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Rangers sign SS Nick Ahmed, OF Sam Haggerty to minor deals

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Two-time Gold Glove shortstop Nick Ahmed and outfielder Sam Haggerty will go to major league spring training with the Texas Rangers after agreeing to minor league contracts.

Ahmed, who will turn 35 on March 15, started games at shortstop last season for San Francisco, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego after playing for Arizona from 2014-23, when he became the Diamondbacks' career leader with 789 starts at shortstop. His Gold Glove seasons were 2018 and 2019. He hit .229 with two homers and 17 RBIs in 71 games overall last season, and is a .