{"id":105993,"date":"2025-06-15T16:21:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T16:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/105993\/"},"modified":"2025-06-15T16:21:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T16:21:11","slug":"texas-rangers-officially-place-tyler-mahle-on-15-day-il-recall-kumar-rocker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/105993\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Rangers officially place Tyler Mahle on 15-day IL, recall Kumar Rocker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/rangers\/2025\/06\/14\/texas-rangers-pitching-depth-to-be-tested-again-as-tyler-mahles-shoulder-issue-lingers\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/rangers\/2025\/06\/14\/texas-rangers-pitching-depth-to-be-tested-again-as-tyler-mahles-shoulder-issue-lingers\/\">Texas Rangers\u2019 latest injury move<\/a> is now official.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Right-hander Tyler Mahle <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TXRangersPR\/status\/1934275071385677950\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TXRangersPR\/status\/1934275071385677950\">was officially placed on the 15-day injured list,<\/a> the team announced Sunday morning. Mahle\u2019s IL stint is retroactive to June 12.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rangers transactions for Sunday:<\/p>\n<p>-RHP Tyler Mahle placed on 15-day Injured List, retroactive to June 12.<br \/>-RHP Kumar Rocker recalled from Triple-A Round Rock.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Texas Rangers PR (@TXRangersPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TXRangersPR\/status\/1934275071385677950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">June 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">In a corresponding move, the Rangers called up right-hander Kumar Rocker from Triple-A Round Rock. Rocker is slated to start Sunday\u2019s series finale between the Rangers and Chicago White Sox.<\/p>\n<p>Rangers<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-cta-social-module__zWZy- mb-4\">Be the smartest Rangers fan. Get the latest news.<\/p>\n<p>SIGN UP<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-cta-social-module__ZBgAj inline-flex mt-4 secondaryBold secondaryBold-5\">Or with: <\/p>\n<p>GoogleFacebook<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-cta-social-module__M0cTf flex flex-wrap py-4 text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-15 contains-link-blue-dark-underline\">By signing up you agree to our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related:<a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-related-story-module__82BFj\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/rangers\/2025\/06\/14\/texas-rangers-pitching-depth-to-be-tested-again-as-tyler-mahles-shoulder-issue-lingers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Rangers\u2019 pitching depth to be tested again as Tyler Mahle\u2019s shoulder issue lingers<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">This is the latest test for a Rangers starting rotation that has been among MLB\u2019s best during the 2025 season. Mahle, who owns a 2.34 ERA in 14 starts, was diagnosed with right shoulder fatigue.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Sunday\u2019s game would be Rocker\u2019s seventh start for the Rangers this season. 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