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Free-agent first baseman James Loney's short stint with the New York Mets earned him a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers on Friday, according to Jon Heyman of Today's Knuckleball.
If he makes the major league roster, he will make $1 million in 2017.
Loney began the 2016 season as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays, the team he spent the past three seasons with, but was released on April 3.
After being picked up by the San Diego Padres, Loney was sent to Triple-A El Paso and was quickly purchased by the Mets, who were in dire need of first base help after Lucas Duda went on the disabled list with a stress fracture in his lower back in May.