ESPN.com · May 25, 2025
Rangers' Joc Pederson breaks hand; Corey Seager nears return
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CHICAGO -- The depleted Texas Rangers lost Joc Pederson when he was hit by a pitch on Saturday, breaking his right hand.
Leading off the fourth inning, Pederson was hit by an 87.5 mph cutter from White Sox right-hander Bryse Wilson. Pederson went down right after he was hit, but the designated hitter stayed in the game and eventually scored on Marcus Semien's sacrifice fly.
The 33-year-old Pederson, who signed a $37 million, two-year contract with Texas in December, was replaced by a pinch hitter in the fifth.
Speaking after the Rangers' 10-5 loss to the White Sox, manager Bruce Bochy told reporters that Pederson had a fracture in his right hand.