The Texas Rangers are on the fringe of contention in the AL West, and have their bullpen in mind as the MLB trade deadline inches closer.

The Tigers will pay him the prorated MLB minimum for the remainder of the 2025 season, while the Rangers cover the rest of his $1.5 million salary. The Tigers activated Jackson for Saturday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Comerica Park.

Outfielder Sam Haggerty has been activated from the 10-day injured list ahead of Friday’s game against Atlanta, the Rangers announced. In a corresponding move, the Rangers are optioning Cody Freeman to Triple-A Round Rock.

Texas still holds the best team ERA in baseball and by a good margin, 3.18 to the second-place Royals' 3.50. The bullpen of mixed parts and pieces remains among the best in baseball, their ERA second in MLB behind the Astros.

Marcus Semien's Saturday evening epitomized the Rangers’ “shake it off” mentality, delivering a walk-off single in the 10th inning after being hit on the helmet by a pitch earlier in the game, clinching a 6-5 win for Texas over the Braves at Globe Life Field.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/rangers as Recently Released Rangers Reliever Immediately Finds New Home With AL Contender. The Texas Rangers are starting to play their best baseball at the right time.

Texas Rangers lineup for July 25, 2025 against the Atlanta Braves: starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers and Joey Wentz for the Braves.

Especially not if you’re Rangers Hall of Famer Elvis Andrus running in the dot race at Globe Life Field. For the uninitiated, the dot race is a consistent feature of mid-inning entertainment at the Rangers’ park in Arlington. Three dots — red, blue and green — race along the warning track in the outfield.