The Texas Rangers have signed right-handed reliever Tyler Zombro to a minor-league contract, according to ESPN. Zombro is expected to report to the Round Rock Express, Texas' Triple-A affiliate.

Zombro, 28, had spent his entire professional career as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays organization. In 99 outings, he compiled a 2.91 ERA and a 5.14 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Not bad for someone who was originally signed as a non-drafted free agent by way of George Mason University. 

Zombro hasn't pitched much the last three years, appearing in just 11 games for a variety of reasons. First, the COVID-19 global pandemic wiped out the 2020 minor-league season. Then, he suffered a fractured skull after being struck in the head with a line drive in summer 2021 and had to undergo emergency brain surgery.