Free agent pitcher Nathan Eovaldi is heading home to Texas, agreeing to a two-year deal with the Rangers on Tuesday.
The contract includes a third-year vesting player option, with performance bonuses also included in the deal. The Rangers didn’t reveal financial details of the pact, but according to multiple media reports, Eovaldi is guaranteed $34 million.
Eovaldi, who will turn 33 in February, has primarily served as a starter during his 11-year career. He has played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (2011-12), Miami Marlins (2012-14), New York Yankees (2015-16), Tampa Bay Rays (2018) and Boston Red Sox (2018-22).
In 240 career appearances (221 starts), Eovaldi is 67-68 with a 4.16 ERA. He has racked up 1,060 strikeouts in 1257 2/3 innings of work.
In his fifth and final season with Boston in 2022, Eovaldi made 20 starts and went 6-3 with a 3.87 ERA. The veteran right-hander has been plagued by injuries throughout his career and missed over a month last season due to lower back inflammation. Before going on the injured list, he posted a 4-2 record and had a 3.16 ERA in 12 starts.
A 2018 World Series champion with the Red Sox, Eovaldi enjoyed his best season in Boston in 2021, going 11-9 with a 3.75 ERA and 195 strikeouts over an American League-leading 32 starts. He was also named an All-Star for the first time of his career last year.
Eovaldi pitched for the same Alvin (Texas) High School, the same school that produced Rangers Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan.
–Field Level Media
