Texas Rangers Activate Slugger Wyatt Langford from Injured List

The Texas Rangers made the expected move on Saturday, activating outfielder Wyatt Langford from the 10-day injured list.

Jun 4, 2025; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; Texas Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford (36) singles during the seventh inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field. | Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images

The Texas Rangers are back to full strength in their outfield after a widely anticipated pre-game move on Saturday.

The Rangers announced on X (formerly Twitter) that they activated left fielder Wyatt Langford from the 10-day injured list. To make room for him, the Rangers optioned infielder Justin Foscue back to Triple-A Round Rock.

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Langford played in one rehab game with Double-A Frisco on Thursday, during which he went 1-for-3 and hit a home run. He joined the Rangers in San Diego on Friday but did not play. Saturday was the first day he was eligible to be activated.

Texas moved the 23-year-old to the 10-day injured list on June 27 (retroactive to June 25) with a left oblique strain. It was an injury Langford said he had been dealing with for a couple of weeks. The Rangers opted to make the move now to give Langford time to get over the injury.

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Langford was on the IL earlier this year with a right oblique strain from April 9-20.

He has a .232/.308/.421 slash with 13 home runs and 31 RBI in 67 games so far this season.

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The second-year pro was the Rangers’ first round pick (No. 4 overall) in the 2023 MLB draft and he made his MLB debut on opening day last year.  

Texas is two games under-.500 entering Saturday’s game and has nine more games left on the road trip, which leads into the All-Star break.

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Michael Helman remained with the Rangers even as Langford returned.

He joined the Rangers in May after the Pittsburgh Pirates designated him for assignment. Helman was promoted from Round Rock after Langford’s injury. He played in three games for Texas, going 0-for-2 with two walks and two runs. He also stole a base.  

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