Rangers' Jake Burger: Looking at 6-to-8 week recovery
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Burger is expected to require 6-to-8 weeks to recover following surgery Monday to repair a torn tendon sheath in his left wrist, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Burger first injured his wrist in mid-August before returning to play through the issue during the final month of the season. He will be able to begin his normal offseason hitting program following the 6-to-8 week recovery period, setting Burger up to enter spring training without limitations, barring any setbacks.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Headed for wrist surgery
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Burger said after Sunday's 9-8 extra-inning loss to the Guardians that he plans to undergo surgery later this week to repair a torn tendon sheath in his left wrist, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Burger initially sprained the wrist in mid-August and spent about two weeks on the injured list before returning to action for the final month of the season. However, Burger struggled to a .206 average while striking out at a 28.4 percent clip in September, bringing his slash line down to .236/.269/.419 over 103 games during his first campaign in Texas. Burger -- who also required stints on the shelf due to oblique and quadriceps injuries -- had received a cortisone shot to relieve discomfort in his wrist prior to his return from the IL, but he's hopeful that surgery will offer more permanent relief after he felt the tendon "popping" in and out of place over the past few weeks. Burger is under club control through 2028, and despite his disappointing debut season in Texas, he currently projects to head into spring training atop the depth chart at first base.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Yielding to Tellez versus righties
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Burger is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Twins.
Burger has now been out of the lineup four times across the Rangers' last five games against right-handers. Rowdy Tellez will again be at first base and bat cleanup for Texas.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Sitting Wednesday
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Burger is not in the Rangers' starting lineup against the Twins on Wednesday.
Burger has gone 0-for-17 with eight strikeouts and one RBI over his last five games. He'll be on the bench for the beginning of Wednesday's contest while Rowdy Tellez starts at first base and bats out of the cleanup spot.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Sharing work with Tellez
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Burger is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Burger and Rowdy Tellez have now split playing time at first base against right-handed pitching over the past four games, with both players garnering two starts apiece. Though Burger appeared to have settled in as the primary first baseman upon his return from the injured list Sept. 1, he's gone 0-for-13 with seven strikeouts over his last four contests and seems to have lost some job security in the process.
Burger is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Houston.
Burger has swung a hot bat since coming off the injured list earlier this month, but he went 0-for-7 with five strikeouts in the first two games of the series and will now get a day off to regroup. Rowdy Tellez will play first base and bat cleanup as the Rangers try to avoid the sweep.
Burger is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
Burger started the previous nine games and will receive a day off after posting a .953 OPS with four homers during that span. Rowdy Tellez will instead start at first base in the series finale for Texas.
Burger went 2-for-3 with two home runs, three total RBI and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 6-3 victory over the Brewers.
Burger got Texas on the board in the second inning with a 432-foot blast off Freddy Peralta before extending the lead to 5-2 in the fifth with his second homer of the day. The 29-year-old Burger has gone 12-for-35 (.343) with four homers and 11 RBI in his last 10 games. Overall, he's slashing .246/.280/.449 with 16 home runs and 49 RBI across 339 plate appearances this season.
Burger went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run during Sunday's 4-2 win over the Astros.
Burger capped off a three-run sixth inning with a two-run shot off Framber Valdez. The long ball was Burger's second in his last three games, and his 14th on the year. The first baseman has recorded a hit in six of his last seven games, going 9-for-25 (.360) with eight RBI during that stretch.
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Rangers' Jake Burger: Smashes 13th homer in win
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Burger went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Friday in a 4-3 extra-innings win over the Astros.
The homer was Burger's 13th of the year to extend his hitting streak to five games. The infielder had a .658 OPS as of June 20, though he's performed far better at the plate since then as he tries to salvage a disappointing season. Since the start of July, Burger is batting .324 with six extra-base hits, 15 RBI and 11 runs scored over his last 71 plate appearances to increase his OPS to .703 for the campaign.
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