ARLINGTON, Texas -- Joc Pederson is expected to be back in the Texas Rangers lineup Sunday after missing 52 games because of a broken right hand.
Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said before Saturday night's game against Atlanta that Pederson would be activated from the injured list before the series finale and be the designated hitter Sunday against the Braves. Pederson was already back in the Texas clubhouse after two rehab games with Triple-A Round Rock.
"Got a lot of swings on live pitching. He's counting those as game at-bats, he said he had 18 of them," Bochy said.