The Texas Rangers made a pair of roster moves Sunday, placing outfielder Wyatt Langford on the 10-day injured list due to a left hamstring strain while bringing back outfielder Evan Carter from his own stint on the IL, where he had been recovering from an oblique strain.
Langford had already been ruled out of Saturday’s contest against the Toronto Blue Jays before the injury designation was made official.
Selected fourth overall in the 2023 draft, the 24-year-old Langford has put together solid numbers this season — hitting .278 with eight home runs and 20 RBIs — but has only appeared in 40 games after missing six weeks earlier in the year with a right forearm strain. Over his three-year career with Texas, spanning 308 games, he carries a .251 batting average with 46 home runs and 156 RBIs.
Carter, 23, returns to the lineup after his own injury layoff. Through 66 games this season, he is hitting .176 with six home runs and 21 RBIs. In four seasons with the Rangers across 197 career games, Carter holds a .216 batting average with 21 home runs and 73 RBIs.
