Evan Carter Leaves Game with Wrist Injury
Texas Rangers center fielder Evan Carter had to leave Friday night’s game against the Chicago White Sox due to discomfort in his right wrist. The injury occurred three innings after a spectacular catch in which Carter injured his hand. Carter made an outstanding catch to prevent a hit by Mike Tauchman at the start of the fourth inning. While diving to catch the ball with his glove, Carter supported his right hand on the ground. He was substituted in the field in the seventh inning.Carter reported that he would take medication in the hope of reducing the inflammation in his wrist.“I think it’ll be alright,” Carter said after the Rangers’ 3-1 victory. “It’s not broken or anything. It’s just stuck… I landed on it hard.”
Evan Carter
Manager Bruce Bochy also commented that he didn’t think the problem was serious and that Carter could play on Saturday.“If I can tape it up and not move it and it doesn’t hurt, then I’ll play,” Carter said. “But I won’t know how it feels until tomorrow. I think they just want to give it a day and see how I recover tonight.”
Evan Carter
When the Rangers took the field in the seventh inning, Wyatt Langford moved from left field to center, and Sam Haggerty entered the game to play in left field. Carter said his wrist hurt immediately after making the catch, and the left-handed batter commented that his right hand, which is the one that goes down in the bat, felt “a little weird” when batting and leaving in the fifth inning.“But most likely he’ll rest a day, see if we can calm that down,” Bochy said. “We’ll re-evaluate it tomorrow and see where we’re at.”
Bruce Bochy
Before the game, Carter had connected three home runs in his last four games, reaching base at least three times and with an extra base in each of those games. Against the White Sox, he went 2-0 with a walk, with the fly ball to left field being his only appearance at the plate after the defensive play.
