ARLINGTON -- Injuries are part of the game, and injuries are not the reason that the Rangers missed the postseason in 2025. That being said, the club endured an abnormal number of injuries over the final six weeks of the season, stalling any potential run in September.
Here’s a roundup of all the Rangers that ended the regular season on the injured list and their outlooks going into 2026, as provided by general manager Ross Fenstermaker:
RHP Nathan Eovaldi (right rotator cuff strain)
The Rangers' co-ace was sidelined over the final month of the season due to a rotator cuff strain. While he is recovering well from that, Fenstermaker said he could be examined for a sports hernia in the coming weeks.
Eovaldi was one of the best pitchers in the sport when healthy this season, posting an 11-3 record with a 1.73 ERA in 22 starts with 129 K's over 130 innings.
SS Corey Seager (appendectomy)
Seager missed most of the last month of the season after appendicitis caused him to need an appendectomy. He was making slow progress down the stretch and could have potentially been available in the case of a postseason run, but was eventually shut down when the club was eliminated from contention. He should have a normal offseason at this point.
Seager had a rough season by his standards, but he did hit .271/.373/.487 with a 149 OPS+, 21 homers and 50 RBIs in 102 games this season before he underwent the appendectomy.
2B Marcus Semien (left foot)
Like Seager, Semien was potentially going to be an option if the Rangers made it to the postseason, but was shut down during the final homestand. The Rangers’ Iron Man worked relentlessly to put himself into a position where he could contribute in a potential World Series run, and even pushed up his ETA before the club hit a wall.
Semien was in the midst of the worst offensive season of his career with a .669 OPS, despite slashing .333/.429/.625 over his last seven games before the injury. The 35-year-old hit .324/.383/.549 in June, but if you take that month out of the equation, he would have a .204/.284/.313 (.597 OPS) slash line. He is also recovering and should have a normal offseason.
OF Wyatt Langford (left oblique)
Langford had three separate oblique-related IL stints this season. First from April 9-20, again from June 27-July 5 and then finally from Sept. 24-28, to end the season. He’s recovering well and is expected to progress normally through the offseason and into 2026.
The 23-year-old slashed .241/.344/.431 with a team-leading 22 home runs and 22 stolen bases. He also notched one triple, 25 doubles and 62 RBIs in 134 games in his second Major League season. He became the youngest Ranger to record a 20-home run, 20-stolen base campaign.
1B Jake Burger (left wrist)
Fenstermaker also announced that first baseman Jake Burger had successful wrist surgery at the end of the regular season. After 6-8 weeks of downtime, Burger is expected to progress normally through the rest of the offseason and be prepared for Spring Training.
Burger endured three IL stints this season, all for different injuries: June 21-July 2 with a left oblique strain, and July 16-Aug. 7 with a left quadriceps injury before Aug. 18-Sept. 1 with the wrist that he ultimately played through for the rest of the year.
The first baseman had a roller coaster season, hitting .236/.269/.419 with 16 home runs.
OF Evan Carter (right wrist)
Carter’s young career has been plagued by nagging back injuries, and his 2025 came to an end because of something else. The 23-year-old sustained a wrist fracture when he was hit on the wrist by a 94.1 mph sinker out of the hand of Daniel Lynch IV during an Aug. 21 loss in Kansas City.
That ended his season with a .247/.336/.392 slash line in 63 games.
Carter’s wrist fracture is about 90% healed, according to Fenstermaker, and he will have a normal offseason progression.
LHP Cody Bradford (left elbow surgery)
Bradford didn’t pitch in 2025 due to an elbow injury that arose in Spring Training and ultimately led to UCL surgery. Rehab is going well, and should be full-go by Spring Training, though the timeline is to be determined as he continues his recovery from there.