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Injuries & Moves: Latest on deGrom, Scherzer's progress

August 30, 2024

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Scherzer 'just not ready' to resume rehab assignment

@kennlandry
August 23, 2024

CLEVELAND -- A continually trying season for Rangers starter Max Scherzer just got more difficult. The 40-year-old right-hander landed on the injured list for the second time this season on Aug. 2 with right shoulder fatigue. He was initially scheduled to begin another rehab assignment on Aug. 23 with Double-A

'The goal is to pitch this year': deGrom faces live hitters for 2nd time

@kennlandry
August 13, 2024

BOSTON -- Jacob deGrom faced hitters for the second time on Aug. 12 at Fenway Park ahead of the Rangers’ matchup with the Red Sox. Manager Bruce Bochy said deGrom threw approximately 40 pitches while facing Ezequiel Duran and Travis Jankowski over two innings. “I felt really good,” deGrom said.

After 'exhausting' rehab process, Carter focused on '25

August 4, 2024

ARLINGTON -- Rangers rookie outfielder Evan Carter has come to grips with the realization that he won’t play again this season due to a lingering back injury. The most frustrating part for Carter is that he felt like he was on the verge of returning to play multiple times this

'Light at the end of the tunnel': deGrom set to face hitters

August 3, 2024

ARLINGTON -- Rangers starter Jacob deGrom cleared another hurdle Saturday on his long journey back from Tommy John surgery, throwing a final bullpen session that went successfully enough that he’s expected to face hitters in his next test. The two-time Cy Young Award winner threw 45 pitches in the bullpen

Scherzer to IL; new Rangers pickup Pennington recalled

August 3, 2024

ARLINGTON -- After staying on the injured list for nearly three months to begin the season, Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer will spend at least 15 more days there, as the club announced Friday that he was headed to the IL with right shoulder fatigue. The Rangers recalled lefty Walter Pennington,

Young not optimistic about Carter's return this season

@kennlandry
July 30, 2024

ST. LOUIS -- The Rangers were hoping to get a slew of internal additions back around the Trade Deadline. Josh Jung and Cody Bradford are already back. Tyler Mahle and Jacob deGrom are well on their way. But one return that they’re not counting on is rookie outfielder Evan Carter.

With Gray (groin) leaving early, Lorenzen volunteers for mop-up duty

July 28, 2024

TORONTO -- As the injury bug continues to trouble the Rangers roster, more adversity struck early in the club’s 7-3 loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday at Rogers Centre. Staring down the barrel of a three-game sweep, the Rangers turned to starter Jon Gray, fresh off a quality start

Seager likely to receive MRI after scary HBP to wrist

June 30, 2024

BALTIMORE -- Already hamstrung by injuries in a lot of ways this year, the Rangers received another enormous scare on that front Saturday night. Texas superstar shortstop Corey Seager exited the club’s 6-5 loss to the Orioles after being struck on the left wrist by a Cade Povich pitch in

Jung (wrist) to visit specialist after BP session cancelled

June 29, 2024

BALTIMORE -- For much of the past week, it appeared as though Josh Jung could be on his way toward returning to the Rangers lineup in short order. Now, it looks like he won’t be back for a while. The Rangers pushed back the start of Jung’s hitting progression again

Jung shut down, will have wrist inflammation checked out

@kennlandry
June 25, 2024

MILWAUKEE – The Rangers’ offensive reinforcements may take a few more days than originally expected. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said on Tuesday at American Family Field that Josh Jung is heading back to Texas to get checked out and “make sure everything’s fine” with his surgically repaired right wrist. General

Scherzer makes 2024 debut for Rangers

@kennlandry
June 23, 2024

ARLINGTON -- Mad Max is back. At long last, the Rangers added a big-time reinforcement in their rotation, as Max Scherzer made his 2024 debut on Sunday against the Royals. The club activated the three-time Cy Young winner before Sunday's game, optioning Yerry Rodríguez to Triple-A Round Rock in a

Rangers roll despite Seager's early exit

@kennlandry
June 5, 2024

ARLINGTON -- Just as things were looking up for the Rangers on the injury front, another one has occurred. Rangers shortstop Corey Seager pulled up short of first base after an RBI single in the second inning of the Rangers’ series finale against the Tigers at Globe Life Field with

