Rangers vs. Royals - News - February 21, 2025

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Blake Mitchell - Breaks bone in right wrist Mitchell has a broken right hamate bone and will need 4-to-6 weeks to recover, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Impact Mitchell was the eighth overall pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft and spent most of last year at the Single-A level, slashing .240/.375/.443 with 18 home runs, 50 RBI and 24 stolen bases in 31 attempts while posting a 30.4 percent strikeout rate and 17.0 percent walk rate over 461 plate appearances. He finished the campaign with five games in High-A ball and was expected to begin 2025 at that level, though it's unclear when he'll be ready to play given the wrist injury.

FEBRUARY 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Maikel Garcia - Leading off in spring game Saturday Garcia (elbow) is starting at third base and batting leadoff in Saturday's Cactus League contest against the Dodgers.

Impact Garcia underwent surgery to remove bone spurs from his right elbow in early December, but the procedure won't impact his ability to hit or to play the field early this spring. The soon-to-be 25-year-old posted a poor .613 OPS over 157 regular-season games for Kansas City last season, though he showed some signs of growth with a career-best 16.5 percent strikeout rate and 37 stolen bases in 39 attempts. Garcia is slated to open 2025 as the Royals' starting third baseman, but it remains to be seen if he'll hit atop the lineup after registering a paltry .281 OBP last year.

FEBRUARY 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Evan Carter - Starting Saturday Carter (back) will start in center field and bat leadoff in Saturday's Cactus League game against the Giants.

Impact Carter has been private about the nature and severity of his back injury, and it's expected to be something the Rangers keep a close eye on throughout spring training and the regular season. He is apparently in good enough condition to take the field Saturday after sitting out Friday's contest, but regular rest days may become a common theme for the 22-year-old outfielder.

FEBRUARY 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Josh Jung - Plays in spring opener Jung started at third base and went 0-for-2 in Friday's spring opener against Kansas City.

Impact Jung had a pair of wrist surgeries in 2024 but enters Cactus League play with no limitations. He hopes this will be the first spring in four seasons that good health is on his side. Jung was delayed last spring due to a calf strain, tore his labrum in camp the previous year and suffered a stress fracture in his left foot the year before that. That doesn't include the fractured thumb he suffered midseason in 2023 and last year's wrist issues. He's been limited to 168 games of the 324 possible regular season games in his first full seasons in the majors. While the fractures can be chalked up to bad luck and Jung may not be considered injury prone, three significant fractures in a four-year window is an issue.

FEBRUARY 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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