The Rangers have invited 15 players signed to minor league deals to major league spring training, which begins Feb. 15 in Surprise, Ariz.
Among those players will be first baseman James Loney, who the Rangers officially announced had signed a minor league deal Tuesday. Loney, 32, an 11-year major league veteran, hit .265 with nine homers and 34 RBIs in 100 games for the Mets in 2016.
FanRagSports’s Jon Heyman reported that Loney can request his release if he’s not on the Rangers’ major league roster March 29, the last day the club is in Arizona.