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The Texas Rangers are onto their third-string third baseman less than three games into the season. Interim third baseman Josh Smith exited Saturday’s game vs. the Boston Red Sox at Globe Life Field with a left quad contusion after he collided with a wall in foul territory trying to catch a Triston Casas pop fly in the first inning.
The Texas Rangers are off to a hot start in the first week of official games. Starting the preseason No. 10 in The Athletic’s Power Rankings, they’ve shot up the board to the No. 3 spot behind only the Los Angeles Dodgers (No.