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May 15: RHP Shaun Anderson selected from Triple-A Round Rock; RHP Jack Leiter optioned to Round Rock
The Rangers selected the contract of Anderson from Triple-A Round Rock after optioning Leiter back to Round Rock following his lackluster home debut Tuesday. Although Leiter’s ERA swelled to 16.39 after his third start, Wednesday’s move is more about ensuring the Rangers have sufficient bullpen depth in the next week or two while they wait for injured starters Dane Dunning and Nathan Eovaldi to come off the injured list. Manager Bruce Bochy said that Anderson can fill the long-man role if a starter falters and exits a game early. Anderson pitched for Bochy as a rookie in San Francisco in 2019. He has a career 5.84 ERA over 135 2/3 Major League innings.

May 14: LF Evan Carter (lower back stiffness) to return to lineup this week
Carter will be back in the lineup this week after an MRI on Monday revealed no major damage to his lower back. Carter, who was scratched prior to Saturday’s game against the Rockies said a few hours after the MRI that he was told he merely had inflammation in his sacroiliac joints.

Carter has missed four consecutive games, but manager Bruce Bochy said he will return to the lineup either Wednesday, in the series finale against the Guardians, or Friday when the Rangers host the Angels.

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10-DAY/15-DAY INJURED LIST

RHP Dane Dunning (right rotator cuff strain)
Expected return: Likely on the club's upcoming road trip
Dunning was placed on the injured list with a right rotator cuff strain on May 8. Manager Bruce Bochy said Dunning threw a makeshift bullpen session in Colorado, throwing in the Coors Field concourse while it was raining over the weekend. Bochy said Dunning will throw two more bullpens on May 17 and May 18. If all goes well, Dunning will be ready to return to the Rangers’ starting rotation on the upcoming road trip. (Last updated: May 14)

LHP Cody Bradford (lower back strain/stress fracture on rib)
Expected return: Late May
Bradford originally landed on the injured list with a lower back strain after he was unable to throw a bullpen between starts. The original plan was for him to miss just the 15 days, but after further diagnostics, doctors found a “very small” stress fracture on the 12th rib on the right side, according to manager Bruce Bochy.

Bradford has resumed throwing, Bochy said on May 13, but the lefty would still need several more days as well as a rehab start before returning to the Rangers.

The 26-year-old lefty had been Texas' best starter on the young season, having gone 3-0 with a 1.40 ERA over his first three starts. He ranked among American League leaders in wins, opponent batting average and ERA at the time of his injury. (Last updated: May 13)

OF Wyatt Langford (right hamstring strain)
Expected return: Late May or early June
Langford exited the Rangers’ May 4 win over the Royals after pulling up short of first base trying to beat a ground ball. After an MRI, he was diagnosed with a Grade 1 right hamstring strain the following day.

Upon returning to Arlington for the beginning of the Rangers’ homestand on May 13, Langford was upbeat about his recovery, saying he has been doing straight sprints outside and “hitting a bunch” with no limits on his swings.

“You don’t want to push it -- you do it again and then you’re out for a really extended period of time,” a cautious Bochy said.

The Rangers’ top prospect, Langford was hitting .224 with one home run and 11 RBIs in 31 games for the Rangers this season. He ranks second among American League rookies in hits with 26, as he’s started 31 of the club’s first 34 games at designated hitter (19) and in left field (12). (Last updated: May 13)

RHP Josh Sborz (right rotator cuff strain)
Expected return: TBD
Sborz exited Game 2 of Wednesday’s doubleheader against the A’s with right shoulder tightness after throwing eight pitches, seven of which were balls. His velocity was down 3-4 mph across all of his pitches as well. The right-hander already spent time on the IL earlier this season with a right rotator cuff strain. (Last updated: May 10)

RHP Nathan Eovaldi (right groin strain)
Expected return: Late May
Eovaldi exited his start early on May 2 after experiencing tightness in his right groin. He was placed on the 15-day injured list on May 3 out of an abundance of caution, but manager Bruce Bochy and the Rangers don't expect the 34-year-old righty to miss more than his minimum time.

Bochy said on May 5 that Eovaldi was headed to New York to see a specialist, where he will get another opinion, before returning to the Rangers for their series in Oakland.

Eovaldi was 2-2 with a 2.61 ERA over seven starts with Texas at the time of his injury.

