ARLINGTON, Texas – Texas Rangers right-handed pitcher Jon Gray was activated from the injured list on Wednesday after being out of action since being hit by a line drive that fractured his right forearm during a spring training game in mid-March.
Gray could start or pitch from the bullpen for the Rangers. The 33-year-old is in the final season of a four-year, $56 million contract signed in 2021, and has a 21-21 record having started 72 of his 76 games since then.
To make room on the active roster of 26 men and on the 40-man roster, reliever Luke Jackson was designated for assignment before the Rangers played the final game of a three-game series against the Athletics.
Gray went 5-6 with a 4.47 ERA in a 2024 season marked by injuries, in which he spent time on the injured list due to a groin strain before his season was cut short by a right foot issue.
Colorado selected him with the third overall pick in the 2013 amateur draft and spent his first seven seasons in the Major Leagues with the Rockies. He was hit by a 106.4 mph batted ball off the bat of Michael Toglia in a spring training game on March 14.
The Rangers signed Gray in the same offseason in which they added World Series MVP shortstop Corey Seager on a 10-year, $325 million contract, and second baseman Marcus Semien, who secured a seven-year, $175 million contract.
Jackson went 2-5 with nine saves and a 4.11 ERA in 39 appearances this season. The right-handed pitcher only had one save since April 25.
