Austin Bibens-Dirkx: Released by Texas

The Rangers released Bibens-Dirkx on Monday, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports.

After beginning the 2019 season in the Chinese Professional Baseball League, Bibens-Dirkx resurfaced in affiliated ball last June, making eight starts for the Rangers' Triple-A affiliate at Nashville. He was expected to report back to Triple-A to begin 2020, but with the COVID-19 pandemic putting the minor-league season at risk, Texas elected to move on from the 35-year-old instead.