Langford went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Dodgers.
Returning from the IL due to an oblique injury, Langford worked a walk to lead off the second inning and stole a base in the frame. He was also called out in an attempted steal to end the game. Langford now has three steals in 13 games and was showing some early pop before his injury with four homers.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Activated, added to lineup
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Langford (oblique) was activated from the injured list Sunday, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Langford said Saturday that he expected to be activated Sunday, and that has indeed come to pass following a final evaluation in the morning. He was originally left out of Texas' lineup, but he's now slated to start in left field and bat fifth. In a corresponding move, Ezequiel Duran was sent down to Triple-A.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Expects to be activated Sunday
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Langford (oblique) told reporters Saturday that he believes he'll be activated from the 10-day injured list ahead of Sunday's game against the Dodgers, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
Langford was in the Rangers' clubhouse after appearing in two games with Triple-A Round Rock for his rehab assignment, going 2-for-6 with two walks and a solo home run. His return will shake up the Rangers' lineup, with Jake Burger or Joc Pederson potentially being demoted in their respective roles. Before landing on the 10-day IL with a right oblique strain, Langford slashed .244/.333/.561 with five walks, two stolen bases, six runs scored, four home runs and six RBI.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Placed on IL with strained oblique
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The Rangers placed Langford on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to a right oblique strain.
Langford's oblique tightened up on him during Tuesday's loss to the Cubs, and an MRI showed enough damage that a trip to the IL was warranted. According to Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News, manager Bruce Bochy said Langford felt "pretty good" when he reported to the clubhouse Wednesday, but it's not yet clear how long the young outfielder might be sidelined. Kevin Pillar will start in left field for the Rangers on Wednesday and could see an expanded role while Langford is out. Josh Smith, Dustin Harris and Ezequiel Duran will also be in the mix for starts in left field.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Exits with oblique tightness
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Langford was removed from Tuesday's game against the Cubs due to right oblique tightness, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
Langford was replaced in the field after striking out swinging to end the top of the seventh inning, and he appears to have tweaked the oblique during that at-bat. He's slated to receive an MRI on Wednesday to determine the extent of the damage, per Landry, but Langford said after the game that he isn't too concerned about his latest injury since it doesn't feel as bad as the left oblique strain he suffered during spring training. If Langford ends up missing any amount of time, Josh Smith and Kevin Pillar would be in the running for additional playing time in the outfield. The Rangers could also call up Dustin Harris from Triple-A Round Rock to provide another option who's capable of playing all three outfield spots.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Steals first bag
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Langford went 0-for-2 with an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 5-2 win over Tampa Bay. He was also hit by a pitch.
Langford knocked in Texas' fourth run with a sacrifice fly and later stole his first base of the season after getting hit by a pitch. He recorded 19 steals (caught three times) during his 2024 rookie campaign.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Homer holds up
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Langford went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 1-0 win over the Reds.
Langford's solo shot in the first inning held up as the decisive run, as neither team could do much with the bats. He had two of the game's eight hits and the home run was the second of the season for Langford, who had a game-tying homer in Sunday's 3-2 win over Boston. The outfielder has hit safely in five of six games so far this year, going 7-for-23 along with a walk and three runs.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Goes deep in win
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Langford went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Red Sox.
After Boston took a 2-1 lead in the top of the sixth, Langford responded immediately with a leadoff homer in the bottom of the frame. It was the first home run of the season for Langford, who was moved up to second in the order with Corey Seager getting the day off. The outfielder has hit safely in all four games to start the season
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Hits in four straight games
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Langford went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Thursday's spring game against San Francisco.
Langford, who missed two weeks of camp due to an oblique strain, has at least one hit in all four games since returning. The outfielder is 7-for-12 with a home run and four RBI during that stretch.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Makes spring debut
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Langford started in left field, batted third, and went 1-for-2 with a walk and a run scored in Saturday's spring game against the Royals.
Langford made his Cactus League debut after dealing with an oblique strain that first cropped up two weeks ago. He had been scheduled to play Friday, but that game was canceled due to weather. He lined a single that left the bat at 97.6 mph in first plate appearance and later grounded out at an exit velocity of 101.4 mph. "I felt pretty good baseball-wise, but physically, I felt really good," Langford, who also played five innings in left field, told Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News. If there are no setbacks, Langford should have enough time to build up plate appearances before the start of the regular season.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Batting third in spring debut
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Langford (oblique) is batting third as the designated hitter in Friday's spring game against the Rockies.
