Rangers Activate LHP MacKenzie Gore from MLB Paternity Leave List, Option RHP Ben Peoples to Triple-A Round Rock

By | 3:16 PM EDT

Arlington, Texas — The Texas Rangers announced the following transactions prior to tonight’s game against the Baltimore Orioles at Globe Life Field:

Gore, 27, returns to the club after being placed on the MLB Paternity Leave List on Wednesday. The southpaw last pitched on Tuesday vs. San Francisco, tossing 6.0 scoreless innings (ND, 3 H, 3 BB, 4 SO, 99 pitches/62 strikes) as part of Texas' 5-4, walk-off victory over the Giants. His team-leading 24 starts this season are tied with Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee and Joey Cantillo, and New York-AL’s Cam Schlittler for the most in the American League.

The 25-year-old Peoples made 12 relief appearances for the Rangers during his first Major League stint, posting a 2.19 ERA (3 ER/12.1 IP) with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts, last pitching on Monday vs. San Francisco (1.0 IP, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO, 27 pitches/15 strikes). The right-hander spent the last 37 days on Texas’ active roster after having his contract selected from Triple-A Round Rock on July 2. The Rangers acquired Peoples on June 30 in a trade with Chicago-AL.

With today’s transactions, the Rangers have 40 players on the club’s Major League roster, along with six players on the 60-day Injured List (RHP’s Carter Baumler and Jose Corniell, LHP’s Jalen Beeks and Robert Garcia, INF/OF Michael Helman, and C Danny Jansen).

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