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Texas Rangers and reliever Chris Martin finalize 1-year contract
The Texas Rangers secured Chris Martin, a 39-year-old Arlington native with a 2.98 ERA last season, to provide experienced bullpen depth during team rebuilding.
- On Friday, the Texas Rangers completed a one-year contract with right-handed reliever Chris Martin, finalizing terms reached Wednesday.
- Facing bullpen reconstruction, the Rangers added Chris Martin, right-handed reliever, who can fill an eighth-inning setup role if healthy alongside Alexis Díaz, right-handed reliever.
- The 39-year-old Arlington native went 2-6 with a 2.98 ERA and two saves in 49 games last season but missed over a month-and-a-half with injuries.
- Martin's signing follows other bullpen additions, creating a competitive back end as the Texas Rangers signed Tyler Alexander, Alexis Díaz and Carter Baumler last week.
- Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young said pitching coaches identified ways to help Chris Martin, who broke into the majors with Colorado and is shown in a May 13, 2025 file photo in Arlington.
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Martin reaches 1-year deal to return to Rangers' bullpen
Reliever Chris Martin has inked a one-year contract to return to the Rangers, the club announced Friday. Martin is the first reliever the Rangers have reunited with from the 2025 bullpen that had a 3.62 ERA, good for fifth in the Majors.
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