Peyton Gray Makes MLB Debut, Garcia on IL

0:00Texas Rangers just placed lefty reliever Robert Garcia on the 15-day injured list with left-shoulder inflammation and in his spot, they called. Up 30-year-old right-hander Payton Gray for his big league debut. Gray's been grinding for eight years across 278 minor league games, independent ball, and four winters abroad, finally earning. This shot after dominating spring training with a 2.53 ERA over 10 and 2-thirds innings. Earlier this week, Gray impressed everyone in the Rangers clubhouse, saying he surprised the team and maybe himself with all those strikeouts and zeros, while manager skip shoemaker called it an earned story from the minors to triple A round rock where Gray's thrown 12 and 1-third. Scoreless innings so far. Meanwhile, Garcia sitting at 0-1 with a 3.38 ERA in nine outings this season, Docs found no structural damage after Anne. MRI gave him a shoulder injection, but he had it pitched in a week so they had to act.

1:02Now the bullpen gets a fresh arm with Gray's journey vibe and Garcia focuses on smart recovery early in April to stay valuable down the stretch. El Paso news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters. I'm Cory with the story.