The Rangers placed Langford on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to June 25, due to a left oblique strain.

EDGE Analysis

Langford underwent testing on his left side earlier this week, which revealed a mild strain in his oblique. He's eligible to return from the IL on July 5, but oblique strains tend to take longer to heal, and Langford may need to get some reps on a rehab assignment before being cleared to return to the majors. Alejandro Osuna is starting in left field in Friday's game against the Mariners and should see more playing time for as long as Langford is sidelined. Michael Helman was recalled by the Rangers from Triple-A Round Rock in a corresponding move.

Langford said Friday that he's dealing with a minor strained left oblique and believes the Rangers will give him a few days off before deciding about placing him on the 10-day injured list, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Langford is not in the lineup for Friday's series opener against the Mariners and could sit out the entire weekend after he was removed from Wednesday's game with the injury. Langford missed time at the beginning of the season with an oblique strain and has also dealt with some back stiffness of late. The 23-year-old is slashing .232/.308/.421 with 13 home runs, 31 RBI, 32 runs scored and 11 stolen bases across 292 plate appearances this season.

Langford's absence from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles is due to left side tightness, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 23-year-old will undergo medical testing once the Rangers return home after Wednesday's series finale in Baltimore. There doesn't seem to be significant concern for Langford's injury, though he could still end up requiring a stint on the injured list.

Langford is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Baltimore.

EDGE Analysis

Langford missed two games over the weekend with back stiffness and has gone 1-for-13 with four strikeouts since returning to action, which includes a 0-for-6 effort Tuesday. The Rangers haven't provided any indication that he's had a setback with the injury, but Langford will get a day off to regroup. Alejandro Osuna will start in left field and bat ninth for the Rangers.

Langford went 0-for-3 with a walk in Sunday's 8-3 loss to Pittsburgh.

EDGE Analysis

Langford returned to action after missing the previous two games due to back stiffness. He was back at his usual second spot in the batting order. Following strong production over the first month of the season (.972 OPS), Langford has a line of .209/.289/.360 over 44 games since May 1.

Langford (back) will start in center field and bat second Sunday against the Pirates.

EDGE Analysis

Langford sat out the previous two games due to back stiffness but will return to action for Sunday's series finale in Pittsburgh. The 23-year-old started off June by going 3-for-19 in his first five games, but he has an .831 OPS with four extra-base hits in his past 10 contests.

Langford (back) isn't part of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates.

EDGE Analysis

Manager Bruce Bochy said Friday that Langford was day-to-day due to back stiffness, and the outfielder will get Saturday off for recovery purposes. In his place, Sam Haggerty will bat second and patrol left field. Per Kennedi Landry of MLB.com, Bochy also said that Langford could pinch hit Saturday if needed, but the team intends to rest him fully.

Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said Friday that Langford is considered day-to-day due to back stiffness, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Langford isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates, though he could be available as a pinch hitter. Sam Haggerty and Alejandro Osuna would stand to see more starts in left field if Langford were to miss more time. Langford has been more productive at the plate as of late, having gone 12-for-39 (.308) with two doubles, two home runs and five RBI over his last nine games.

Langford went 3-for-5 with two doubles, one RBI and one run scored in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Royals.

EDGE Analysis

Langford made an early impact, driving in a run with a double before coming around to score in the first inning. The 23-year-old has been productive over his past 10 games, recording four multi-hit efforts along with four extra-base hits, five RBI and six runs scored. On the season, he's slashing .240/.318/.442 with 13 home runs, 31 RBI, 31 runs scored and 11 steals across 274 plate appearances.

Langford went 2-for-6 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 16-4 win over Minnesota.

EDGE Analysis

Langford had a rough month of May (.189), which has carried over into June. The outfielder is 6-for-30 (.200) through seven games in the current month. Tuesday's homer was his 12th in 56 games, and Langford should easily surpass the 16 home runs he smacked over 134 contests in his rookie 2024 season.