Rangers RHP Gray done for season with foot issue and Tyler Mahle also not expected to pitch again
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
Posted 9/3/24
Texas Rangers right-hander Jon Gray is done for the season after going on the injured list with a bothersome right foot issue. Manager Bruce Bochy says the issue is at a point it needs to be taken …
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Rangers RHP Gray done for season with foot issue and Tyler Mahle also not expected to pitch again
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jon Gray throws to the Oakland Athletics in the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers right-hander Jon Gray is done for the season after going on the injured list Tuesday with a bothersome right foot issue.
“It's at a point where we've got to take care of this,” manager Bruce Bochy said.
Bochy also said right-hander Tyler Mahle isn’t expected to pitch again this season after making three starts in his comeback from Tommy John surgery.
This is the third time this season that Gray (5-6, 4.47 ERA) has gone on the IL, but the previous stints were because of a right groin strain that kept him out of a combined 33 games. There had never been a mention of a foot issue before Bochy revealed the neuroma, which causes a sharp pain in the ball of the foot. Surgery is an option.
Gray started 19 of his 23 games this season, his third since signing a $56 million, four-year contract in free agency at the same time the Rangers signed shortstop Corey Seager ($325 million for 10 years) and second baseman Marcus Semien ($175 million for seven years).
Mahle went 0-1 with a 4.97 ERA in three starts for Texas between Aug. 6-18, after six rehab starts. He then went on 15-day IL because of right shoulder tightness.
"We’re pretty much shutting him down,” Bochy said. “He’s going to play catch and throw and all that. But I don’t think we’ll see another start. I’m not ruling it out completely, but why take that risk and rush him back.”
Mahle signed a $22 million, two-year contract last offseason, and the Rangers knew he would be limited pitching this season. He made only five starts for Minnesota last year because of his elbow injury.
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