Texas Rangers sign former Toronto Blue Jays right-hander
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The Texas Rangers have signed former Toronto Blue Jays reliever Patrick Murphy to a minor league contract.
According to an announcement by Texas Rangers PR, right-hander Patrick Murphy has signed a minor league contract, with an with an invitation to big league camp.
Murphy returns to the Rangers after posting a 3.04 ERA across 15 minor league G/3 GS within the TEX system in 2025, mostly with AAA Round Rock. The right-hander also pitched for the KT Wiz of the KBO last season, going 3-3 with a 3.12 ERA in 15 G/9 GS.
Murphy will try to pitch his way back to the MLB level for the first time in four years
Murphy will be in camp for a second consecutive spring. Texas signed the righty to a non-roster deal last offseason as well.
He pitched well in exhibition play and made 14 appearances with Triple-A Round Rock before they granted him his release in July.
Murphy wanted to pursue a foreign opportunity and wound up signing with the KBO's KT Wiz.
He had never played in Korea but spent the 2024 campaign in Japan as a member of the Nippon-Ham Fighters.
The former third-round draft choice started nine of 15 appearances with the Wiz. He tossed 60 2/3 innings of 3.12 ERA ball, albeit with a modest 17% strikeout rate.
The Wiz wound up replacing both of their foreign-born pitchers. Lefty Enmanuel De Jesus also returned to affiliated ball on a minor league contract with the Tigers.
The Wiz signed Matt Sauer and Caleb Boushley, who made 25 appearances for Texas last year, to fill those spots.
He combined for 35 appearances for the Blue Jays and Nationals between 2020-22. He carries a 4.76 earned run average with slightly worse than average strikeout and walk marks in 39 2/3 MLB innings.
Murphy sits around 95 MPH with his four-seam fastball and sinker and uses a low-80s curveball as his breaking pitch.
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