Texas Rangers Could Get More Bullpen Help From Former Royals Starter

Danny Duffy has been working his way back all season from injuries that have kept him out of the Majors for nearly two years.

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ARLINGTON, Texas — Pitcher Danny Duffy threw a bullpen session at Globe Life Field on Sunday afternoon, with Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy in attendance.

Duffy has been on an injury rehab stint with Double-A Frisco since June, but Bochy indicated Thursday that Duffy may soon be in a position to help the Rangers.

“He’s come along really well,” Bochy said. “He feels good about where he’s at.”

Duffy, a former starter, is a left-hander the Rangers envision as potential relief help once he’s ready for a call-up.

With the RoughRiders, he is 2-1 with a 3.38 ERA in 10 games (all in relief). He’s thrown 13 1/3 innings, giving up 11 hits and five runs. He’s struck out 14 and walked 14.

Duffy, an 11-year veteran with a 68-68 record, joined the Rangers after spending nearly his entire career with Kansas City. With the Royals, he won a World Series ring in 2015.

His best season with Kansas City came in 2016, when he went 12-3 in 42 games, including 26 starts, with a 3.51 ERA.

He’s been out of baseball since the summer of 2021 with arm issues, including surgery for a torn flexor tendon. He spent the entire 2022 season with the Dodgers organization and threw as high as Triple-A Oklahoma City but was unable to get a call-up to Los Angeles.

When the Rangers broke Spring Training he remained behind to continue his rehab.

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