Infielder/outfielder Jonah Bride cleared waivers after the Rangers designated him for assignment and has been sent outright to Triple-A Round Rock, according to the club’s transaction log at MLB.com.
Bride got into just two games for Texas, logging six plate appearances and finishing 1-for-5 with a single and a walk. The 30-year-old has spent the rest of the season with Round Rock, where he’s put together 431 plate appearances and hit .282/.401/.425 with 10 home runs. He’s also shown a sharp eye at the plate, walking more often than he’s struck out, with a 16.7% walk rate against a 16% strikeout rate.
This marks the fifth season in which Bride has seen major league action. Over the previous four seasons, he has posted between 106 and 272 plate appearances while spending time with the A’s, Marlins and Twins. In 696 career major league plate appearances, he’s a .220/.311/.312 hitter.
Bride’s biggest big league stretch came in 2024 with Miami, when he reached a career-high 272 plate appearances and hit .276/.357/.461 with 11 homers. That momentum didn’t carry over into the next season, though.
He opened the following year with a .100/.200/.100 line in his first 45 plate appearances with the Marlins, which led to a DFA. The Twins then gave him a look, but his .208/.275/.236 line in 80 plate appearances wasn’t enough to secure a roster spot.
Because Bride has been outrighted before, he can turn down this assignment and choose free agency even though he does not have three years of major league service. If he accepts the outright, he would be able to become a minor league free agent at season’s end if he isn’t added back to the big league roster.
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