 On July 31 , 2015 , Hamels was traded to the Texas Rangers along with Jake <unk> in exchange for Matt Harrison , Nick Williams , Jorge <unk> , Jake Thompson , Alec Asher , and <unk> <unk> . Hamels became the first pitcher to be traded during a regular season after pitching a no @-@ hitter in his final start with the team that traded him . Bert <unk> had been the last pitcher to pitch a no @-@ hitter in his final start with the team that traded him ; after pitching a no @-@ hitter for the Rangers in his final start of the 1977 season , he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates that offseason . 
