The Texas Rangers parted methods with 2023 World Sequence hero Adolis Garcia and catcher Jonah Heim on Friday to kickstart a revamping of the franchise.
The Rangers non-tendered each gamers earlier than Friday’s deadline as a part of the plan to scale back payroll. The gamers instantly turned free brokers.
Garcia and Heim had been each All-Stars in 2023 when the Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in 5 video games within the World Sequence. Garcia was MVP of the American League Championship Sequence and famously belted a Eleventh-inning walk-off homer to win Recreation 1 of the World Sequence.
Proper-handers Josh Sborz and Jacob Webb had been additionally non-tendered and have become free brokers. Sborz additionally was a member of the 2023 squad.
“No matter what occurs shifting ahead, Adolis, Jonah, and Josh will all the time be remembered for his or her contributions to the primary World Sequence title in franchise historical past,” Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Younger mentioned in an announcement. “These reminiscences will endlessly maintain a particular place within the hearts of Rangers followers. We’re grateful for his or her time in Texas and the mark they’ve left on this franchise.”
Garcia, 32, had 141 homers and 458 RBIs in 745 video games over five-plus seasons with the Rangers. The 2-time All-Star outfielder had career-best figures of 39 homers and 107 RBIs in 2023 however had simply 19 homers and 75 RBIs final season.
Garcia batted .323 with eight homers and 22 RBIs in 15 video games throughout his stellar 2023 postseason run.
Heim, 30, has profession bests of 18 homers and 95 RBIs in 2023, his lone All-Star season. Final season, he batted .213 with 11 homers and 43 RBIs in 124 video games.
Sborz, 31, missed the 2025 season on account of proper shoulder surgical procedure.
Webb, 32, was 5-4 with a 3.00 ERA in 55 aid appearances in 2025 in his lone season with Texas.
Texas agreed to a one-year take care of outfielder Sam Haggerty on Friday to keep away from arbitration. The 31-year-old batted .253 with two homers and 13 RBIs in 64 video games final season.
Texas has 4 different arbitration-eligible gamers: First baseman Jake Burger, third baseman Josh Jung and infielders Ezequiel Duran and Josh Smith.
The Rangers and supervisor Bruce Bochy mutually parted methods after the 2025 season. Skip Schumaker is the brand new supervisor.
–Subject Stage Media
