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Rangers Sign Brody Bumila to $2.75 M Deal Despite Surgery

7/22/2026

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The Texas Rangers signed pitcher Brody Bumila to a $2.75 million contract after drafting him 89th overall in the 2026 MLB draft.
The deal exceeds his $900,800 slot value by about $1.85 million, matching late first-round pay.
Bumila will need Tommy John surgery, likely keeping him out until late 2027.
He scrapped his University of Texas commitment, calling the contract life-changing, after internal-brace surgery on the same elbow in May 2025.

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The Texas Rangers signed pitcher Brody Bumila to a $2.75 million contract after drafting him 89th overall in the 2026 MLB draft.
The deal exceeds his $900,800 slot value by about $1.85 million, matching late first-round pay.
Bumila will need Tommy John surgery, likely keeping him out until late 2027.
He scrapped his University of Texas commitment, calling the contract life-changing, after internal-brace surgery on the same elbow in May 2025.