The Texas Rangers have recalled relief pitcher Luis Curvelo from and infielder Cody Freeman from AAA Round Rock and have purchased the contract of relief pitcher Robbie Ahlstrom from AAA Round Rock, the team announced today. To make room on the active roster for the pitchers, the Rangers have optioned reliever Gavin Collyer to AAA Round Rock, placed reliever Chris Martin on the 15 day injured list, and placed infielder Sam Haggerty on the bereavement list. To make room for Ahlstrom on the 40 man roster,
the Rangers have moved reliever Robert Garcia from the 15 day injured list to the 60 day injured list.
Swapping out Curvelo for Collyer gets the Rangers a fresh arm up, although Collyer’s demotion was probably performance-related as well. Since his most recent callup, Collyer has walked six of 23 batters faced (though one was intentional), and hit two batters. His most recent outing, on yesterday, saw him come into the game with a 6-1 lead in the eighth. He retired just two of the six batters he faced, walking two of them, hitting one, and giving up a home run.
Martin was on the injured list earlier this year and hasn’t really seemed right all season. The designation for the injured list move is a shoulder impingement.
Ahlstrom is a lefthander who turns 27 later this month. Acquired from the New York Yankees prior to the 2022 season in the Jose Trevino trade, Ahlstrom split the previous two seasons between Frisco and Round Rock, and has spent all of 2026 in Round Rock. This year, Ahlstrom has shown significantly improved command, cutting his walk rate in half from the previous two seasons. He has a 2.76 ERA this season in 29.1 IP over 21 games for the Express, with 33 Ks against 8 walks.
Freeman was seen as a candidate for the 2026 Opening Day roster in a bench role but started the season on the injured list due to a back issue. He was sent out on a rehab assignment a couple of weeks ago, and was activated from the injured list and optioned on May 28.
