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via: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Rangers call up 30-year-old pitcher seeking MLB debut after putting reliever Garcia on IL

The Texas Rangers placed left-handed reliever Robert Garcia on the 15-day injured list because of left shoulder inflammation. To fill his spot on the roster, they called up Peyton Gray, an undrafted 30-year-old right-hander looking for his big league debut. He's had a 278-game journey through the minor leagues, independent ball and four winters outside the United States. Gray was in the Rangers' minor league system last season, and impressed in spring training this year as a non-roster invite with 18 strikeouts and one walk over 10 2/3 innings. He started this season at Triple-A Round Rock, throwing 12 1/3 scoreless innings with 15 strikeouts and two saves in seven games.