ARLINGTON, Texas — Mike Minor didn't think about Saturday's significance until his parents texted him after the game.
Minor pitched two-hit ball over six innings to win a start for the first time since 2014 and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 in one of the coldest games ever at Globe Life Park.
The 30-year-old Minor hadn't started and gotten a victory since Aug. 24, 2014, while with the Atlanta Braves. He missed the 2015 and '16 seasons with a torn labrum and was a reliever last year with the Kansas City Royals.
He didn't realize it had been that long until he got the text from his parents.