The Mariners reassigned Bird to their minor-league camp Monday.
Bird, who agreed to the Mariners on a minor-league deal March 14, was in attendance at big-league camp for about two weeks before Seattle opted to reassign him. The 28-year-old lefty's lone big-league action came in 2019, when he posted a 7.28 ERA and 2.05 WHIP across 12.2 innings with the Rangers.
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Rangers' Kyle Bird: Designated for assignment
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Bird was designated for assignment by the Rangers on Wednesday.
Bird made his big-league debut last season, struggling to a 7.82 ERA and a 10:15 K:BB in 12.2 innings. He recorded a far stronger 2.86 ERA in 34.2 frames for Triple-A Nashville. Robinson Chirinos' signing was made official in a corresponding move.
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Rangers' Kyle Bird: Sent to Triple-A
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Bird was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Friday, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports.
Bird's made six appearances since being brought back to the majors July 11, posting a 9.00 ERA with five strikeouts over six innings. Emmanuel Clase was promoted from Double-A Frisco in a corresponding move.
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Rangers' Kyle Bird: Back in big leagues
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Bird was recalled from Triple-A Nashville on Thursday, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
Bird has appeared in six games for the Rangers this season, allowing five runs in 6.2 innings while struggling to a 5:10 K:BB. He owns a far better 1.57 ERA and a 28:9 K:BB in 23 innings for Nashville.
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Rangers' Kyle Bird: Sent back to minors
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Bird was optioned to Triple-A Nashville following Sunday's win over the White Sox.
Bird failed to make an appearance during his most recent stint with the Rangers, which lasted just four days. The Rangers are expected to announce a corresponding roster move prior to Tuesday's series opener in Detroit.
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Rangers' Kyle Bird: Moves up to big club
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The Rangers recalled Bird from Triple-A Nashville on Thursday, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
Bird will provide the Rangers with extra coverage in relief for Thursday's series finale with the Indians after the bullpen was forced to cover seven innings in Wednesday's 10-4 loss. The 26-year-old lefty made six relief appearances for Texas earlier in the season, giving up five runs on four hits and 10 walks over 6.2 innings.
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Rangers' Kyle Bird: Shuttled back to minors
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Bird was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Wednesday, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Bird made one appearance during his most recent stint with the big club, allowing one run on three walks while striking out two over 1.1 innings. Zack Granite was recalled from Nashville in a corresponding move.
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Rangers' Kyle Bird: Recalled by Rangers
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Bird was recalled by the Rangers on Monday.
Bird struggled to a 6.75 ERA and a 3:7 K:BB in 5.1 innings with the Rangers earlier in the season. Jeanmar Gomez was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.
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Rangers' Kyle Bird: Optioned to Triple-A
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Bird was optioned to Triple-A Nashville after Wednesday's game against the Angels.
Bird has accumulated a 6.75 ERA and collected one save in 5.1 innings of relief this season. The 26-year-old will serve as organizational depth in the minors and will probably get the call later in the season when the big-league team needs reinforcements. The Rangers will announce a corresponding roster move on Friday.
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Rangers' Kyle Bird: Gets surprise save
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Bird struck out one over two-thirds of an inning to pick up the save in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks.
This wasn't a save situation when the Rangers went into the bottom of the ninth inning up by four runs, but the left-handed Bird was given this surprise save chance after closer Jose Leclerc allowed a run and hit two batters. This was supposed to be a stress-free appearance for Leclerc, who blew a save Tuesday, which has caught the attention of manager Chris Woodward. Bird is not considered the next likely closer should Leclerc need time to figure out his issues, but the situation bears watching.
Bird was recalled from Triple-A Nashville on Friday, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
With Edinson Volquez (elbow) headed to the 10-day injured list, Bird will rejoin the Rangers after being optioned Monday. Volquez was scheduled to pitch Wednesday in Arizona, but with Bird being used primarily as a reliever, it remains to be seen who Texas will choose to start until Volquez returns. Texas may elect to go with a four-man rotation until absolutely necessary, though Adrian Sampson could be a candidate to make a spot start or two, per T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com.
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Rangers' Kyle Bird: Optioned Monday
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Bird was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Monday, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports.
Bird was moved to create room for Adrian Sampson, a starter called up from Nashville to give the Rangers' bullpen some length. The left-haned Bird had walked three and struck out one in two scoreless relief outings.
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Rangers' Kyle Bird: Makes roster
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Bird has secured a spot on the Rangers' Opening Day roster, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports.
He'll make the big club as an eighth reliever and is expected to see most of his usage as a mop-up man or occasional matchups play against left-handed hitters. Bird has yet to make his MLB debut but submitted a tidy 1.94 ERA to go with a 65:26 K:BB in 55.2 innings at Triple-A Durham in the Rays organization last season.
Tampa Bay traded Bird to Texas on Friday in a three-team deal, Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reports.
Jurickson Profar was dealt to Oakland, while Bird, Brock Burke, Yoel Espinal, Eli White and international bonus money go to Texas, and Emilio Pagan, Rollie Lacy and the 38th pick in the 2019 draft go to Tampa Bay. Bird spent a majority of the 2018 campaign at Triple-A Durham before being added to the Rays' 40-man roster in order to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Across 27 appearances (five starts) at the top level of the minors, he logged a phenomenal 1.94 ERA and 1.16 WHIP with 65 strikeouts in 55.2 innings. He will likely begin next season with Triple-A Round Rock but could earn his first big-league promotion if he's able to continue finding success.
