ARLINGTON, Texas - Free agent infielder Brock Holt has agreed to a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers that includes an invitation to major league spring training. Holt was one of three players Texas added Friday on minor league deals with big league spring training invites, joining catcher/first baseman John Hicks and left-handed pitcher Hyeon-jong Yang. He made his big league debut with Pittsburgh in 2012. Hicks spent was released by Arizona last September after being at the Diamondbacks alternate training site and not seeing any big league action. He has a .235 career batting average with 28 homers and 90 RBIs over 254 big league games with Seattle (2015) and Detroit (2016-19).

Source: thestar February 12, 2021 19:18 UTC