ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers reinstated veteran left‑hander Jordan Montgomery from the 60‑day injured list on Friday, completing a long rehabilitation process that has kept him out of Major League action since late 2024. In a corresponding move, the club designated right‑hander Nolan Kingham for assignment ahead of its series opener against the Baltimore Orioles at Globe Life Field.
Montgomery, 33, returned to game action in June and made eight rehab starts between Double‑A Frisco and Triple‑A Round Rock. Over 24 innings, he posted a 3.75 ERA with 21 strikeouts, three walks and just one home run allowed. His final outing — a five‑inning, 85‑pitch scoreless performance with five strikeouts against Reno on Sunday — marked his longest and sharpest appearance of the assignment. Left‑handed hitters managed only a .162 average (6‑for‑37) against him during the rehab stretch.
The southpaw has not pitched in the Majors since Sept. 22, 2024, with Arizona, shortly before undergoing Tommy John surgery on March 28, 2025. The procedure, performed by Rangers team physician Dr. Keith Meister, sidelined Montgomery for the entire 2025 season. He spent portions of his recovery in both the Diamondbacks and Brewers organizations before signing a one‑year Major League deal with Texas on Feb. 13.
Montgomery enters his ninth Major League season owning a 46–41 record and a 4.03 ERA across 166 career games (161 starts) with the Yankees, Cardinals, Rangers and Diamondbacks. His last appearance for Texas came in Game 2 of the 2023 World Series, when he delivered six innings in the club’s championship run. He posted a 2.83 ERA over 17 combined regular‑season and postseason outings for the Rangers that year after arriving in a midseason trade from St. Louis.
Originally drafted by New York in the fourth round in 2014, Montgomery finished sixth in American League Rookie of the Year voting in 2017.
Kingham, 29, made his Major League debut Monday against San Francisco, allowing one run in a one‑inning relief appearance. Signed to a minor‑league deal on May 28, he appeared in 11 games (10 starts) for Triple‑A Round Rock from late May through July.
With Friday’s roster moves, Texas now has 40 players on its Major League roster and six players on the 60‑day injured list: right‑handers Carter Baumler and Jose Corniell, left‑handers Jalen Beeks and Robert Garcia, infielder/outfielder Michael Helman, and catcher Danny Jansen.
