The Rangers re-signed Billy McKinney to a minor league contract, experiences Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning Information. The lefty-hitting outfielder had elected free company yesterday after going unclaimed on outright waivers.
McKinney was very briefly on the MLB roster. Texas chosen his contract final Tuesday when Evan Carter was on bereavement go away. He performed twice throughout Carter’s three days away earlier than being designated for task as soon as the youthful outfielder returned. McKinney was ripping the ball earlier than his promotion. He hit .295/.433/.487 with 17 walks and 22 strikeouts by 97 plate appearances with Triple-A Spherical Rock. It’s a marked enchancment over his .184/.285/.307 exhibiting with the Mets’ prime affiliate earlier within the yr.
A former first-round decide and prime prospect, McKinney has appeared in elements of eight MLB seasons. Texas is his eighth membership, as he has solely appeared in additional than 50 video games for one franchise (the Blue Jays). He’s a profession .208/.283/.384 hitter in 951 large league plate appearances. McKinney has logged over 1500 journeys to the dish in Triple-A, the place he owns a .268/.358/.487 slash line.
