Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Activated from injured list
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The Rangers activated Langford (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list Thursday.
Langford is skipping a rehab assignment and will go directly back onto the Rangers' active roster after missing just shy of two weeks with a strained left hamstring. He will serve as the designated hitter and bat second in Thursday's game against the Angels.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Could return before All-Star break
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Langford (hamstring) ran at a high intensity Tuesday and hopes to be reinstated before the All-Star break begins next week, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
Manager Skip Schumaker indicated last week that Langford would be out through the midseason break due to the left hamstring strain, but the outfielder has apparently made significant progress in his recovery over the past few days. Langford will likely need to pass every test in his rehab with flying colors the next few days for the Rangers to seriously consider reinstating him for the final games before the All-Star break.
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Progressing in recovery
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Langford (forearm) was cleared to begin a throwing and hitting progression Friday, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Langford was briefly shut down after earlier this month after experiencing renewed soreness in his right forearm during an extended spring training game, but he seems to be steadily ramping back up again. The 24-year-old will continue his hitting and throwing progressions for the next week before embarking on a rehab assignment. He appears to be trending toward a return from the 10-day injured list in early-to-mid-June.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Making progress in rehab
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Langford did a strength test on his right forearm Sunday and recovered well when re-evaluated Monday, though he hasn't been cleared to resume throwing or hitting yet, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
McFarland notes that it's promising news that Langford felt good after Sunday's strength test, but the 24-year-old still has more hurdles to clear. The fact that he hasn't gotten the green light to resume throwing or a hitting progression likely means he's at least a week away from a return from the 10-day injured list.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Shut down one week
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Langford (forearm) rejoined the Rangers in Detroit on Saturday and will rest for a full week before being reevaluated by the team, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Langford had been on track to return to the lineup Saturday but was pulled from his first game at extended spring training Thursday after aggravating his injured forearm in his first at-bat. He said afterward that his forearm felt like it did when he first strained it, so the Rangers will play it safe and allow him to rest for a while. An updated timeline for his return could emerge once he's cleared to resume activities.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Setback in extended spring game
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Langford exited an extended spring training game after one at-bat Thursday with soreness in his injured right forearm, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
Langford was playing in his first game since going on the 10-day injured list last week with a flexor strain. The Rangers seem optimistic that it's a minor setback, but the club is still gathering more information. Langford had been tracking toward a return to the active roster Saturday, but that timeline will likely be adjusted.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: On track to return Saturday
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Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said that Langford (forearm) is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list when first eligible Saturday, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
Coming back from a right flexor strain, Langford is expected to play a rehab game Thursday before returning to the active roster Saturday if all goes well. It's unclear whether the Rangers plan to use Langford in the designated-hitter slot more often as a means to protect his arm, but in any case, his bat will be back in the lineup on a regular basis this weekend.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Ticketed for IL
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Langford said Wednesday that he's been diagnosed with a Grade 1 flexor strain following an MRI and expects to be placed on the injured list, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
The transaction may not be made official prior to Wednesday's game against the Pirates, but Langford will need to miss time after he felt his right forearm tighten up on a swing during Tuesday's 5-1 win. For his part, Langford doesn't believe the injury is too serious, and he's optimistic that he'll be able to return from the IL when first eligible May 2. Ezequiel Duran will draw the start in left field Wednesday, and he and Alejandro Osuna -- who is expected to be recalled from Triple-A Round Rock in a corresponding move -- could end up sharing the position while Langford is on the shelf.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Out Wednesday, awaiting MRI results
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Langford (forearm) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.
Unsurprisingly, Langford will receive the night off after he was removed from Tuesday's 5-1 win in the fourth inning due to right forearm tightness, which he felt on a swing. According to ESPN.com, Langford said he had an MRI scheduled for Wednesday, but the results of those tests haven't yet been publicized. Ezequiel Duran will draw the start in left field Wednesday and could end up serving as the primary replacement for Langford if the latter requires a stint on the injured list.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Returns to field
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Langford started in center field and went 1-for-5 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Thursday's 9-6 win over the Athletics.
Langford played the field Thursday for the first time in three games since returning from a quad issue, and his activity on the basepaths is an encouraging sign that the injury is behind him. It was the second steal of the season for Langford, who swiped 22 bags (caught six times) in 2025.
