The Rangers on Friday acknowledged the obvious. Neither oblique injuries nor prized young players are to be toyed with. And so another hitter, this time outfielder Wyatt Langford, has been placed on the injured list with a mildly strained left oblique muscle.

Texas Rangers center fielder Wyatt Langford has been put on the 10-day injured list because of an oblique strain for the second time this season. Chris Young, the team's president of baseball operations,

Former first-round pick Wyatt Langford has been a rising star for the Texas Rangers at the plate and in the outfield. Dallas sports journalist Evan Grant report