<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rangers-news-mitch-garver-receives-best-case-scenario-injury-update-leaving-game-vs-blue-jays');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rangers’ Mitch Garver receives best case scenario injury update after leaving game vs. Blue Jays');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Rangers_news_Mitch_Garver_receives_best_case_scenario_injury_update_after_leaving_game_vs._Blue_Jays.jpeg"></figure><h1>Rangers’ Mitch Garver receives best case scenario injury update after leaving game vs. Blue Jays</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-14T19:33:33-07:00">September 14th, 7:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-14T19:33:33-07:00">September 14th, 7:33pm</time><address><a>Wyatt Allsup</a>Wyatt Allsup is a sports journalist from Fort Worth, Texas. He joined ClutchPoints in May 2023 and covers football, basketball, baseball and mixed martial arts. Wyatt now lives in Southern California, where he has previously covered USC football and basketball for Sports Illustrated.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Texas Rangers DH/C Mitch Garver had to leave Thursday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays after fouling a pitch off of his left foot. Fortunately, his X-Rays <a href="https://twitter.com/Evan_P_Grant/status/1702489343871295883?s=20" rel="noopener">came back negative</a>, according to Rangers beat writer Evan Grant. The team listed his injury as a “left forefoot contusion.”</p><p>Mitch Garver is in his seventh major league season. He’s having the best season of his career at the plate, hitting .284 with a 149 OPS+ and 17 home runs. Garver has caught 28 games for the Rangers this year, with Jonah Heim as the first opfftion behind the dish. For a catcher, Garver hits very well, so he has also started 42 games at designated hitter.</p><p>The Rangers have been riddled with injuries since the All-Star break, with five 2023 All-Stars hitting the IL at some point. They also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-news-max-scherzer-injury-update-playoffs" rel="noopener">just lost Max Scherzer</a> for the remainder of the season. The good news is Garver’s injury doesn’t appear to be serious. Still, the team hopes he won’t miss much time at all.</p><p>In Thursday’s game, the Rangers completed a timely four-game sweep of the Blue Jays. Heading into the week, Toronto held onto the second AL Wild Card spot. After this series, the Rangers now hold that spot, half a game ahead of the Seattle Mariners, who occupy the third spot. The Blue Jays have fallen out of a playoff spot.</p><p>After a brutal stretch in August and early September, in which the Rangers lost 16 of 20 games, they have now won five straight. Texas is finally gaining some momentum <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-news-why-texas-will-still-make-playoffs-max-scherzer-injury" rel="noopener">to make a push</a> for the AL West title. However, with all of the injuries they have had, particularly in the rotation, they might not have much success in the postseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rangers’ Mitch Garver receives best case scenario injury update after leaving game vs. Blue Jays

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mitch Garver injury might cement the Minnesota Twins as “sellers”');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Twins-Mitch-Garver.jpeg"></figure><h1>Mitch Garver injury might cement the Minnesota Twins as “sellers”</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-02T11:04:58-07:00">June 2nd, 11:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-07-08T19:14:47-07:00">July 8th, 7:14pm</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Minnesota Twins were already trending as potential sellers ahead of July. They are in deep you know what with catcher Mitch Garver on the shelf indefinitely.</p><p>Garver, who had a poor 2020, was reasserting himself as one of the best catchers in baseball this season. He had an .833 OPS and eight homers through his first 41 games and was one of the best hitters in Minnesota’s lineup.</p><p>However, the Twins catcher underwent <a href="https://www.twincities.com/2021/06/02/twins-catcher-mitch-garver-undergoes-surgery/">surgery</a> to address a groin issue. Now, he joins the likes of Byron Buxton, Luis Arraez and Max Kepler on the injured list.</p><p>This is yet another critical blow to the Twins, one they might not be able to overcome.</p><h2>Twins spiraling downwards</h2><p>Minnesota sits at 22-32 after Tuesday’s loss to the Baltimore Orioles. The Twins are 10.5 games back of the Chicago White Sox and eight games out of a Wild Card spot.</p><p>The pitching staff ranks dead last in <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&amp;stats=pit&amp;lg=all&amp;qual=0&amp;type=8&amp;season=2021&amp;month=0&amp;season1=2021&amp;ind=0&amp;team=0,ts&amp;rost=0&amp;age=0&amp;filter=&amp;players=0&amp;startdate=&amp;enddate=">fWAR</a> and 24th in ERA. Minnesota’s bullpen bullpen lacks depth, while Michael Pineda–one of the more effective starters in the rotation–has pretty lackluster peripherals (4.31 xERA) and could regress in a hurry. He gave up five runs in three innings on Tuesday.</p><p>It’s not as though the offense has been incredible as of late, either. Josh Donaldson and Nelson Cruz both struggled in May. Miguel Sano found his power stroke, but still hit just .190. Buxton has been sorely missed in recent weeks.</p><p>Garver had been a legitimate stabilizer. He hit .281 with four homers, five doubles and a 1.017 OPS in May. That kind of production was especially necessary for a Twins team desperate for momentum.</p><p>However, Garver is out for the foreseeable future, depriving Minnesota of one of its top offensive threats at a time the Twins can least afford it.</p><h2>Uncertain future</h2><p>Twins fans cannot ignore the organization faces a lot of uncertainty in the very near future.</p><p>Minnesota has a number of players on expiring contracts, including Pineda, Cruz, J.A. Happ, Andrelton Simmons and others. Buxton and right-hander Jose Berrios, arguably the two best players on the roster, will both be free agents after the 2022 campaign. Left-handed reliever Taylor Rogers will also hit the open market in 2023.</p><p>Now, the Twins might well look to extend especially one or two of the players entering their final year of arbitration eligibility. Or, they could capitalize on trade value and prepare for the future.</p><p>As good as Buxton was prior to the injury and elite as he has been when healthy in recent years, his durability issues are notable. Berrios would seem to be a critical part of the organization’s future given the general shortage of arm talent in the system, but he would also be incredibly valuable on the open market as an elite, controllable starter.</p><p>It is entirely possible the Twins at least listen to offers for either or both players. If nothing else, they are trending in the direction of shopping Cruz. Perhaps Pineda and Happ could also be on the move if pitching-needy teams come calling.</p><h2>Barring significant changes…</h2><p>The Twins at least ended the month of May with eight wins in 11 games. However, a run differential that was once closer to neutral currently sits at -24, and the pitching staff has not shown any signs of improvement.</p><p>Garver’s injury could be a death knell, of sorts. The Twins are running out of time to make up ground and are without three of their best hitters.</p><p>Minnesota can still salvage its season, but things are looking even more iffy with Garver out for the foreseeable future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.262	2	10	0.83	0

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.262	2	10	0.83	0

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