Brock

Holt

Holt did so on his personal Instagram page with this message: “Damn it that was fun. For parts of 10 years I got to do the only thing I ever wanted to do ... play Major League Baseball. Today I hang them up knowing I did the best I could for me, my family, and my teammates. I’m proud of every single second of it.” The 34-year-old utilityman finishes with 621 hits and a career .262/.332/.362 batting line in 751 major league games. He was an All-Star in 2015 and won a World Series ring with the Red Sox in 2018.

This may have been a courtesy move so that Holt can attempt to land with a new team before the beginning of the regular season. He inked a minor league contract with Atlanta earlier this month.

Holt slashed .209/.281/.298 over 260 plate appearances last season with the Rangers. The 33-year-old will compete for a roster spot this spring and serve as organizational position player depth for the Braves.

Holt gives Eduardo Nunez a night off. Recently activated from the disabled list, the versatile left-handed hitter is slashing .328/.379/.508 with a homer and seven RBI over 20 games in 2018.

Holt got caught up in a COVID-19 outbreak on the Rangers’ last month despite being vaccinated. He returns Tuesday to a .208/.286/.295 batting line in 67 games (231 plate appearances) for the season.

Holt was vaccinated, but he’s reportedly showing some mild symptoms. Right-handers Drew Anderson and Mike Foltynewicz are also going on the COVID-19 IL.

The two teams traded runs in the 10th inning and it looked like both might go scoreless in the 11th after the Rangers popped up a sac bunt attempt and then had another popup. However, after the Giants elected to intentionally walk Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Holt made them pay in lining a clean single to center field to score the winning run. Holt is the Rangers’ third baseman against righties and has hit high in the order of late in his starts, which says more about Texas than it does about him.

Holt is starting at third base and batting eighth against Tyler Ivey and the Astros on Friday night. The 32-year-old utilityman had been on the shelf since May 4 with a right hamstring strain. Before the injury, he had been hitting .250/.377/.295 with no homers, five RBI and two stolen bases in 53 plate appearances. He’ll add depth and versatility to the Rangers bench.

The plan is for Holt to play two games for Frisco before being activated on Thursday. He’s posted just a .677 OPS for the Rangers this season.

This took place before the game against the Astros for the Rangers. Holt has been on the injured list since May 4, and while he’s eligible to come off on Friday, it doesn’t sound like that’s in the plans. He should be back before the end of May.