{"id":326123,"date":"2026-06-07T01:35:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T01:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/326123\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T01:35:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T01:35:21","slug":"rangers-place-danny-jansen-on-injured-list-with-right-forearm-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/326123\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers Place Danny Jansen on Injured List with Right Forearm Strain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6w\">ARLINGTON, Texas \u2014 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/rangers\/onsi\/rangers-tweak-lineup-against-guardians-after-batting-wyatt-langford-leadoff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Rangers<\/a> made a move on Saturday that explained the signing of catcher El\u00edas D\u00edaz.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6z\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TXRangersPR\/status\/2063362831035343286?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Rangers placed catcher Danny Jansen<\/a> on the 10-day injured list with a right forearm strain, retroactive to Wednesday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/rangers\/onsi\/the-number-rangers-need-evan-carter-hit-to-ensure-full-time-play\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rangers<\/a> manager Skip Schumaker said the forearm had been bothering Jansen for a few days. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"72\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/rangers\/onsi\/rangers-corey-seager-wyatt-langford-return-with-immediate-impact\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas<\/a> also announced the official signing of D\u00edaz and placed him on the 26-man and 40-man roster. The Rangers had a spot open on the 40-man after designating outfielder Sam Haggerty for assignment on Friday. Texas left the spot open for D\u00edaz. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"75\">Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/rangers\/onsi\/where-wyatt-langford-corey-seager-will-bat-rangers-lineup-against-guardians\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rangers<\/a> infielder Josh Smith will begin a rehab assignment at Double-A Frisco on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>The Danny Jansen Move<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/01ktfc5ftwrddn14wkrw.jpg\" alt=\"Kansas City Royals catcher Elias Diaz runs the bases during a game.\" title=\"Kansas City Royals catcher Elias Diaz runs the bases during a game.\" width=\"360\" height=\"203\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"7i\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kansas City Royals catcher Elias Diaz. | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7m\">Schumaker said that Jansen could have caught on Friday night in an emergency but probably wouldn\u2019t have been able to throw out baserunners. He said the forearm is bothering Jansen most when he throws. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7p\">Jansen last appeared in a game on Monday in St. Louis and has been mired in a slump of late after a hot start at the plate. He is batting .171 in 41 games with three home runs, one triple, six doubles and 12 RBI. He leads the team in starts behind the plate at 36. Kyle Higashioka has started every game since Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7s\">Signing D\u00edaz is a recognition that the Rangers need a healthy backup and the veteran catcher could be on the field at some point in the Guardians series, Schumaker said. The Rangers have not had three catchers on the 40-man roster since April 23 when they designated Willie MacIver for assignment. He was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7v\">D\u00edaz played in 10 games for Kansas City this season. He was designated for assignment on May 22, cleared waivers, accepted an assignment to Triple-A Omaha and then opted for free agency earlier this week. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7y\">He carries a lifetime slash of .246\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/.300\/.385 with 73 home runs and 331 RBI. He was named a National League All-Star in 2023 with the Rockies, where he slashed .267\/.316\/.409 with 14 home runs and 72 RBI. He was named the MVP of that game. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"81\">The 35-year-old D\u00edaz was signed as an international free agent out of Venezuela and made his Major League debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2015. He\u2019s also played for the Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres. He\u2019s played in 100 or more games in a season five times, including 106 games in 2025 with the Padres.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ARLINGTON, Texas \u2014 The Texas Rangers made a move on Saturday that explained the signing of catcher El\u00edas&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":326124,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151],"class_list":["post-326123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arlington","tag-arlington","tag-arlington-headlines","tag-arlington-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=326123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=326123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}