Texas Rangers left-hander Jacob Latz was placed on the 15-day disabled list with left forearm tightness prior to Sunday’s series finale against the Red Sox.
ARLINGTON — The Texas Rangers’ pitchers are dropping like flies again.
Prior to Sunday’s series finale against the Boston Red Sox, left-hander Jacob Latz was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to left forearm strain.
Lefty Brock Burke was promoted from Triple-A Round Rock.
Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said there are no long-term concerns about Latz, who has thrown in a team-high 46 games in 2024. Bochy informed MLB.com that Tommy John surgery would not be necessary.
Starting pitcher Max Scherzer was placed on the 15-day injured list on Friday due to right shoulder inflammation.
Latz, 28, is 2-3 with a 3.71 ERA in 43 2/3 innings. Latz last pitched in Friday’s 11-6 defeat to the Red Sox, giving up two runs on three hits, including a home run, and three walks in two innings.
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Latz’s career-high 43 2/3 innings in the Majors came after he pitched 11 innings for the Rangers in 2021 and 2023.
Burke, who turned 28 on Sunday, has a 7.45 ERA in 9 2/3 innings for Texas in 2024. He missed 52 games with a broken right hand after hitting a Houston clubhouse door in April.
He was optioned to Round Rock following his most recent appearance with the Rangers on June 29.
Burke has a 4.84 ERA over 20 1/3 innings, including two starts with Round Rock and the ACL Rangers.
Burke’s minor league activity will include a nine-game injury rehabilitation assignment from May 16 to June 11, while he recovers from a fractured hand.
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