The Texas Rangers have signed utilityman Andrew Velazquez to a minor league deal with an invitation to big league spring training, the team announced.
Velazquez, 31, last played in an MLB game in 2023 with the Los Angeles Angels. He spent this past season with the New York Yankees organization, stealing 25 bases while hitting .242/.304/.345 in 106 games for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Velazquez in the seventh round of the 2012 MLB Draft. The Diamondbacks traded Velazquez and outfielder Justin Williams to the Tampa Bay Rays for right-handed pitcher Jeremy Hellickson in the 2014-15 offseason.