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Pham was in his second tour of duty with St. Louis. He was with the Cardinals from 2014 to ’18 and smacked a career-best 23 homers in 2017.
Pham is a .258 career hitter with 137 homers, 462 RBIs and 125 steals in 1,098 career games over 11 seasons. He also has played for the Tampa Bay Rays (2018-19), San Diego Padres (2020-21), Cincinnati Reds (2022), Boston Red Sox (2022) and New York Mets (2023).
Grossman, 34, was placed on waivers by the Rangers on Thursday and then started for Texas on Friday since he had yet to be claimed. He went 1-for-3 in a 9-2 loss to the Oakland Athletics.
For his 12-year career, Grossman is hitting .243 with 93 homers and 429 RBIs in 1,197 games with the Houston Astros (2013-15), Minnesota Twins (2016-18), Athletics (2019-20), Detroit Tigers (2021-22), Atlanta Braves (2022), Rangers (2023, ’24) and White Sox.
Grossman appeared in seven postseason games for the Rangers when they won the World Series in 2023.
To make room on the 40-man roster, the Royals designated for assignment two players: catcher Austin Nola and third baseman CJ Alexander. Nola, 34, was at Triple-A Omaha, while Alexander, 28, had one hit in eight at-bats for Kansas City this season.