“We thought that [putting Eovaldi on the IL] was the best thing to do. He could be ready before then, that’s a possibility, but we don’t want to take any chances and will get more information and know exactly where he is at when he gets it looked at again [on May 4],” Bochy said. (Last updated: May 5)

RHP Austin Pruitt (right knee medial meniscus injury)
Expected return: TBD
In another blow to the Rangers' bullpen depth, Pruitt landed on the injured list after being evaluated at the beginning of the club’s nine-game homestand that started on April 23. He has posted a 12.46 ERA across four relief appearances for Texas this season. He will continue to be evaluated in the coming days. (Last updated: April 24)

60-DAY INJURED LIST

RHP Max Scherzer (herniated disk and right thumb soreness)
Expected return: TBD
The Rangers transferred Scherzer from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on May 15; with Scherzer already nearing 50 days on the IL, the move gives the club another spot on the 40-man roster and doesn’t delay Scherzer’s return any more than expected at this point. He would be allowed to rejoin the club on May 27, but that appears extremely unlikely. On May 15, Scherzer said he had been experiencing nerve pain in his right triceps and forearm. He said he had received injections to “calm” the nerve inflammation. (Last updated: May 15)

LHP Brock Burke (broken right hand)
Expected return: TBA
Burke broke his non-throwing hand on April 12 following a rough outing against the Astros in which he allowed four runs in two-thirds of an inning. He punched a wall in frustration after he was removed from the game, according to manager Bruce Bochy.

“It was a bit of frustration,” Bochy said. “We wanted our guys to be competitive. But with that passion, there's a fine edge. When you cross that line, there's going to be consequences. We just saw what happened last night. We love the fact that he was upset with not helping the club last night. We hope it’s not long, but it just wasn’t a smart move.”

The Rangers’ Rookie of the Year as voted on by the DFW chapter of the BBWAA in 2022, Burke has struggled over the past year. After a ‘22 season in which he posted a 1.97 ERA over 82 1/3 innings, he followed with a 4.37 ERA in 59 2/3 innings in ‘23. Over his first five relief appearances this season, he struggled to the tune of a 15.00 ERA. He was moved to the 60-day IL on April 18. (Last updated: April 18)

INF Justin Foscue (left oblique strain)
Expected return: TBD
Foscue, who collected his first MLB hit and RBI in the Rangers’ loss to the Astros on April 7, felt something during that swing and was evaluated the following day. The training staff is still evaluating the severity of the injury. He was transferred to the 60-day IL on April 13. (Last updated: April 13)

3B Josh Jung (right wrist fracture)
Expected return: June
Rangers general manager Chris Young said Jung had successful surgery on his fractured wrist on April 2, but when the surgeon went in for the procedure, Jung's wrist revealed a bit more extensive damage than they were hoping. While the initial timeline after X-rays showed around six weeks of recovery time, after surgery, Jung is looking closer to between eight and 10 weeks, Young said. Jung was transferred to the 60-day IL on April 8.

Jung was removed from the Rangers’ 9-3 win over the Rays on April 1 at Tropicana Field after being hit by a pitch on his right hand as he swung at it. Manager Bruce Bochy said postgame that scans quickly revealed a fractured wrist. Jung missed six weeks last season with a fractured left thumb. In his first four games of 2024, Jung went 7-for-17 with two walks, one double, one triple and two homers. (Last updated: April 8)

RHP Tyler Mahle (right UCL repair surgery)
Expected return: Late July
Mahle, whom the Rangers signed to a two-year, $22 million deal this offseason, started throwing in mid-January after undergoing Tommy John surgery when he was with the Twins last May. He said at Rangers Fan Fest that he was throwing from 90 feet with no setbacks.

The injury ruined a promising 2023 season with Minnesota as Mahle posted a 3.16 ERA with 28 strikeouts to five walks over five starts. Mahle was officially moved to the 60-day IL at the start of the regular season. (Last updated: March 28)

RHP Jacob deGrom (right UCL repair surgery)
Expected return: After the All-Star break
deGrom began playing catch on Feb. 12 and resumed again on the first official day of workouts on Feb. 14 -- just under eight months after the surgery to repair a torn right UCL that ended his 2023 season. It was the second similar operation for the 35-year-old deGrom, who had Tommy John surgery following his first professional season in 2010.

General manager Chris Young pointed out that timelines are fluid when it comes to injuries, but he also said the ace is progressing well in his rehab with an eye on returning around August.

deGrom was officially transferred to the 60-day injured list on March 22. (Last updated: March 22)

RHP Carson Coleman (Tommy John surgery)
Expected return: July
Coleman was selected by the Rangers in the 2023 Rule 5 Draft from the Yankees. He did not pitch in 2023 while recovering from Tommy John surgery. In 2022, Coleman was named the Eastern League “Reliever of the Year” after going 2-3 with 15 saves and a 2.86 ERA across 35 relief appearances for Double-A Somerset. (Last updated: March 9)

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