Rangers' Kumar Rocker shines at the first Minor League injury Reha Start

The Texas Rangers Rookie Kumar Rocker made his first rehab rehab rehab with the Double-A Frisco Roughiders on Friday.

The Rangers have been without the right-handers since April when he suffered a right shoulder injury and went to the 15-day injured list. He is entitled to be activated, but has to rebuild to cope with the workload of a starter.

The game on Friday against Midland was his first chance to make live game action in a month. It was also his first time in Frisco since last year when he made himself for the Routhriders when he worked back after Tommy John's operation.

Whatever Texas was gate to rocker, he is satisfied. He threw three innings, gave up two goals and beat three. He didn't allow a walk. He threw 34 parking spaces, with 23 strikes being.

In view of the workload, he probably needs at least one more rehab to return to the main subjects. In the last start before his injury, he threw 63 parking spaces.

The 25-year-old went to the IL on April 24 with an ascent of the right shoulder after his start against athletics in Sacramento.

Rocker fought in spring training, but did enough to rotate the opening day, even though Jon Gray and Cody Bradford have the injuries to the way.

In five starts he was 1: 3 with an ERA of 8.10 this season, and his only win came at home. In fact, Rocker was a much better jug ​​on the Globe Life Field when he was away from home. In his two starts he gave up a combined four deserved runs. In his triads he allowed 15.

Texas hopes that rockers can appear as the main support of the rotation. At the moment it may be outside and looks at Jacob Degrom, Nathan Eovaldi, Tyler Mahle and Patrick Corbin, which match the best of the majors. The fifth starter, Jack Leiter, had his own stay on the IL and developed as a solid fifth option.

In addition, Gray and Bradford are expected again at some point.

The earlier selection in the first round of Vanderbilt suffered an elbow injury in 2023 that led to Tommy John Operation and missed most of the seasons 2023 and 2024. After returning to the hill, he was much faster than the Rangers expected.

In 10 Minor Leagues games in 2024 he went 0: 1 with 1.96 ERA. At that time, the Rangers called him to get him a few MLB starts before the season ended.