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Church is on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Round Rock with right elbow inflammation, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports. Church has spent most of this season at Round Rock and had struggled this month before getting hurt, yielding six runs with a 4:9 K:BB over 4.2 innings. The Rangers are still evaluating the reliever's injury before mapping out a rehab plan.
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Church is on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Round Rock with an oblique injury, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports. It was reported April 22 that he would be shut down for 7-to-10 days. Church was optioned to Triple-A on April 16 after walking more batters (six) than he struck out (five) in 4.2 innings with the big club. The 24-year-old relief prospect showed roughly the same velocity on his pitches as in 2024, using his 87 mph slider slightly more than his 96 mph fastball. He could still figure into the high-leverage mix in a year or two.
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The Rangers optioned Church to Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday. Church drew some buzz during spring training and manager Bruce Bochy even floated his name as a potential closer candidate. However, Church struggled to throw strikes in the early going with a 5:6 K:BB over 4.2 frames, resulting in a move to the minors. Jacob Latz was called up from Triple-A to replace Church in the bullpen.
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Rangers manager Bruce Bochy mentioned Church when asked recently about potential candidates at closer, Jack Magruder of MLB.com reports. The top two candidates to close for Texas look to be Chris Martin and Robert Garcia, but Bochy's willingness to throw Church's name into the mix is notable. The skipper said he sees Church as being a closer "sometime down the road here" and "it could be when we break camp." Church missed much of the 2024 season with a right shoulder strain, but he's healthy now and has been clocked in the upper 90s this spring, having allowed two runs with a 5:1 K:BB in three Cactus League innings.
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Church (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment with High-A Hickory on Sunday, Jeff Wilson of RangersToday.com reports. A member of the Rangers' 40-man roster, Church has yet to make his MLB debut and has been out since mid-April with a right lat strain. He remains on Triple-A Round Rock's 60-day injured list and will likely require multiple rehab appearances in the lower levels of the minors before he rejoins the Rangers' top affiliate.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
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| 2025 | TEX | 5 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3.85 | 2.14 |
| 2024 | TEX | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 4/11 | @  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0000 | 0 | 1 | 1.0000 |
| 4/08 | @  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0000 | 2 | 1 | 3.0000 |
| 4/06 | vs  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18.0000 | 1 | 1 | 2.0000 |
| 3/31 | @  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3333333333333 | 0 | 0.0000 | 2 | 2 | 1.5000 |
| 3/28 | vs  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33333333333333 | 1 | 0.0000 | 1 | 0 | 6.0000 |
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| 4/03 | vs |
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