent and didn’t sign until late the following spring with Arizona<\/a>, the team Texas beat in the World Series.<\/p>\n Montgomery went 8-7 with a 6.23 ERA with the Diamondbacks in 2024, missing nearly a month with a knee injury and finishing with 83 strikeouts in 117 innings after eventually moving to the bullpen. That deal was for $25 million, part of a contract that drew harsh public criticism from team owner Ken Kendrick after he pushed for it.<\/p>\n That criticism came before Montgomery exercised a $22.5 million option for 2025, then had surgery late last March. The Diamondbacks traded him to Milwaukee<\/a> last July, and he became a free agent again after the season.<\/p>\n Montgomery first had Tommy John surgery in 2018.<\/p>\n