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The Rangers are enduring a major blow to their starting rotation.

Rangers' president of baseball operations Chris Young said Tuesday that starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi has a rotator cuff strain and will likely miss the rest of the season, per Kennedi Landry of MLB.com.

Eovaldi, who is in his third season with the Rangers, is 11-3 with a 1.73 ERA and 129 strikeouts through 22 starts this season.

The veteran 35-year-old has been a crucial member of the Rangers during his time in Texas. He has the best ERA among Rangers' starters this season, and by far the best ERA of his lengthy career that includes stints with the Dodgers, Marlins, Yankees, Rays and Red Sox. Eovaldi also helped the Rangers win the World Series in 2023 and made the MLB All-Star Game for the second time in his career that year.

With about a month remaining in the 2025 regular season, the Rangers are 66-67 and on the outside looking in for the postseason this year.

Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer was struck in the head by a 96 mph sinker Monday evening against the Baltimore Orioles, forcing him to leave the contest.

Orioles pitcher Kade Strowd's first offering to Springer with one out in the ninth inning ricocheted off Springer's helmet, sending him to the ground, where he spent two minutes collecting himself and being treated before ultimately getting helped off of the field. Springer was replaced with pinch runner Leo Jimenez as Baltimore polished off an 11–4 win.

"It kind of got him in his shoulder, then helmet, which… thankfully, he was able to turn a little bit, too. I just had a chance to talk with him. He’s with the doc right now getting evaluated," manager John Schneider said postgame via Keegan Matheson of MLB.com.

Springer, 35, is slashing .293/.383/.510 this season with 18 home runs and 57 RBIs. He's been a focal point of the Blue Jays' in-season renaissance, which has given them a 5.5-game lead on the New York Yankees in the American League East division.

In 12 seasons with the Houston Astros and Toronto, Springer has made four All-Star teams and won a World Series title.