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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Heads to IL with hamstring strain
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The Rangers placed Langford on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a left hamstring strain.
Langford will hit the shelf for the second time this season, after a forearm strain had previously kept him out for about six weeks earlier in the campaign. He'll be eligible to return from the IL on July 7, but unless the hamstring strain is deemed to be mild, the Rangers could be inclined to hold him out through the All-Star break. Texas activated Evan Carter (oblique) from the 10-day IL in a corresponding move, and he should step in as the primary replacement in center field for Langford.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Out through All-Star break
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Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Sunday that Langford (hamstring) will remain on the 10-day injured list through the All-Star break, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
Langford will be eligible to come off the IL on July 7, but rather than rushing him back on the field for the final week of the first half, the Rangers will keep him out through the break to provide more time for his strained let hamstring to heal. Evan Carter was reinstated from the 10-day IL on Sunday in a corresponding move and will settle back in as the Rangers' primary center fielder, while Langford's absence should give Alejandro Osuna a longer leash as the team's main option in left field.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Late scratch Saturday
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Langford was scratched from the lineup for Saturday's game against Toronto due to left hamstring tightness, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
Langford has slashed .405/.457/.833 while logging a base hit in nine of the Rangers' last 10 games, but a hamstring issue will prevent him from continuing his hot streak Saturday. The severity of his injury is still unclear, but the team will likely provide more information in the near future.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Joins homer party
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Langford went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Thursday's 6-5 win over Toronto.
Langford contributed to Texas' three-HR night in the third inning when his shot off Kevin Gausman cleared the fence in left-center field. It was the second homer in as many games for Langford, who has gone deep seven times since returning from a forearm injury earlier this month. Following an initial adjustment after coming off the IL, Langford has slashed .370/.424/.759 with six home runs and 15 RBI over the last 13 contests.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Big day in Wednesday's loss
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Langford went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Marlins.
The 24-year-old took Eury Perez deep in the fourth inning to open the scoring, but the Rangers' bats managed only six total hits on the afternoon. It was Langford's seventh homer of the season, and five of them have come in the last 10 games -- a stretch in which he's hitting .350 (14-for-40) with two steals, eight runs and 10 RBI.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Dialed in
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Langford went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Padres.
Langford played a role in all four runs. His three-run homer in the bottom of third inning gave Texas an early lead. An inning later, after San Diego tied the game, Langford's single put a runner in scoring position for Josh Jung to knock in the game-winning run. Langford is locked in at the dish, having posted four consecutive multi-hit efforts and gone 16-for-37 (.432) with three doubles, four home runs and 11 RBI over the last nine contests.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Drives offense in win
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Langford went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and two RBI in Friday's 9-7 win over the Padres.
Langford gave the Rangers the lead in the fourth with an RBI double before providing some insurance with a solo homer in the eighth. The 24-year-old has played well since returning from the injured list June 5, hitting .288 with seven extra-base hits, seven RBI, nine runs scored and a stolen base across 13 games. For the year, he's slashing .258/.300/.447 with five home runs, 11 RBI, 18 runs scored and four steals over 140 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Launches homer in loss
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Langford went 2-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Thursday's 9-3 loss to Minnesota.
Langford gave Texas its first run with a leadoff homer in the sixth inning for his second long ball in the past four games. His tepid start coming off the injured list in early June has given way to surge of offense. Langford has hit safely in five of the last six contests, slashing .375/.400/.667 with four RBI and four runs during that stretch.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Gets timing down
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Langford went 3-for-5 with an RBI in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Red Sox.
Langford recorded multiple hits for the second straight game, going 5-for-9 with a double and two RBI in the first two games of the series in Boston. It appears the outfielder needed some time to regain his form following a six-week layoff due to a forearm strain. Langford went 3-for-23 (.130) over his first six games off the IL prior to his two-game rebound this weekend.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Blasts leadoff homer in win
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Langford went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Red Sox.
Langford launched the first pitch of the game from Connelly Early 418 feet over the left-field wall to give the Rangers an early lead that they wouldn't relinquish. Since returning from the injured list June 5, the outfielder has gone 9-for-36 (.250) with two homers, four RBI, six runs and three walks across nine appearances. On the year, Langford is slashing .241/.285/.397 with three homers, eight RBI, 15 runs and three stolen bases in 29 contests.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Pops homer in win
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Langford went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 10-0 win over the Guardians.
Langford launched just his second home run of the season in the fourth inning. Of course, he has a good excuse for the low HR output; Langford missed a little more than six weeks with a forearm injury and was recently activated from the IL on Friday. He batted leadoff for the second time in three games off the IL, both coming against left-handers.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Bats leadoff in return
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Langford batted leadoff and went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Friday's 3-2 win over the Guardians.
Langford was activated from the injured list and slotted in at leadoff for the first time this season. He doubled and scored as part of the Rangers' three-run sixth inning, which also featured a home run from the returning Corey Seager, who batted behind Langford in the two hole against lefty starter Parker Messick. Langford had been out since April 21 with a flexor strain in his right forearm. There was a setback early in his rehab that extended his stay on the IL.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Activated from injured list
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The Rangers activated Langford (forearm) from the 10-day injured list Friday.
Langford was diagnosed with a Grade 1 flexor strain in his forearm in late April and slashed .200/.467/.500 with one homer, two RBI, four runs scored, one stolen base and a 5:4 BB:K across 15 plate appearances on his rehab assignment. In 20 games at the big-league level this season, Langford has a disappointing .636 OPS with just one homer and four RBI in 84 trips to the plate.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Rehab moves to Frisco
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Langford (forearm) started in left field and went 1-for-2 with two walks, a stolen base and a run scored for Double-A Frisco on Tuesday.
Langford participated in his third rehab game after playing two over the weekend for Triple-A Round Rock. He did a little of everything and appears ready to rejoin the Rangers later this week when they kick off a series against the Guardians on Friday, per Joe Harris and Theo DeRosa of MLB.com.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Begins rehab assignment
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Langford (forearm) served as the designated hitter and went 0-for-2 with two walks and two runs scored in a rehab game for Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.
Langford kicked off a rehab assignment Saturday. He should see time in the outfield in the minors in the coming days and is projected to return from the 10-day injured list when the Rangers' next homestand gets underway Friday against the Guardians, per MLB.com.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Rehab assignment on tap
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Langford (forearm) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
Langford has been on the injured list since late April, though his time on the sidelines was extended significantly by a setback he suffered during his first rehab game on May 1. The 24-year-old resumed taking live batting practice this week, and after a successful session Friday, he's officially been cleared to return to a competitive setting. It's unclear how many games the Rangers plan to have Langford play in the minors before adding him back to the active roster, but he's trending toward a return in early June.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Scheduled for live BP
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Langford (forearm) is expected to take live batting practice Friday, MLB.com reports.
This will be the second batting practice session of the week for Langford, who also took BP on Monday. If Friday's session goes well, he'll likely get the green light to begin a new rehab assignment after he got pulled off his last one in early May.
Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Could begin rehab assignment soon
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Langford (forearm) will take batting practice Monday and could begin a rehab assignment as soon as this weekend, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
Langford encountered a setback with his right forearm injury during an extended spring training game in late April but has been making steady progress lately. If he is able to begin a rehab assignment this weekend as hoped, Langford could be ready to return from the 10-day injured list in early June.
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