Rangers on Calhoun DFA: ‘Opportunities run out’

ARLINGTON, Texas — Willie Calhoun, the Texas Rangers’ major acquisition within the 2017 deadline commerce that despatched Yu Darvish to the Los Angeles Dodgers, was designated for task on Sunday.

Calhoun, 27, had been optioned to Triple-A Spherical Rock early final month after hitting .136 in 18 video games with one house run and two RBIs after which requested a commerce. He hit .221 with 4 homers and 15 RBIs with Spherical Rock.

Calhoun got here to Texas with pitcher A.J. Alexy and infielder Brendon Davis on July 31, 2017, for Darvish, then a four-time All-Star with the Rangers.

Calhoun hit .241 in six seasons with Texas. His finest season was 2019, when he hit .269 with 21 homers and 48 RBIs.

Calhoun suffered a damaged jaw throughout spring coaching 2020 when he was hit by a pitch and performed solely 29 video games that yr. His 2021 season resulted in June when he was hit by a pitch that fractured his left forearm.

Rangers president Jon Daniels stated the choice to designate Calhoun wasn’t troublesome and was unrelated to Calhoun’s commerce request.

“Sooner or later the alternatives run out,” Daniels stated.

Calhoun was designated for task to make room on the 40-man roster for outfielder Steele Walker, whose contract was chosen from Spherical Rock. The left-handed-hitting Walker, 25, hit .297 in 20 video games this season with Spherical Rock. He was scheduled to make his main league debut Sunday at house in opposition to Seattle.

Texas additionally optioned infielder Andy Ibanez to Spherical Rock on Sunday.