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On deck for Michael Roth: New gig with San Francisco Giants

Michael Roth pitched for the Texas Rangers last season
Michael Roth pitched for the Texas Rangers last season USA TODAY Sports

Michael Roth’s next baseball stop will be with the San Francisco Giants.

Roth signed a minor league contract with the Giants, it was reported Friday.

Roth was with the Texas Rangers organization in 2015, spending a brief time in the majors. For Triple A Round Rock, he was 11-5 with a 2.97 ERA in 28 appearances with 23 starts. He had 94 strikeouts in 145.1 innings pitched.

He has also pitched for the Los Angeles Angels and Cleveland Indians organizations.

Roth was a 2011 All-American with the Gamecocks and a member of two College World Series title winners. He won 26 games and threw more than 354 innings for USC.

This story was originally published November 18, 2016 at 5:57 PM with the headline "On deck for Michael Roth: New gig with San Francisco Giants."

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