Carter Baumler
24-Year-Old
15-Day IL
Injury Ribs
Est. Return 4/21/2026
2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
3.18
WHIP
1.76
K
6
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Baumler was obtained by the Rangers in the Rule 5 draft. He received a seven-figure bonus from the Orioles out of high school in 2020 but he has dealt with significant shoulder issues over the years. The 6-foot-2 righty touched 98 mph in 2025 while logging a 2.04 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 46 strikeouts in 39.2 innings as a reliever, primarily at High-A. The Rangers will likely attempt to use Baumler as a low-leverage reliever in 2026 before potentially sending him back to the minors in 2027. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Rangers in March of 2026.
Moved to IL with intercostal strain
The Rangers placed Baumler on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to a right intercostal strain.
Analysis
Baumler had his best outing of the season Saturday versus Cincinnati, striking out one batter in one perfect inning, but he apparently was injured in the process. The right-hander will consequently need to miss at least a couple weeks. Texas recalled reliever Luis Curvelo from Triple-A Round Rock to take Baumler's place in the bullpen.
Baumler had his best outing of the season Saturday versus Cincinnati, striking out one batter in one perfect inning, but he apparently was injured in the process. The right-hander will consequently need to miss at least a couple weeks. Texas recalled reliever Luis Curvelo from Triple-A Round Rock to take Baumler's place in the bullpen.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
29
Last 10 Games
29
Last 5 Games
29
How many pitches does Carter Baumler generally throw?
1-10
11-20
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31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Carter Baumler generally pitch?
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2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-59%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-59%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .273 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .111 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .273 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .111 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-100%
ERA at Home
2026
-100%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 3.86 | 2.14 | 4.2 | 9.6 | 11.6 | ||||
| 2026Home | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2026Away | 3.86 | 2.14 | 4.2 | 9.6 | 11.6 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Carter Baumler compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.00K/9
9.5BB/9
9.5HR/9
1.6Fastball
94.9 mphERA
3.18WHIP
1.76BABIP
.231GB/FB
0.57Left On Base
93.0%Exit Velocity
83.9 mphBarrels/BBE
6.1%Spin Rate
2403 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
30.3%Swinging Strike
11.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Secures spot on Opening Day roster
The Rangers informed Baumler on Monday that he's made the Opening Day roster, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
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Dealt to Texas
The Pirates selected Baumler with the fifth pick in the Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday and traded him to the Rangers, per Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News.
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Rejoins Single-A pitching staff
Baumler (shoulder) was reinstated from Single-A Delmarva's 60-day injured list Friday and struck out three while allowing one earned run on one hit and two walks over three innings in his 2023 Carolina League debut.
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On mend from offseason surgery
Baumler will open the season on the 60-day injured list after undergoing surgery on his right shoulder in the offseason, Steve Melewski of MASNSports.com reports.
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Placed on injured list
Baumler was placed on the 7-day injured list at Single-A Delmarva on Thursday due to right shoulder inflammation, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.
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