The 23-year-old will make his first start of spring in a non-defensive capacity after missing the first couple weeks of Cactus League action due to an oblique strain. Langford now has nearly three weeks to get settled ahead of Opening Day against the Red Sox on March 27.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: September power surge
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Langford went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 9-8 win over the Angels.
Langford hammered a Hunter Strickland fastball 415 feet in the sixth inning for his 16th homer of the season. It was his fourth in the last six games and eighth during September, during which the rookie is slugging .632 -- good for fourth in MLB during that time.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Launches 15th homer
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Langford went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-2 win over the Angels.
The rookie wasted no time in getting the Rangers on the board, rocketing a Reid Detmers changeup over the wall in left field in the first inning. Langford struggled early in the season in his first look at big-league pitching, but over his last 30 games he's slashing .295/.378/.580 with eight of his 15 homers on the year. The 22-year-old will head into 2025 with sky-high expectations once again, but he may be better equipped to meet them the second time around.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Pushes for 20 steals
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Langford went 1-for-2 with two walks, a stolen base and a run scored in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Athletics.
Langford stole a base for the second consecutive game and upped his season total to 18. The rookie outfielder, whose 543 plate appearances in 2024 is far beyond what he ever had in a collegiate season at Florida, is showing no signs that the major-league grind is wearing him down, and he's having his best month of the season. Langford owns a .310/.400/.598 slash line with six home runs, 17 RBI, six steals and 21 runs scored over 23 September games.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Homer, steal in win
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Langford went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over the Athletics.
Langford cracked a two-run shot off Brady Basso in his first at-bat to put the Rangers on the board and later added a single in the fourth before swiping his 17th bag of the campaign. It marked the seventh multi-hit performance for the outfielder this month, where he's now batting .306 with six homers, 17 RBI, 20 runs and five stolen bases. Langford has also homered in two of his last three games, collecting five RBI over that stretch while scoring three times.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Homers in Sunday's win
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Langford went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Mariners.
Langford played a key role in the Rangers' comeback win, getting them within a run with his sixth-inning homer. He's gone deep three times over his last nine games, adding three doubles, six RBI and two stolen bases in that span. The rookie outfielder is enjoying a strong final month in his first year and is up to a .253/.323/.404 slash line with 13 homers, 69 RBI, 67 runs scored and 16 steals over 128 contests this season.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Steals, scores in win
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Langford went 2-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 8-4 loss to Seattle.
Langford walked and stole second base before coming home on a two-out single by Ezequiel Duran. The steal was Langford's 16th. The rookie is having a strong September, batting .319/.402/.583 with nine walks, four home runs, seven doubles, four stolen bases, 12 RBI and 17 runs scored over 19 games.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Walks it off with grand slam
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Langford went 1-for-5 with a walk-off grand slam in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Yankees.
The Rangers were able to load the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Langford delivered a grand slam for his first career walk-off homer. He's up to 10 homers this year, four of which he's swatted over his last 17 games. In that span, he's gone 17-for-61 (.279) with 16 RBI, 11 runs scored and a stolen base. The rookie outfielder has a .243/.313/.382 slash line with 60 RBI, 52 runs scored and 12 steals over 111 contests.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: Swats homer in loss
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Langford went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a double in Monday's loss to the Yankees.
Langford brought Texas to within four runs with his two-run blast in the seventh inning. The multi-hit effort was his first in over a week -- the rookie outfielder had gone 3-for-20 over his previous six games. Langford hasn't lived up to the hype that carried many Rookie of the Year predictions prior to the start of the season, but he hasn't completely withered in his first foray against major-league pitching, slashing .244/.314/.377 with nine homers, 56 RBI, 51 runs and 12 stolen bases along with a mature 20.6 percent strikeout rate through 452 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Wyatt Langford: On bench Tuesday
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Langford is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pirates.
Langford will take a seat Tuesday after starting the previous 14 games, and he posted a .595 OPS during that span. Josh Smith will shift to left field while Jonah Heim receives a turn at designated hitter.
