Texas Rangers acquire Slovakian pitcher Adam Macko in trade with Blue Jays

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/macko-adam/U9qXZKaQ/"]Macko[/a], 25, has a 4.91 ERA through 22 games in the majors and a 4.09 ERA through 19 games in Triple-A this season. The former seventh-round pick in the 2019 MLB Draft is the first Slovakian player in league history. [/p][embed guid="8e5775f6-9be5-40d6-9afd-5d8524da7305" url="https://x.com/Sportsnet/status/2084336688415818170?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Macko was originally drafted by the Seattle Mariners. He made his way through their minor league system, reaching High-A ball before the M's traded him in 2022 to the Blue Jays in a deal that sent Teoscar Hernandez to Seattle. [/p][p]After spending the 2023 season in High-A, he would spend most of 2024 in Double-A, reaching Triple-A for one game before playing mostly at that level in 2025. [/p][p]Macko has a career 4.55 ERA across all levels so far in his career.[/p][p]Smith, 28, is slashing .213/.299/.272 with one home run and eight RBI this season, while Stephan, 24, has a 5.44 ERA through 101 innings in Triple-A.[/p][infobox id="3e982646-21d3-4baf-ac34-10f731dff476" /]