Helman was injured on hit by pitch in game Saturday at Boston
Boston, Mass. – The Texas Rangers today announced the following transactions prior to Sunday night’s roadtrip finale against the Red Sox at Fenway Park.
- Outfielder Alejandro Osuna (#19) recalledfrom Triple-A Round Rock
- Outfielder Michael Helman placed onthe 10-day Injured List with a right finger fracture
The 23-year-old Osuna has batted .253 (23-91) with 2 doublesand 9 RBI over 37 games for Texas during his first stint with the club from April 22-June 3. He has played in 6 games since being optioned, batting .368/.478/.474/.952 (7-19) with 2 doubles, 4 RBI, and 4 walks/1 strikeout with 3 stolen bases. While at Triple-A,Osuna made starts in right field (3), left field (1), first base (1), and designated hitter (1). Overall with Round Rock this season, Osuna owns a .286/.384/.381/.765 slash line with 1 home run, 12 RBI, 15 runs, 14 walks/12 strikeouts over 23 games with RoundRock this season.
Helman was injured when he was hit by a pitch during his plate appearance in the 8th inning of Saturday’sgame against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Helman remained in the game through the top of the 8th inning, but was removed when the Rangers took the field for the bottom half of the frame. Helman has batted .167 (5-30) with one home run and 2 RBI over 15 gameswith Texas since being recalled from Round Rock on May 18.
With today’s transactions, the Rangers remain at the 40-man limit on the club’s Major League roster,along with four players on the 60-day Injured List (RHP Carter Baumler and LHP’s Cody Bradford, Robert Garcia, and Jordan Montgomery).
