The Rangers selected reliever onto the MLB roster for tonights matchup with the Angels. Texas optioned to Triple-A Round Rock to clear a spot in the bullpen. In order to open space on the 40-man roster, the Rangers designated lefty for a signment. Robert gets his first big league call a few weeks shy of his 30th birthday. Texas drafted him in 2017 as a 21st-round Wilmer Flores Jersey pick out of Auburn. Robert has pitched parts of three seasons (including all of 2024) in Round Rock. After struggling in his first two seasons there, he has posted excellent numbers acro s 25 appearances this year. Through 30 2/3 innings, Robert carries a 2.35 earned run average. He has punched out more than 35% of batters faced while walking only 6.1% of opponents. Its a ma sive improvement over last season, when he fanned 26.4% of hitters with a near-12% walk percentage. Robert has fanned 12 without i suing a walk in his most recent 10 2/3 frames. His promotion bumps Kelly off the roster. The 24-year-old is a former second-round pick of the Brewers who runs his fastball into the high 90s. Milwaukee traded him to Texas at the 2022 deadline in the deal. Texas added Kelly to the 40-man roster to keep him out of last winters Rule 5 draft, but things havent gone well this season. Kelly has walked 21 of the 91 hitters hes faced in Round Rock. Thats clearly not viable and resulted in a 9.39 ERA. That pushed him back to Double-A last week and now off the roster entirely. The Rangers have five days to trade the 65 lefty or put him on waivers. Kelly pitched to a 1.95 ERA with a 32% strikeout rate in Double-A last season. He still has a full slate of options and could find some interest on the waiver wire, this years control woes notwithstanding. Eddys Leonard Jersey