The Texas Rangers have announced that Wes Benjamin will be starting for the team against the Houston Astros on Friday, May 13, 2021. Benjamin will be taking the place of Kohei Arihara, who has been placed on the injured list.
Benjamin, a 27 year old lefthander, made the Rangers Opening Day roster and was part of a tandem starter setup, but was optioned early on after exhibiting command problems. Benjamin has said that the problem was with his slider, and that the problem has been rectified with his work at the Alternate Training Site.