Heim activated, Huff optioned, Thompson claimed on waivers

Jonah Heim has been activated from the 10 day injured list, the Texas Rangers announced today. To make room for him on the active roster, Sam Huff has been optioned.

Well, that was fast. Heim was placed on the injured list on July 27 after injuring his wrist swinging at a pitch on July 26. The initial diagnosis was that it was a tendon strain that would likely need surgery, but that Heim might be able to play through if he could tolerate the pain. The initial prognosis was that the Rangers would re-evaluate in 2-3 weeks and see where things stood.

Here we are, less than three weeks later, and Heim is back in the lineup. Reports are that Heim, a switch hitter, will be hitting just lefthanded…