Pederson IL'd With Fractured Hand, Could Return for Wild Card
The Rangers placed DH Joc Pederson on the 10-day IL with a left hand fracture, ruling him out for the final week of the regular season.
Joc Pederson was placed on the 10-day injured list retroactive to September 19 with a fracture in his left hand sustained when hit by a Brandon Pfaadt pitch on September 12. He will miss the remainder of the regular season but could be reinstated in time for the Wild Card Series if Texas qualifies. The Rangers timed the IL move carefully, as injured list stints can only be backdated three days, making today the last viable date to preserve his playoff eligibility. Pederson has been Texas's primary power bat against right-handed pitching.
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