Rangers Reacquire Switch-Hitting OF Robbie Grossman In A Trade With The White Sox

OAKLAND, California – The Texas Rangers acquired switch-hitting outfielder Robbie Grossman from the Chicago White Sox in a deal on Wednesday.

Texas sent minor league right-hander Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa to Chicago. Grossman hit 238 with 10 home runs and 49 RBIs in 115 games for the Rangers last season, helping them win their first World Series title.

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Rangers Reacquire Switch-Hitting OF Robbie Grossman In A Trade With The White Sox

Grossman signed a minor league contract with the White Sox in free agency and was promoted a week into the season after outfielder and designated hitter Eloy Jiménez was placed on the 10-day injured list. Grossman hit. 211 with no homers and four RBIs in 19 games, although he batted. 375 (6 for 16) with two doubles and four walks against left-handed pitchers, compared to. 309 with five homers for Texas the previous season.

Rangers rookie outfielder Wyatt Langford, a right-handed hitter, could miss a month after being placed on the injured list this week with a strained right hamstring.

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Rangers Reacquire Switch-Hitting OF Robbie Grossman In A Trade With The White Sox

The Rangers designated left-handed pitcher Kolton Ingram for assignment on the 40-man roster.

The Rangers confirmed the deal ahead of a doubleheader in Oakland on Wednesday. When Grossman returns to the club, they must make another transaction to bring him to the active roster.

Grossman, an MLB veteran of 12 years, has a career.243 batting average, 90 home runs, and 419 RBI in 1,151 games for Houston (2013-15), Minnesota (2016-18), Oakland (2019-20), Detroit (2021-22), Texas, and the White Sox.

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Rangers Reacquire Switch-Hitting OF Robbie Grossman In A Trade With The White Sox

In his 10 relief appearances at Double-A Frisco this season, Hoopii-Tuionetoa went 1-0 with a save and allowed only one unearned run in 12 1/3 innings. On April 24, the team acquired Ingram from the New York Mets through a waiver claim and assigned him to Triple-A Round Rock.

SOURCE – (AP)