Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger, right, cannot make the tag on San Diego Padres’ Luis Arraez, left, on a single during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Texas Rangers’ Jake Burger, right, gestures after hitting an RBI double as Los Angeles Angels’ Luis Rengifo stands by during the third inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Rangers 1B Jake Burger goes on the injured list for 2nd time this season
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger will be on the injured list for the second time this season when the team resumes play after the All-Star break.
Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger, right, cannot make the tag on San Diego Padres’ Luis Arraez, left, on a single during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger will be on the injured list for the second time this season when the team resumes play after the All-Star break.
Texas placed Burger on the 10-day IL on Wednesday because of a left quad strain. The move was retroactive to Sunday, a day after Burger struck out as a pinch-hitter in the 10th inning at Houston. He had in the three-game series against the AL West-leading Astros.
The Rangers (48-49) didn’t immediately make a corresponding roster move. They open a three-game series at home Friday night against Detroit (59-38), which despite a four-game losing streak still has the best record in the major leagues.
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Burger, who is hitting .228 with 11 home runs and 35 RBIs over 75 games in his first season with Texas, played in only 10 games after . He missed 10 games from June 21 until July 2 because of a left oblique strain.
Texas . After he hit .190 with three homers and a team-high 32 strikeouts in 100 at-bats his first 30 games, the Rangers sent him briefly to Triple-A Round Rock. In 45 games since returning to the majors, he hit .250 with eight homers and 23 RBIs.
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