This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Rangers injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
LHP MacKenzie Gore
Injury: Left lat tightness
Expected return: Next start
Status: Feels fine after exiting his May 18 start early in Denver. He’ll get imaging, but is expected to make his next start. (Last updated: May 19)
LF Wyatt Langford
Injury: Grade 1 right flexor strain
IL date: April 22 (10-day)
Expected return: Mid-May
Status: Will do another forearm strength test on May 20. If all goes well, he can begin swinging a bat two days later and restart his full ramp-up. (Last updated: May 19) More >>
SS Corey Seager
Injury: Back inflammation
IL date: May 18 (10-day, retroactive to May 15)
Expected return: Late May
Status: Landed on injured list after missing three games in Houston due to back spasms. Was sent for MRI on May 17, which showed back inflammation. (Last updated: May 18) More >>
2B Josh Smith
Injury: Right glute strain, wrist inflammation, viral meningitis
IL date: May 5 (10-day, retroactive to May 4)
Expected return: Mid-May
Status: Diagnosed with viral meningitis while on the injured list with both a glute strain and wrist inflammation. Will be down for at least 7-10 days while recovering in the hospital before Rangers begin a return-to-play program. (Last updated: May 15) More >>
LHP Cody Bradford
Injury: Left UCL surgery
IL date: March 25 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
Expected return: Late June
Status: Had a setback in his throwing program, but began throwing from 60 feet during the Rangers’ most recent homestand and has been cleared to begin his progression again. (Last updated: May 9)
RHP Carter Baumler
Injury: Right intercostal strain
IL date: April 5 (15-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Reached 97 mph in one inning of a rehab appearance with Triple-A Round Rock on April 23 but experienced a setback and has been shut down. (Last updated: May 9)
LHP Robert Garcia
Injury: Left rotator cuff inflammation
IL date: April 23 (15-day, retroactive to April 20)
Expected return: May
Status: Examined by team doctors on April 20 for shoulder soreness and was placed on the IL on April 23. (Last updated: April 23)
RHP Chris Martin
Injury: Right shoulder impingement
Expected return: May
Status: Only threw one inning in an April 14 loss to the A’s due to arm fatigue that was eventually classified as shoulder impingement. (Last updated: April 15)
RHP Luis Curvelo
Injury: Right biceps soreness
Expected return: May
Status: Left an April 14 appearance after throwing two pitches due to feeling something in his arm. Scans showed minimal issues, though he will be down for at least two weeks. (Last updated: April 15)
INF Cody Freeman
Injury: Lumbar stress reaction
IL date: March 25 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
Expected return: May
Status: Down four to six weeks minimum before re-evaluation. (Last updated: Feb. 21)
LHP Jordan Montgomery
Injury: Left UCL surgery
IL date: March 8 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Early August
Status: Signed to a Major League deal on Feb. 13, though is continuing to rehab from Tommy John surgery. Should be back on a big league mound around the Trade Deadline. (Last updated: Feb. 20)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
May 19
• RHP Chris Martin: Placed on 10-day injured list (back inflammation)
• RHP Michael Helman: Recalled from Triple-A Round Rock
May 18
• SS Corey Seager: Placed on 10-day injured list (back inflammation)
• INF/OF Michael Helman: Recalled from Triple-A Round Rock
May 5
• 2B Josh Smith: Placed on 10-day injured list (retroactive to May 4)
• 1B Justin Foscue: Recalled from Triple-A Round Rock