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Texas Rangers Activate Star Pitcher Nathan Eovaldi from Injured List

The Texas Rangers get a big boost to their starting rotation as Nathan Eovaldi rejoins the active roster from the injured list.
Kyle Morton|
May 11, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Texas Rangers starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (17) throws a pitch against the Detroit Tigers in the first inning at Comerica Park.
May 11, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Texas Rangers starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (17) throws a pitch against the Detroit Tigers in the first inning at Comerica Park. | Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images

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The Texas Rangers announced on Friday that the team has activated starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi from the injured list.

Eovaldi rejoins the active roster having been on the injured list since June 1 with an injury to his tricep muscle, and he is set to take the mound for a key divisional showdown against the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.

It's perfect timing for the Rangers, who find themselves a game and a half behind Seattle for second place in the American League West division as well as for the League's third and final wild card spot.

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The veteran right-hander was in the midst of authoring the best season of his impressive career prior to his injury.

In his 12 starts through the end of May, Eovaldi posted a 1.56 ERA that would still stand as the best in all of MLB if he had enough innings to qualify.

In his 69.1 innings of work, he's struck out 73 opposing hitters while maintaining a sterling WHIP of .808.

Eovaldi's contributions have been part of a highly successful season on the mound for Texas as a whole.

Despite the fact that the Rangers are second in all of MLB with a team ERA of 3.29, they sit below .500 at 40-41 due to an anemic offense that has struggled to put up enough runs.

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Eovaldi will square off against another ace in Mariners righty Logan Gilbert at Globe Life Field on Friday.

Manager Bruce Bochy has not officially revealed which starters will toe the rubber in the games on Saturday and Sunday.

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Kyle Morton
KYLE MORTON

Kyle Morton has covered various sports from amateur to professional level athletics. A graduate of Fordham University, Kyle specializes in MLB and NHL coverage while having previous bylines with SB Nation, The Hockey Writers, HighSchoolOT, and Sports World News. He spent time working the beat for the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes and is an avid fan of the NHL, MLB, NFL and college basketball. Enjoys the outdoors and hiking in his free time away from sports.

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