The Texas Rangers have placed righthanded pitcher Carter Baumler on the injured list with a right intercostal strain, the team announced today. To take his place on the active roster, the Rangers have recalled righthanded pitcher Luis Curvelo.
Baumler, a Rule 5 pick from the Baltimore Orioles, seemed destined to have an injured list trip at some point this season, both because he has a history of being injured and because he’s a Rule 5 selection, and Rule 5 guys are going to be more likely to be placed
on the injured list due to minor ailments since they can’t be sent down to the minors, and thus the i.l. move is the only way to get the player off the active roster without risking losing the player. Baumler has made four appearances this season, and had his first 1-2-3 inning yesterday against Cincinnati.
Curvelo was one of the last cuts in spring training. He threw 19 innings over 17 appearances in 2025 for the Rangers, putting up a 5.68 ERA, striking out 20 and walking 10. In three games so far this year for Round Rock, he has thrown three innings, allowed two runs, struck out three and walked two.
Curvelo gives the Rangers what one would assume would be a more reliable righthanded late inning arm than Baumler, as the team sorts through its reliever options and tries to figure out roles.
