2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Church drew some buzz last spring after Rangers' brass identified him as a potential closer candidate for the 2025 campaign. While the 24-year-old broke camp with Texas, he struggled to throw strikes in the early going, posting a 5:6 K:BB over 4.2 frames. This resulted in a quick demotion to the minors, but an oblique injury delayed Church until late-May. Once healthy, the 6-foot-3 righty struggled for Triple-A Round Rock, issuing nine walks across 4.2 innings until right elbow inflammation essentially ended his season (he returned for one appearance in September). During his time with the Rangers, the relief prospect showed roughly the same velocity on his pitches as in 2024 and used his 87 mile-per-hour slider slightly more often than his 96 mph fastball. With his elbow injury behind him, Church could factor into the Rangers' high-leverage mix for 2026 as long as he demonstrates improved command. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Rangers in March of 2026.
Opening season in Round Rock
The Rangers optioned Church to Triple-A Round Rock on Monday.
Analysis
Church made his Cactus League debut during Sunday's game against the Dodgers, when he struck out one batter and was charged with two runs (one earned) on two hits in one inning while tossing 19 pitches (13 strikes). He missed the majority of spring training while recovering from a teres major strain. That extended absence, coupled with the fact that he has minor-league options, will lead to Church opening the 2026 season in Triple-A, though he should see some major-league action when the Rangers need to bolster their bullpen.
Church made his Cactus League debut during Sunday's game against the Dodgers, when he struck out one batter and was charged with two runs (one earned) on two hits in one inning while tossing 19 pitches (13 strikes). He missed the majority of spring training while recovering from a teres major strain. That extended absence, coupled with the fact that he has minor-league options, will lead to Church opening the 2026 season in Triple-A, though he should see some major-league action when the Rangers need to bolster their bullpen.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
Even Split
2026
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .250 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Since 2024vs Right | .250 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025vs Left | .300 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025vs Right | .167 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024vs Left | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024vs Right | .500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-100%
ERA on Road
2026
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 13.50 | 3.00 | 1.1 | 6.8 | 13.5 |
| Since 2024Away | 0.00 | 1.62 | 4.1 | 10.4 | 8.3 |
| 2026Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025Home | 13.50 | 3.00 | 1.1 | 6.8 | 13.5 |
| 2025Away | 0.00 | 1.80 | 3.1 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024Away | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AAA)
Since 2024
-11%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-100%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .265 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| Since 2024vs Right | .297 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 1 |
| 2026vs Left | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026vs Right | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025vs Left | .429 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025vs Right | .444 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024vs Left | .219 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024vs Right | .245 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
Stat Review
How does Marc Church 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
0.83K/9
9.6BB/9
11.6HR/9
0.0Fastball
96.2 mphERA
3.86WHIP
2.14BABIP
.329GB/FB
0.83Left On Base
80.0%Exit Velocity
85.5 mphBarrels/BBE
20.8%Spin Rate
2114 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
29.2%Swinging Strike
9.1%Prospect Rankings History
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Makes spring debut
Church (lat) struck out a batter and was charged with two runs (one earned) on two hits over an inning of relief Sunday in the Rangers' 5-3 loss to the Dodgers in Cactus League play.
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Ready for live work
Church (lat) is slated to throw live bullpen sessions Tuesday and Friday, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
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Tosses side session
Church (lat) completed a bullpen session Tuesday, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
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Nursing lat strain
Church will be behind schedule to begin spring training while he recovers from a right lat strain, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
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On Triple-A IL with elbow injury
Triple-A Round Rock placed Church on its 7-day injured list Tuesday due to right elbow inflammation, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
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