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Rangers' Evan Carter: Cleared to swing bat
Evan Carter (back) has been swinging a bat and is expected to be 100 percent for the start of spring training, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.Carter was limited to just 45 games this season due to a nagging back problem and underwent an ablation procedure in October to remove tissue from his back. The expectation is that he'll be without restrictions once spring training rolls around. The 22-year-old posted just a .633 OPS over 162 plate appearances in 2024 but should enter 2025 with a regular role for the Texas Rangers.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Has ablation procedure on back
Evan Carter underwent an ablation procedure on his back last week, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.The procedure removed some tissue that had been affecting his recovery from a lower-back stress reaction that limited him to just 45 games this season. Carter has been cleared to begin a hitting progression, with the hope that he'll have a normal offseason and be 100 percent healthy by spring training.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Hopes to swing bat in 9-to-10 weeks
Evan Carter (back) said Sunday that he doesn't expect to require surgery and hopes to resume swinging a bat in 9-to-10 weeks, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.Texas Rangers general manager Chris Young said earlier this week that Carter was unlikely to make it back from the 60-day injured list before the regular season ends Sept. 29. Based on the timeline he provided for himself to resume swinging the bat, Carter already seems to be ruling himself out for the postseason, barring the Rangers making another trip to the World Series to extend their playoff run into late October and early November. After his star turn in the 2023 playoffs, Carter was tabbed as a leading contender for the 2024 American League Rookie of the Year award, but the 21-year-old slashed a lowly .188/.272/.361 in 162 plate appearances for Texas before being placed on the injured list May 28 with a lower-back stress reaction. Carter should still have an everyday role waiting for him in 2025, assuming he makes a full recovery from the back injury over the winter.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Likely out for regular season
Texas Rangers GM Chris Young said Tuesday that Evan Carter (back) isn't expected to play again during the regular season, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.The 21-year-old has been on the shelf since late May due to a lumbar sprain, and it appears he won't be rejoining the Rangers until at least October. Young didn't indicate that Carter has suffered a setback, but that the outfielder simply needs more time to rest his back. Wyatt Langford, Leody Taveras and Adolis Garcia should continue to operate as Texas' primary outfield down the stretch, with veterans Travis Jankowski and Robbie Grossman serving as reserve options.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Shifts to 60-day IL
The Texas Rangers transferred Evan Carter (back) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.Carter has already missed more than two months after landing on the 10-day IL on May 28 with a lumbar sprain, so his move to the 60-day IL won't affect his timeline for a return to the big club. At this point, it's unclear whether Carter will even be able to play again in 2024, as he was shut down from baseball activities Friday and was scheduled to get a second opinion on his back injury from a doctor in California. The Rangers should provide an update on Carter's condition once his visit with the specialist is completed, but even if the outfielder is given the green light to resume baseball activities, he'll still likely need multiple weeks to ramp up before he would be ready for big-league action.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Getting second opinion
Evan Carter was shut down from baseball activities Friday and will get a second opinion on his lower back soreness, MLB.com reports.Carter is set to visit a specialist in California, and the Texas Rangers will reassess the outfielder's condition and map out steps for his recovery pending the results of the appointment. "He's just not coming along like we were hoping," Texas manager Bruce Bochy said. There had been talk of Carter beginning a rehab assignment next week, but those plans are on hold.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Could begin rehab assignment next week
Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said Wednesday that Evan Carter (back) is "about a week behind" Josh Jung (wrist) in their respective timelines to return from the injured list, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.Jung has already been cleared to begin a rehab assignment Friday with Double-A Frisco, so given Bochy's comments, Carter could be ready for a minor-league assignment of his own by next weekend. The outfielder has been on the shelf since May 28 with a lower-back stress reaction and made limited progress over the first month of his absence before turning the corner in his recovery over the past couple of weeks. Carter took live batting practice earlier this week and should gradually incorporate more baseball activities into his workout regimen before the Rangers map out a rehab assignment for him.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Set for batting practice
Evan Carter (back) will take batting practice on the field at Globe Life Field on Tuesday, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.Carter has been out since May 28 while dealing with a lower-back stress reaction, but he appears to be progressing in the right direction. If he can escape the session unscathed Tuesday, the outfielder will likely gear up for some sort of rehab assignment before potentially being activated.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Begins swinging bat
Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said Wednesday that Evan Carter (back) flew to Arizona last week and has begun swinging a bat, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.This marks the first time Carter has swung a bat since landing on the injured list in early June. Bochy indicated the plan calls for Carter to face live pitching in the next few days. The injury was first described as lower-back tightness but was then reclassified as a stress reaction, which prompted the lengthy rehab.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Out at least one month
Manager Bruce Bochy said Tuesday that Evan Carter (back) will be out for at least a month, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.Carter was placed on the 10-day IL on May 28 with lower-back tightness. Bochy noted that the injury is worse than the Texas Rangers initially thought and has since been reclassified as a stress reaction. Carter looks set to rest for at least a couple more weeks before he resumes baseball activities, and he'll likely need at least a handful of rehab games before being cleared to return from the 10-day injured list. Wyatt Langford has taken over as the Rangers' primary left fielder during Carter's absence, while Ezequiel Duran and Robbie Grossman could end up splitting most of the reps at designated hitter.
Evan Carter
#32 LF / Texas Rangers / EXP: 2YRS Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 lb Age: 22 College: None Bats/Throws -/-Fantasy Points by Week
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