The Texas Rangers have released first baseman Blaine Crim, per the MLB transactions page. This drops the 40 man roster down to 39.
Crim, 29, was the Rangers’ 19th round pick in 2019. He was added to the 40 man roster in early 2025 so that he could come up to the majors when Jake Burger was sent to AAA for a reset. He was hitless in 11 at bats, with a .000/.154/.000 line due to a walk and an HBP, before being optioned to AAA Round Rock.
Crim was designated for assignment at the trade deadline in 2025
and was claimed by the Colorado Rockies. He got a little bit of playing time with Colorado late in 2025, putting up a .241/.295/.556 slash line in 61 plate appearances. Colorado sent him to AAA at the start of the 2026 season, and then designated him for assignment in mid-May. The Rangers claimed him and sent him to AAA Round Rock, where he has put up a .263/.345/.461 slash line in 87 plate appearances.
Usually when a player is released like this, it is because they have an offer to play overseas. Crim most likely is headed to Korea, or possibly Japan, where he will be able to make more money than he will playing in the minors here.
