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Profar caps stellar stint in place of Odor
- Updated: June 4, 2016
ARLINGTON — Over the last seven games, Rangers infielder Jurickson Profar has done more than serve as a placeholder for second baseman Rougned Odor.
Profar hit his second home run in three games in the Rangers’ 7-3 win over the Mariners on Friday night at Globe Life Park, and has hit .364 since being recalled on May 27.
Now the question is, will he remain with the team after Odor is reinstated before Saturday night’s game from his seven-game suspension? The Rangers don’t have to make room for Odor on the roster, as they have been playing with 24 players over the last seven games per the rules of his suspension. But the team wants to make sure they can get Profar enough at-bats to not slow his progress.
“What he’s done in the absence of Odor has been exceptional, the …
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