Skip Schumaker has answered one of three questions in Texas Rangers’ outfield

SURPRISE, Ariz. — It was relatively low on the list of positional question marks — and possibly closer to the list of expected outcomes than anything else — but Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker confirmed Sunday that Brandon Nimmo will play right field this season.

Now all the 32-year-old has to do is reacclimate himself with the position.

Nimmo hasn’t played in right field for five years and has only started 93 of his 1,066 career games at the position. He largely played left field in each of the past two seasons with the New York Mets and was close to a neutral defender before the Rangers acquired him in exchange for second baseman Marcus Semien last fall.

His arm, which has ranged from average to below average over the last four seasons, may represent the largest dropoff from his predecessor (Gold Glover Adolis García) at the position.

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“I know all the intricacies of it,” Nimmo said Monday, “but it’s still getting out there and getting the reps, that’s what I’ll be looking to do over the next couple of weeks. … You just continue to work on that and get your reps in, and by the time the season comes around, you’re pretty much on autopilot.”

Nimmo’s placement solves one-third of the outfield puzzle. The Rangers have yet to determine exactly where Wyatt Langford or Evan Carter will play. Langford was a Gold Glove finalist in left field last season but profiles well in center. Carter is a natural center fielder but has missed two-thirds of all possible games in the past two seasons and needs to improve against left-handed pitchers to certify himself as an everyday player.

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