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The Texas Rangers regained one of their World Series players on Wednesday, acquiring switch-hitting outfielder Robbie Grossman in a trade from the Chicago White Sox.
The Texas Rangers regained one of their World Series players on Wednesday, acquiring switch-hitting outfielder Robbie Grossman in a trade from the Chicago White Sox.
Grossman is expected to return to a familiar role with the Rangers, getting batters as a designated hitter or left fielder against left-handed pitchers.
“Historically, a very good platoon was splitting a guy from the right side, an area where we need a little help,” general manager Chris Young said in a Zoom call with reporters. “Beyond that, the intangibles he brings, the presence of the veteran, the quality of the bat. He is exactly what we need. “
After going to the White Sox on a minor league deal in free agency during the offseason, Grossman was called up a week into the season when outfielder and designated hitter Eloy Jiménez was listed. injuries 10 days. Grossman hit .211 with no homers and four RBIs in 19 games for Chicago, but batted .375 (6 for 16) with two doubles and four walks against left-handed pitchers.
Texas sent minor league right-hander Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa to the White Sox. Left-handed pitcher Kolton Ingram was designated for assignment by the Rangers to make room on their 40-man roster.
Grossman hit .238 with 10 homers and 49 RBI in 115 games last season while helping the Rangers win their first World Series title. He batted .309 with five homers against the left-hander.
Rookie outfielder Wyatt Langford, a right-handed hitter who had started 31 games this season, could be out a month after going on the injured list this week with a strained right hamstring. And the Rangers expect to be without All-Star third baseman Josh Jung, also a right-hander, for at least six more weeks in his recovery from a fractured right wrist after being hit by lain in the fourth game of the season. .
Young said that Texas has been considering a deal for a few weeks, and that the injury to Langford has made it even more of a pressing need. But the GM also insisted that the move was unrelated to the struggles of rookie Evan Carter, a left-handed hitter who is hitting just .087 (2 for 23 with 10 strikeouts) against lefties this season.
“This is not just a stopgap … it was an important piece for our playoff team,” Young said of Grossman. “We are a young team and, in my opinion, certainly someone of Robbie’s presence is going to help stabilize the team.”
The Rangers announced the trade before a scheduled doubleheader in Oakland, and Grossman was on the road from the other side of the country since the White Sox were in the middle of a series at the Tampa Bay Rays. Texas will have to make another move to add him to its active roster when he reports to the club.
A 12-year MLB veteran, the 34-year-old Grossman has a career .243 batting average with 90 home runs and 419 RBI over 1,151 games with Houston (2013-15), Minnesota (2016-18), Oakland ( 2019-) 20), Detroit (2021-22), Texas and the White Sox.
Hoopii-Tuionetoa was 1-0 with a save while allowing just one unearned run in 12 1/3 innings over 10 relief appearances at Double-A Frisco this season. Ingram was purchased by the Rangers from the New York Mets in a waiver claim on April 24 and assigned to Triple-A Round Rock.
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