Let’s talk about three Texas Rangers are are dealing with injuries.
Catcher Kyle Higashioka left Tuesday’s game due to a hamstring strain, and was unavailable for Wednesday’s game. That normally would necessitate a roster move, but fortunately for the Rangers, utility infielder Cody Freeman is on the active roster, and Freeman spent a fair amount of time from 2021-23 catching. That conversion didn’t take, and Freeman is back to just playing the infield now, but the fact he did do a fair amount of catching in the not too distant past means that he’s a more viable emergency catcher option than most of the non-catcher emergency options.