Tampa, Fla. — The Texas Rangers today announced the following transactions prior to Wednesday night’s game against Tampa Bay at Steinbrenner Field.
- RHP Kumar Rocker (rhymes with ‘Lamar’) activated from 15-day Injured List.
- RHP Codi Heuer optioned to Triple-A Round Rock.
Rocker, 25, missed the Rangers’ last 37 games while on the 15-day Injured List with a right shoulder impingement. The right-hander made two rehab starts from May 23-29, totaling 7.0 scoreless innings with 8 strikeouts (2 H, 1 BB). He last saw game action in a start for Triple-A Round Rock last Thursday vs. Reno, retiring each of the first 12 batters he faced over 4.0 perfect innings before issuing a walk to open the 5th (4.0+ SHO IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 5 SO, 53 pitches/35 strikes). Rocker previously appeared for Double-A Frisco on May 23 vs. Midland, posting 3.0 scoreless frames (2 H, 0 BB, 3 SO, 34 pitches/23 strikes).
In 5 starts for Texas this season, Rocker carries a 1-3 record, 8.10 ERA (18 ER/20.0 IP), 5 walks, and 16 strikeouts. The 6-foot-5, 245-pound right-hander has appeared exclusively as a starter in his Major League career, going 1-5 with a 6.54 ERA (23 ER/31.2 IP), 11 walks, and 30 strikeouts in 8 outings. A native of Watkinsville, Ga., Rocker was a former first-round selection by Texas (2022) and pitched collegiately for three seasons (2019-21) at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, where he was a finalist in 2021 for both the Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy.
The 28-year-old Heuer made one relief appearance for Texas since his contract was selected from Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday, allowing one run across 1.1 innings pitched on Tuesday vs. Tampa Bay (1 H, 0 BB, 1 SO, 1 HR, 20 pitches/16 strikes). It marked the right-hander's first MLB appearance since 9/29/21 with Chicago-NL at Pittsburgh. In 87 career MLB games (all relief) with Chicago-AL (2020-21), Chicago-NL (2021), and Texas (2025), Heuer is 10-4 with a 3.61 ERA (37 ER/92.1 IP).
With today’s transactions, the Rangers remain at the 40-man limit on the club’s Major League roster, along with three players (Cody Bradford, Jon Gray, Josh Sborz) on the 60-day Injured List.
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