Rangers place Eovaldi on rest for season due to rotator cuff strain

Nathan Eovaldi, the Texas Rangers ace, has been shut down for the remainder of the regular season after suffering a right rotator cuff strain, the team announced Tuesday. The 35 year old right-hander had been one of the most effective pitchers in baseball when healthy, posting a 11-3 record, a 1.73 ERA and 129 strikeouts in 130 innings across 22 starts this season, but the injury is expected to end his 2025 campaign and is a significant blow to the Rangers' playoff hopes.

Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young said the injury will not require surgery and left open the possibility that Eovaldi could return if Texas makes a deep postseason run. Young also confirmed that the team had chosen the cautious route of resting the veteran for the remainder of the regular season rather than pushing for a short-term comeback. Eovaldi, speaking about the decision, said at the time that it makes sense to rest and recover properly so his arm will be fresh for next season.

Eovaldi had endured an earlier stint on the injured list this year with triceps inflammation and returned to produce a stretch of exceptional starts. For a brief period he led the majors in ERA, and his early-...