Texas ARLINGTON (AP) — On Tuesday, two weeks after the Philadelphia Phillies dismissed him, the AL West-leading Texas Rangers signed former two-time All-Star infielder Josh Harrison to a minor league contract.
In 40 games this season, Harrison hit.204 with two home runs and 10 RBIs for the Phillies, who later designated him for assignment and dismissed him to make room on their roster for recently acquired right-hander Michael Lorenzen.
The 36-year-old Harrison is a.270 career hitter with 73 homers and 388 RBIs over 1,208 games with six different teams during his 13-year big league career. He was an National League All-Star in 2004 with Pittsburgh, when he hit a career-best.315; he was an All-Star again in 2017, when he hit.272 with 16 homers for the Pirates.
Harrison began his big league career with the Pirates from 2011–18, and he has played for five teams over the past five seasons: Detroit, Washington, Oakland, the Chicago White Sox, and the Pirates.