The Texas Rangers are going to have to do without outfielder Wyatt Langford after a hamstring injury.
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Wyatt Langford’s late scratch from Saturday’s game has now turned into a injured list stint for the Texas Rangers outfielder.
Langford, who had caught fire at the plate since he returned from the injured list in early June, was moved to the 10-day injured list in advance of Sunday’s game with the Toronto Blue Jays with a left hamstring strain, per the Rangers PR account on X (formerly Twitter).
To replace Langford, the Rangers recalled Even Carter from his rehab assignment in the minor leagues and activated him from the 10-day injured list. Carter will start Sunday’s game and play center field.
Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said after Saturday’s game that Langford’s stratch from the lineup was as late as it possibly could have been. Langford reported discomfort to team trainers, who conveyed that Schumaker and after a short conversation Texas decided to scratch Langford from the lineup as a precaution.
He didn’t have an update for Rangers Sports Network and other outlets after the contest, saying that Langford was still being evaluated.
The third-year outfielder was the team’s hottest hitter before he missed Saturday’s game. In his last 15 games he was slashing .359/.406/.703 with six home runs and 15 RBI. That was after he spent more than a month on the injured list with a right forearm strain that he suffered on a check swing. His move to the IL comes just three days after the Rangers got shortstop Corey Seager back from a concussion after two weeks.
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