The Rangers released Garabito on Saturday.
Garabito earned a roster spot in the Rangers' Opening Day bullpen, but he was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock on two occasions in April and had made each of his last 10 appearances in the minors, posting an 8.53 ERA and 1.77 WHIP in 31.2 innings. Rather than removing Garabito from the 40-man roster by designating Garabito for assignment, the Rangers will allow the right-hander to bypass the waiver process and select his next destination. According to Kennedi Landry of MLB.com, Garabito is expected to head overseas and sign with a Korea Baseball Organization club.
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Rangers' Gerson Garabito: Demoted Sunday
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The Rangers optioned Garabito to Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.
The right-hander was called up by Texas on Thursday but will return to Triple-A without making an appearance in the majors. Garabito gave up eight earned runs over eight innings during his previous stint with the Rangers this year.
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Rangers' Gerson Garabito: Back in majors
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Garabito was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock by the Rangers on Thursday, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Garabito earned a roster spot out of spring training but was optioned to Round Rock on April 8. He'll return to the majors Thursday with Kumar Rocker (shoulder) sidelined and will likely pitch in long relief out of the bullpen.
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Rangers' Gerson Garabito: Demoted to Round Rock
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The Rangers optioned Garabito to Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday.
Garabito received his first taste of MLB action last year, logging a 4.78 ERA and 1.33 WHIP over 26.1 innings. He'll end up missing the cut for the Rangers' Opening Day bullpen despite giving up just two earned runs in 5.2 frames this spring, but he's a likely candidate to be promoted during the regular season.
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Rangers' Gerson Garabito: Optioned to Triple-A
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The Rangers optioned Garabito to Triple-A Round Rock on Friday.
Garabito has allowed eight runs over seven innings out of the Rangers' bullpen this month. His roster spot is being filled by Dane Dunning.
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Rangers' Gerson Garabito: Back up with big club
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The Rangers recalled Garabito from Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.
Garabito was optioned to Triple-A on Saturday, but he'll be eligible to rejoin the Rangers one day later after Jose Urena (shoulder) was placed on the 15-day injured list in a corresponding move. The 29-year-old right-hander will join righty Jack Leiter as a multi-inning option out of the Texas bullpen.
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Rangers' Gerson Garabito: Sent to Triple-A
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The Rangers optioned Garabito to Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.
With Max Scherzer (shoulder) returning from the injured list to start Saturday's contest against the Mariners, Garabito will end up as the odd man out of a roster spot. The 29-year-old righty owns a 3.86 ERA and 1.14 WHIP through 21 innings in the big leagues this season, and he still has a chance to pitch for the Rangers down the stretch if Texas needs a fresh bullpen arm.
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Rangers' Gerson Garabito: Shifts back to relief
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Garabito has made his last two appearances out of the bullpen, giving up two earned runs on one hit and one walk while retiring two batters via strikeout in outings Tuesday in Arizona and Thursday in Seattle.
Since tossing 2.2 scoreless innings to lead off a bullpen game for the Rangers last Friday versus the Angels, Garabito has shifted back to a relief role. With Texas getting Jacob deGrom back from the 60-day injured list Friday and Max Scherzer (shoulder) due to return from the 15-day IL on Saturday, the Rangers aren't expected to have an opening in the rotation for Garabito for the remainder of the season.
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Rangers' Gerson Garabito: Recalled from minors
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The Rangers recalled Garabito from Triple-A Round Rock on Monday.
Garabito was sent down to Round Rock on Thursday to make room on the 26-man roster for Dane Dunning, but the former is eligible to return to the big club early since Jon Gray (groin) was placed on the 15-day injured list in a corresponding move. Though Garabito will be deployed out of the bullpen in his return to the big club, he could be a candidate to eat innings Friday versus the Red Sox, when Gray's next turn through the rotation is scheduled to come up. Garabito has made eight starts across 11 outings in Triple-A this season, logging a 3.56 ERA and 1.02 WHIP over 48 innings.
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Rangers' Gerson Garabito: Heads to Triple-A
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The Rangers optioned Garabito to Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday.
He made one appearance during his most recent stint with the big club, throwing a scoreless inning of relief in Wednesday's win over the White Sox. Garabito will move back to Round Rock to make room on the active roster for Dane Dunning (shoulder), who was reinstated from the injured list.
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Rangers' Gerson Garabito: Gets call-up from Triple-A
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The Rangers recalled Garabito from Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday.
Garabito is back with the Rangers for the second time this season after he previously struck out five batters and gave up one earned run on four hits and five walks over 5.2 innings in three appearances (one start) while he was with the big club from May 26 through June 7. He'll serve as a multi-inning option out of the Texas bullpen.
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Rangers' Gerson Garabito: Sent down to Triple-A
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The Rangers optioned Garabito to Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.
After posting a 2.05 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 30:8 K:BB over 26.1 innings in Triple-A, Garabito was called up by the Rangers on May 26. Since the promotion, the 28-year-old right-hander has appeared in three games for the big club, allowing one run on four hits and five walks while striking out five over 5.2 innings. The move corresponds with the Rangers activating right-hander Jon Gray from the injured list.
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Rangers' Gerson Garabito: Decent in major-league debut
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Garabito allowed a run on two hits and four walks while striking out two over 3.2 innings in a no-decision versus the Twins on Sunday.
Garabito threw 49 of 84 pitches for strikes in the contest, which was his major-league debut. The right-hander walked a batter in each inning, but he was able to limit the damage until he gave up a pair of hits to begin the fourth. It's unclear how long Garabito will be in the majors. He may not be needed to stick around if Michael Lorenzen (knee) and Jose Urena (lower leg) are able to make their next scheduled starts, as the Rangers have three off days between this Monday and June 6. Nathan Eovaldi (groin) began mound work May 17 and could also be nearing a return if he doesn't require a rehab assignment.
