The Rangers announced that they have signed veteran infielder Nick Ahmed to a minor league deal. The Excel Sports Management ...

The 31-year-old was drafted by the Angels in the first round of the 2014 draft and was subsequently shipped to Atlanta as the centerpiece of the Andrelton Simmons trade during the Braves rebuild.

A little over a year later he was part of the package that landed shortstop Andrelton Simmons with the Angels, and Newcomb in Atlanta with the Braves. He'd stick with Atlanta for awhile ...

The Angels traded him to the Atlanta Braves after the 2015 season as part of a package that sent back four-time Gold Glove shortstop Andrelton Simmons. Newcomb had some quality seasons for the Braves.

The Boston Red Sox announced five non-roster invitees to spring training and one of them started his career in the Los Angeles Angels farm system before being involved in a blockbuster trade.

Newcomb, 31, was a first-round pick of the Los Angeles Angels in the 2014 MLB draft out of the University of Hartford before being traded to the Atlanta Braves in the Andrelton Simmons deal.