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Rangers' Evan Carter: Checking back into starting nine
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Carter (foot) will start in center field and bat seventh in Monday's game against the Cardinals.
Carter will make his return to the lineup after a two-game absence due to a sore left foot, which stemmed from being hit by an 86.9-mph slider during Friday's 9-1 win over the Royals. The 23-year-old had made enough progress for the Rangers to make him available for Sunday's series finale, but he ultimately went unused in a 6-3 victory. Though Carter is ostensibly healthy again, fantasy managers will have to decide whether chasing the upside he provides in the stolen-base category is worth the damage he inflicts in batting average. Carter enters Monday's contest batting just .175 on the season, with that average placing him 159th among MLB's 160 qualified hitters.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Available off bench Sunday
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Carter (foot) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
Michael Helman will pick up a second straight start in center field in place of Carter, who was removed from Friday's 9-1 win after being hit on the left foot by an 86.9-mph slider in the seventh inning. According to Kennedi Landry of MLB.com, tests on Carter's foot came back negative, but the 23-year-old is still dealing with some soreness. He'll be available off the bench Sunday, but the Rangers may prefer to stay away from him to ensure that he's ready to go for Monday's series opener in St. Louis.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Getting X-rays on foot
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Carter, who isn't starting Saturday versus the Royals, is getting "precautionary" X-rays on his left foot, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Carter was hit on his left foot by an 86.9-mph slider from Eli Morgan in the seventh inning on Friday. He was able to stay in the game, but he's still feeling some soreness, so the Rangers are sending him in for imaging. Michael Helman is taking over in center field in Carter's absence Saturday.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Beginning on bench Saturday
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Carter isn't in the Rangers' starting lineup for Saturday's matchup against Kansas City.
Carter frequently sits against lefty starters, but this time he's being held out of the lineup versus right-hander Seth Lugo. Michael Helman will man center field for Texas in Carter's stead. Carter was hit by a pitch Friday, but it's unclear if that has anything to do with him being held out Saturday, per Matthew Postins of SI.com.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Drives in three runs Tuesday
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Carter went 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, two total runs and three total RBI in a 10-7 win against the Astros on Tuesday.
Carter had a key hit in Texas' eight-run first inning, driving in two runners with a triple to right field. He added a solo homer in the third and finished with his first three-hit performance of the season. Carter badly needed a big game, as he'd gone 2-for-24 over his previous nine contests entering Tuesday. He's still slashing a paltry .178/.293/.350 overall, though he does have six homers, establishing a career-high mark.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: On bench vs. lefty
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Carter isn't in Texas' starting lineup Sunday against the Angels.
With the Angels sending southpaw Reid Detmers to the hill, Carter will begin the game on the bench. Sam Haggerty is starting in center field and batting seventh for the Rangers.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Nabs two steals
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Carter went 0-for-3 with a walk and two stolen bases in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Angels.
Carter hasn't done much with the bat lately, going 2-for-22 (.091) with three walks and six strikeouts over eight games since his last multi-hit effort. He was able to make some noise on the basepaths Saturday, picking up his first steals since May 9 versus the Cubs. The outfielder is batting just .166 with a .598 OPS, five home runs, eight steals, 15 RBI and 19 runs scored over 51 contests this season. Carter will likely continue to cede at-bats to Michael Helman versus left-handed pitchers, at least until he starts to hit more consistently.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Taking seat against southpaw
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Carter is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies.
Though he drew the start in center field during Tuesday's 10-0 win while left-hander Sammy Peralta opened the game for the Rockies, the left-handed-hitting Carter batted out of the No. 9 spot in the lineup. Carter will be left out of the starting nine for the series finale while the Rangers go up against a more traditional lefty starter in Kyle Freeland.
Carter went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 3-0 win over the Cubs.
Carter gave the Rangers breathing room with his eighth-inning homer, the second in five games and fifth of the season for the outfielder. All five of his homers have come against right-handers, as the left-handed batter has just one single in 23 at-bats when facing a lefty. If there's any fantasy value to be had from Carter, who's slashing .176/.308/.653, it's his six steals through 39 games.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Rips fourth homer in win
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Carter went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Yankees.
Carter went deep for the first time since April 23, which was also his last multi-RBI effort. The 23-year-old outfielder still has a long way to go before commanding more fantasy attention, though. Across 130 trips to the plate this year, Carter is slashing a paltry .178/.299/.336 with four big flies, five doubles, 11 RBI and five stolen bases.
Rangers' Evan Carter: Makes defensive impact Tuesday
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Carter went 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI single during Texas' 5-1 win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
Carter put the Rangers on the board in the second inning with an RBI single to right field. However, his biggest impact in Tuesday's game came in the fifth, when he scaled the fence in center field to rob Oneil Cruz of a three-run home run, which would have given the Pirates a 4-2 lead. Carter has logged one RBI in each of his last three games but has struggled at the plate this season, slashing .197/.333/.348 with three steals, two home runs, seven RBI and a 14:18 BB:K in 83 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Receiving day off against lefty
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Carter is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics.
Carter has now been left out of the starting lineup five times through the Rangers' first 19 games, with each absence coinciding with Texas facing a left-handed starter. Though Carter's overall volume of playing time will remain suppressed if the Rangers continue to treat him as a strict platoon player, the 23-year-old has more than held his own versus righties thus far, producing a .238/.385/.452 slash line (145 wRC+) over 52 plate appearances against them.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Slugs homer in win
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Carter went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two walks in Sunday's 5-2 victory over the Dodgers.
Carter tied the game at one apiece in the third inning, turning on a Roki Sasaki fastball and sending it over the right-field fence for his second homer of the series. The outfielder's .233 batting average isn't overly impressive, but nine walks have boosted his on-base percentage to .365, giving the 23-year-old an .807 OPS through 15 games. Carter is penciled in as the primary center fielder against right-handed pitching.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Homer, steal in loss
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Carter went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 8-7 loss to the Dodgers.
Carter was part of a ninth-inning comeback for the Rangers, lifting his first homer of the season off Edwin Diaz. The outfielder has four extra-base hits this season, and he's also up to two steals after swiping a bag earlier in the game. Carter could be more consistent at the plate -- he's batting .237 with a .736 OPS, three RBI and six runs scored over 13 contests, but he is seeing steady playing time in center field and should stick there regularly against right-handed pitchers.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Knocks in first run
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Carter went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Mariners.
Carter's fifth-inning single delivered the Rangers' first run, and he scored one batter later on Kyle Higashioka's home run. The RBI was the first of the season for Carter, who is slashing .250/.351/.344 over 37 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Evan Carter: Missed opportunity against lefty
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Carter went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Reds.
Carter, who typically faces right-handers only, was given a chance in a high-leverage spot against lefty reliever Sam Moll in the sixth inning. With two outs and runners on first and third, Carter whiffed on three straight sweepers. It was a missed opportunity to get more plate appearances against southpaws going forward. Carter is 0-for-4 against lefties in 2026 and 5-for-64 (.078) for his career.
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