ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Texas Rangers signed outfielder Carlos Gomez to a minor league contract Saturday and assigned him to Triple-A Round Rock.
General manager Jon Daniels said Gomez, who was released by the Houston Astros on Friday, will be in the lineup Sunday for the Round Rock Express.
Daniels said the Rangers hope to get the two-time All-Star on the major league roster "sooner (rather) than later."
Gomez hit .210 with five home runs and 29 RBIs in 85 games with Houston. The Astros got him late last summer from Milwaukee.
Gomez won a Gold Glove as a center fielder for the Brewers in 2013, but Daniels said the Rangers would use him as a corner outfielder. Shin-Soo Choo, the Rangers' right fielder for most of this season, is out with a fractured left arm.
"(Gomez) is 30 years old, still in his physical prime," Daniels said. "Sometimes things just don't work out the way acquiring clubs intend, and obviously we're taking a chance on him, thinking he's better than his most recent performance in Houston."
Gomez has hit .256 with 108 homers with the Mets, Minnesota, Milwaukee and Houston.
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Nationals: Team bring Zimmerman, Lobaton off DL; option Cole, Severino
ATLANTA -- The Washington Nationals have reinstated first baseman Ryan Zimmerman and catcher Jose Lobaton from the 15-day disabled list.
Zimmerman is starting in Saturday night's game against the Atlanta Braves.
Right-hander A.J. Cole and catcher Pedro Severino were optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.
Zimmerman has been out since Aug. 1 with a bruised left wrist. Lobaton has been out since July 20 with left elbow tendinitis.
Reds: Team recalls IF Peraza, option RHP Sampson
CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Reds have recalled infielder Jose Peraza from Triple-A Louisville and optioned right-handed pitcher Keyvius Sampson to the Bats.
Peraza was in the starting lineup at shortstop for Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He joined right-fielder Scott Schebler as two former Dodgers prospects in the starting lineup against the team they made their major-league debuts last season.
Peraza hit .250 with one home run and eight RBIs over 33 games with the Reds before he was optioned to Louisville on Aug. 2.
Sampson was 0-1 with a 3.99 ERA in 12 games, including one start, with Cincinnati.