Teammate’s injury likely to open up opportunity for Rangers’ Yang Hyeon-jong
May 10, 2021
A teammate’s misfortune could mean an opportunity for Texas Rangers’ pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong.
The Rangers announced Sunday (U.S. local time) that they’ve placed right-hander Kohei Arihara on the 10-day injured list with a right middle finger contusion.
it’s the same injury that held him out of his scheduled start last Wednesday. Yang filled in as the starter in that game against the Minnesota Twins, striking out eight in 3 1/3 innings of one-run ball.
Arihara returned to the rotation Saturday, and Yang moved back into the bullpen, where he began his major league career last month. But Arihara pitched only 3 2/3 innings and will now miss a minimum 10 days.