SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Shin-Soo Choo sat out the Rangers' Cactus League opener on Saturday and instead will play in his first game on Sunday against the Royals. Choo is scheduled to start at designated hitter.
The significance is simple. Choo will be the Rangers' designated hitter in the second game of the Cactus League. It is nothing more than that.
Choo may well end up as a full-time designated hitter during the regular season, but manager Jeff Banister said it is way too early to decide that or any other roster decisions. Games are just beginning.