Wyatt Langford, a Texas Rangers rookie outfielder, has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a right hamstring injury.
Wyatt Langford, a Texas Rangers rookie outfielder, was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday due to a right hamstring injury.
The decision was made before the Rangers began a four-game series in Oakland and was retroactive to Sunday, the day Langford left a game in Kansas City. He appeared to slow down while sprinting to first base on a soft grounder in the fifth inning on Saturday.
Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said Langford has battled with the issue previously, but “it just got to the point where he felt like he had to say something.”
“You hate to see it,” Bochy said. “It’s always tough. Looking back, I wish I’d have known anything was there as far as the hamstring, which we didn’t know.”
Texas recalled infielder Jonathan Ornelas from Triple-A Round Rock, where in 24 starts at shortstop this season he has hit .278 with two homers and 11 RBIs. He made his big league debut last season, playing for the Rangers in eight games.
“He’s doing a nice job down there,” Bochy said. “We’ve talked about him earlier as far as call-ups. He gives us versatility, with the ability to play anywhere in the infield, go play the outfield if needed. He can pinch-run, go in late in the ballgame, do some things for you. We needed another position player when Langford went down, so it just made sense to bring him up.”
Langford, 22, was the fourth overall pick in last summer’s MLB amateur draft and made the Rangers’ squad out of spring training. He started 31 of the team’s first 34 games, including 19 as DH and 12 in left field.
Langford is hitting.224 with one home run and 11 RBIs, his home run coming on an inside-the-park sprint against Cincinnati at home on April 28. He has 26 hits and 38 base hits, ranking second and third among AL rookies, respectively.
