{"id":582147,"date":"2026-02-20T02:47:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/582147\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T02:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:47:14","slug":"rangers-evan-carter-bringing-new-approach-to-staying-healthy-for-2026-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/582147\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers\u2019 Evan Carter bringing new approach to staying healthy for 2026 season"},"content":{"rendered":"

SURPRISE, Ariz. \u2014 Texas Rangers<\/a> outfielder Evan Carter is appreciative of those who believe he looks noticeably more muscular. But when pressed on the subject, he downplayed any physical growth. <\/p>\n

Besides, he\u2019d say, looks aren\u2019t everything. <\/p>\n

\u201cRegardless of if I weigh more or not,\u201d Carter said Thursday morning. \u201cI definitely feel a lot stronger than what happened in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n

The past \u2014 which includes a back injury that derailed his first big league season<\/a> and a broken wrist in the second<\/a> \u2014 has somewhat clouded Carter\u2019s once-top prospect status. He\u2019s missed two-thirds of all games in the last two seasons, lost significant development opportunities to a pair of operations and must still prove that he can be an everyday player for a full campaign. <\/p>\n

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Carter, 23, feels \u201creally good right now\u201d and believes that his back issues are in the past and that the wrist fracture he incurred from a hit by pitch last Aug. 21<\/a> didn\u2019t impact his winter in a meaningful way. He reported to camp at 190 pounds and noticed an exit velocity increase in the batting cages as he ramped up for spring. <\/p>\n

Carter said he is hitting his personal record in the cage \u201cmore than I ever have in a game.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s really cool for me,\u201d Carter said.<\/p>\n

He also insists that he didn\u2019t make any significant changes to his winter workout regime. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a healthy offseason,\u201d Carter said. \u201cI didn\u2019t have to deal with anything this year. Obviously, my wrist was broke there for a while, but I entered the offseason just fine, so I had a full offseason to not worry about my back, not worry about this, not worry about that. I just got to train.\u201d<\/p>\n

A stronger Carter could go a long ways toward a complete campaign. He estimated that he loses anywhere from 10 to 15 pounds over the course of a single season and sometimes struggles to hold his weight. He also recognizes that \u201cthe more I lose weight, it\u2019s harder to recover, it\u2019s harder to feel good.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next step is maintenance. He\u2019s wary of a high caloric diet because it\u2019s \u201chigh inflammatory and that\u2019s not good for my back.\u201d Super clean diets don\u2019t necessarily provide enough calories to hold weight, though, and he can\u2019t lift in-season at the same clip he does in the winter. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got a really good staff here helping me out,\u201d Carter said. \u201cAs I\u2019m getting older, too, I hope it\u2019s getting easier to hold the weight. I feel really good right now, like I said, so we can keep that going.\u201d<\/p>\n

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