Carson

Coleman

Coleman heads back to New York after being selected by the Rangers in last year’s Rule 5 Draft. The 26-year-old righty didn’t end up pitching last season while recovering from Tommy John surgery.

The procedural move opens up a spot on Texas’ 40-man roster as Coleman will be sidelined to open the season after undergoing right elbow surgery. It’s unclear how long he’ll be out at the moment.

The 25-year-old Kentucky Wildcat was the third Yankees pitching prospect to get snagged in this draft (Mitch Spence to the A’s and Matt Sauer to the Royals). Playing his second season in the minors, Coleman posted a 2.13 ERA in 63 1/3 innings in 2022 with 44 of those coming at the Double-A level. His K/9 rate was certainly worth writing home about (13.5). He ended his season with a combined no-hitter in the Eastern League Championship. Randy Vasquez opened that game up with eight hitless innings and Coleman added a hitless ninth inning to complete the 15-0 rout. Coleman sat out the 2023 season with an elbow injury.