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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) \u2014 Cody Bradford is set Wednesday to make his first start for the Texas Rangers since the end of the 2024 season in the left-hander’s comeback<\/a> from elbow surgery.<\/p>\n

Manager Skip Schumaker said after the Rangers’ 5-4 win<\/a> over San Francisco on Tuesday night that Bradford will start the finale in that series Wednesday afternoon instead of making another rehab start.<\/p>\n

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