Marc Church

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27+1⁄3 innings. [7] He missed the second half of that season with elbow inflammation that did not require surgery. [7] Church opened the 2022 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the High-ASouth Atlantic League, going 2–2 with a 2.91 ERA and 57 strikeouts over 34 innings. [8] [9] [10] He was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-ATexas League on June 29, and struggled to a 1–3 record with a 7.20 ERA and 21 strikeouts over 15 innings. [11]

Church received a non-roster invitation to major league spring training in 2023. [12] Church returned to Frisco to open the 2023 season. He was promoted to the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League on May 23, after posting a 4.00 ERA with 31 strikeouts over 18 innings for Frisco. [13] Over 44 innings for Round Rock, Church posted a 7–1 record with a 3.48 ERA and 48 strikeouts. On November 14, 2023, Texas added Church to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [14]

Church was optioned to Triple–A Round Rock to begin the 2024 season. [15] Church missed nearly 4 months of the season on the injured list with a right shoulder strain. [16] In 17 games for the Express, he compiled a 3.22 ERA with 24 strikeouts across 22+1⁄3 innings pitched. On September 27, 2024, Church was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [17]

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Marc Church
Texas Rangers – No. 68
Pitcher
Born: (2001-03-30) March 30, 2001 (age 23)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
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September 28, 2024, for the Texas Rangers
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