Cal Stark signs as MLB undrafted free agent

Former Vol Cal Stark signs with the Texas Rangers.

Former Tennessee catcher Cal Stark signed as an undrafted free agent with the Rangers in Major League Baseball on Monday.

“A championship player getting a chance to play for a championship organization,” Tennessee announced.

Stark played for the Vols from 2023-24 after transferring from Weatherford College (2022) and Navarro College (2023).

The 6-foot-1, 200-pound catcher appeared 106 games, including 89 starts for the Vols. He recorded 16 home runs, 47 RBIs, 54 runs, 38 walks, two stolen bases and a .992 fielding percentage.

Stark hit 11 home runs and 30 RBIs last season.

Stark and Tennessee won the national championship, Southeastern Conference Tournament and the SEC regular-season title in 2024.

The former Vol is from Farragut High School in Farragut, Tennessee.

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Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire