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Rangers Reinstate Star Outfielder Evan Carter Ahead of Crucial Padres Series

Evan Carter is back for the Texas Rangers.
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Jun 12, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Texas Rangers center fielder Evan Carter (32) celebrates his solo home run against the Minnesota Twins in the fifth inning at Target Field
Jun 12, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Texas Rangers center fielder Evan Carter (32) celebrates his solo home run against the Minnesota Twins in the fifth inning at Target Field | Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images

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If the Texas Rangers are going to make a playoff push, it needs to start happening now.

They continue to be a middling team with their record being one game under .500 entering the holiday weekend where they are traveling to face the San Diego Padres, but they did show some signs of life during their last two games of their set against the Baltimore Orioles to secure a series win.

With them trailing the Houston Astros by nine games for first place in the AL West, the Rangers have to turn their attention to Wild Card race, where they only sit two back.

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Texas got a bit of a boost prior to their contest on the 4th of July.

In an announcement made by the team, they revealed that star outfielder Evan Carter has been reinstated from the MLB bereavement list. Fellow outfielder Billy McKinney, who was called up when Carter was placed on the bereavement list, has been designated for assignment.

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Getting Carter back in the lineup should provide a boost.

After he was shockingly optioned to Triple-A Round Rock to begin the year, he has flashed his high potential that earned him a late-season call-up in 2023 that allowed him to become a key part of the Rangers winning the World Series.

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Through 32 games this year, Carter is slashing .283/.372/.444 with four homers, 11 RBI and an OPS+ of 136 while also providing above average defense in the field.

Texas needs all hands on deck if they are going to turn their season around, so getting back the star 22-year-old is a great sign that it could actually happen.

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Brad Wakai
BRAD WAKAI

Brad Wakai graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Journalism. While an undergrad, he did work at the student radio station covering different Penn State athletic programs like football, basketball, volleyball, soccer and other sports. Brad currently is the Lead Contributor for Nittany Lions Wire of Gannett Media where he continues to cover Penn State athletics. He is also a contributor at FanSided, writing about the Philadelphia 76ers for The Sixers Sense. Brad is the host of the sports podcast I Said What I Said, discussing topics across the NFL, College Football, the NBA and other sports. You can follow him on Twitter: @bwakai

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