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- Updated: August 4, 2016
BALTIMORE — The Rangers activated Shin-Soo Choo from the 15-day disabled list Thursday and optioned left-hander Dario Alvarez to Triple-A Round Rock.
Choo batted leadoff in the series finale against the Orioles and started in right field. The 34-year-old was first eligible to come off the DL on Thursday and didn’t play any rehab-assignment games.
“I think if it had gone any longer, we would’ve thought about a rehab,” manager Jeff Banister. “But watching what we saw in the live [batting practice], we felt good about where he was at timing-wise.”
The lower back injury bothered Choo the most when he threw the ball, but he completed fielding drills before Tuesday’s game without any problems.
“I started to feel good last week and started throwing,” Choo said. “I was ready to play probably the last five days.”
Since Choo went on the DL, the Rangers have struggled to get steady …
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