The Texas Rangers acquired catcher Carson Kelly from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Double-A players Liam Hicks and Tyler Owens on Sunday.
Kelly was active for Detroit on Sunday, entering a 5-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins in the eighth inning as a pinch hitter. He struck out in his lone at-bat and is hitting.240 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs in 60 games this season.
Kelly, who has also played for the St. Louis Cardinals (2016-18) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2019-23), is a career .224 hitter with 52 homers and 199 RBIs.
Hicks, a 25-year-old catcher, played 80 games for Double-A Frisco this season, batting .260 with four home runs and 33 RBIs. Owens, a 23-year-old right-hander, was also with Frisco, going 2-0 with a 2.80 ERA across 26 relief appearances this season.
Both Hicks and Owens have yet to appear in a big-league game.
Field Level Media contributed to this report.