Carter (back injury) to miss extended time 

@kennlandry
June 4, 2024

ARLINGTON -- Rangers manager Bruce Bochy led off with good injury news on Tuesday afternoon, telling reporters that a trio of starting pitchers -- Max Scherzer, Jon Gray and Tyler Mahle -- are progressing from their respective injuries. Then he swiftly dealt the bad news: rookie outfielder Evan Carter’s back

Semien out of Rangers' lineup for first time in 349 games

@kennlandry
May 29, 2024

ARLINGTON -- There was a resounding “What?!” among the Rangers media continental as the club’s lineup for the series finale against the Diamondbacks at Globe Life Field was announced Wednesday morning before Texas' 6-1 win. For the first time in the Bruce Bochy era, Marcus Semien would not be in

Eovaldi's brief start in return gives way to strong bullpen effort

@kennlandry
May 29, 2024

ARLINGTON -- Andrew Heaney began warming up in the Rangers' bullpen in the bottom of the third inning on Tuesday night, as the offense cut into an early Diamondbacks lead. That isn’t strange, in and of itself, but Texas had ace Nathan Eovaldi on the mound, and it would be

Carter heads to 10-day IL with lower back injury

@kennlandry
May 28, 2024

ARLINGTON -- The Rangers are trading out one rookie sensation for another. As outfielder Wyatt Langford was activated from the injured list after rehabbing a hamstring injury on Tuesday, fellow rookie Evan Carter continues the Rangers’ injury epidemic, landing himself on the 10-day IL with lower back soreness. Carter missed

Gray lands on IL with mild right groin strain

With 10 losses in their past 12 games, Rangers trying to push through skid, injuries
@kennlandry
May 23, 2024

PHILADELPHIA -- It’s been one step forward and two steps back for the Rangers this season. The day after starter Dane Dunning came off of the injured list, another pitcher in Jon Gray landed on it with a mild right groin strain on Thursday. Gray tossed five innings and allowed

Rangers' staff needing to 'step up' after rash of injuries

@kennlandry
May 12, 2024

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Scherzer uncertain about return as rehab is stalled by nerve issue

@MannyOnMLB
May 11, 2024

DENVER -- Max Scherzer, whose recovery from December back surgery was slowed recently due to right thumb soreness, said on Saturday that team doctors believe the problem may actually be a nerve issue that extends up to his right triceps. “I went back to Dallas to see the doctors,” Scherzer

Dunning placed on 15-day IL with right rotator cuff strain

@kennlandry
May 8, 2024

OAKLAND -- The Rangers may have the best rotation in baseball on the injured list as we speak. Texas right-hander Dane Dunning landed on the injured list on Wednesday with a right rotator cuff strain, joining fellow starters Nathan Eovaldi, Max Scherzer, Jacob deGrom, Cody Bradford and Tyler Mahle on

Langford (hamstring strain) placed on IL, will miss 3-4 weeks

@Jackson_Stoneee
May 6, 2024

KANSAS CITY – The Rangers’ injury bug has made its way to Texas’ No. 1 prospect. Wyatt Langford, who exited Saturday’s win in the fifth inning after pulling up short of first base, was diagnosed with a Grade 1 right hamstring strain following Sunday’s 3-2 win over the Royals and

Rangers' 15-run outburst dampened by Langford injury

@Jackson_Stoneee
May 5, 2024

KANSAS CITY -- The Rangers waited all April for the bats of 2023 to return to form, but on the night the offense erupted to life, Texas’ injury-plagued season struck again. The Rangers set season highs in runs and hits (17) en route to a 15-4 victory over the Royals

Eovaldi hits IL with groin strain, but Rangers 'optimistic'

@Jackson_Stoneee
May 3, 2024

KANSAS CITY -- For the fifth time this season, the Rangers’ rotation took a big hit. Texas ace Nathan Eovaldi was placed on the 15-day injured list ahead of Friday’s opener against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium with a right groin strain he sustained during Thursday’s 6-0 win over the

Eovaldi sharp in Rangers' win, but exits with groin tightness

@kennlandry
May 2, 2024

ARLINGTON -- The Rangers’ starting pitching depth has already been tested throughout the young 2024 season, and they might have just been handed another challenge on Thursday. Texas ace Nathan Eovaldi was cruising in the Rangers' 6-0 win over the Nationals in the series finale at Globe Life Field, having