ARLINGTON — The Rangers acknowledged the inevitable on Friday, placing Adolis García on the 10-day injured list with a strained quadriceps muscle.
The Rangers added outfielder Dustin Harris from Triple-A Round Rock to replace García on the roster. The García move was made retroactive to Tuesday, meaning he would be eligible to return on Sept. 13 when the Rangers are at the New York Mets.
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Manager Bruce Bochy said he was optimistic that García would be “close” to being ready as soon as he’s eligible.
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To add Harris, who had been outrighted off the 40-man roster earlier this year, the Rangers created space by placing right-hander Jon Gray on the 60-day IL with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome symptoms. It means Gray’s season — and likely his four years — with the Rangers are at an end. Gray will not be eligible for the postseason in the event the Rangers get there.
The move came only a few minutes after Gray had indicated he would be trying to play catch as a step towards returning, but acknowledged that while he “didn’t want to say it’s impossible, it’s probably not likely.”
Harris, 25, hit .200 with a .606 OPS in an early-season look with the Rangers. Lately, however, he has been on a heater. He returns to the majors with a 17-game hitting streak at Triple-A. In that stretch, he’s batted .414 with a 1.152 OPS.
Harris gives the Rangers yet another left-handed bat and could split time in right field with fellow lefty Alejandro Osuna against right-handed pitching. Against lefty Colton Gordon on Friday, the Rangers started Ezequiel Duran in right.
Gray, 33, suffered a broken forearm in spring training and didn’t pitch until July 23. He made just six appearances before experiencing the TOS symptoms in mid-August. Over the course of his four-year, $56 million deal, he went 22-22 in 82 games, 72 of them starts. He averaged 100 innings per season due to nine trips to the IL.
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