Taveras is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Cardinals.
Taveras missed a game Sunday with a bruised knee but before that hadn't had a day off since May 2. Travis Jankowski will be in center field for the Rangers on Wednesday.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Back in lineup Monday
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Taveras (knee) is starting in center field and batting ninth Monday versus the Cardinals.
Taveras missed Sunday's contest with a bruised knee, but he'll return to the lineup after just one absence. Since May 20, the outfielder has secured at least one hit in 10 out of his last 13 games, batting .347 with two homers, nine RBI and eight runs scored over that stretch.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Managing bruised knee
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Taveras is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Seattle due to a knee bruise, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Taveras and J.P. Crawford each suffered knee bruises when they collided late in Saturday's contest, and both players are out of the starting nine for Sunday's series finale. The injury snaps a run of 28 consecutive starts for Taveras.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Taveras is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
Taveras started the past 28 games and will receive a day off after he went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run during Saturday's contest. Travis Jankowski will take over in center field for Sunday's series finale.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Goes deep in win
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Taveras went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, two runs scored and a walk in Friday's victory against the Orioles.
Taveras went deep in the second inning for his first homer since May 3 and second of the season. He's been incredible this month, going 29-for-75 (.387) with 15 RBI and six extra-base hits in 21 games. The extended hot streak has given him a .310/.375/.434 slash line and an everyday role in center field for Texas.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Does damage in win
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Taveras went 2-for-3 with a double, three RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 13-3 win over the Rockies.
Taveras increased Texas' lead to 9-0 with a three-run double in the fifth inning. The outfielder, who missed the first two weeks of the season and batted .204 in April, is raking in May with a .377/.435/.492 line, seven walks, 12 RBI, four steals and 10 runs scored over 17 games.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Nabs fifth steal
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Taveras went 1-for-2 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's 7-4 win over Atlanta.
The 24-year-old center fielder has cooled down slightly, but he's still putting together an outstanding May. Taveras is slashing .404/.453/.532 over his last 13 games with one homer, seven runs, eight RBI and four of his five steals on the season, and the only thing limiting his fantasy upside at the moment is the fact that he hasn't hit higher than seventh in the batting order.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Swipes base in win
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Taveras went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and an RBI in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Athletics.
Taveras' fifth-inning single knocked in Josh Jung for what turned out to be the game-winning run, while the stolen base was his third in six tries. Following an inconsistent stretch off the injured list during which he batted .204 over 16 games, Taveras has gone 14-for-30 (.467) over the last eight contests.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Big game in win
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Taveras went 4-for-5 with a double, four RBI, one stolen base and two runs scored in Sunday's 16-8 win over the Angels.
Taveras is off to a hot start in May, going 10-for-16 across his last four games, though only three of his hits in that span have gone for extra bases. He got a bit more involved in run production Sunday, as his four RBI in this game matched his total from his last 13 contests. The outfielder has raised his average from .204 at the end of April to .300 now, and he also has an .829 OPS with one home run, 10 RBI, 15 runs scored, one stolen base, six doubles and a triple through 78 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Reaches four times in loss
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Taveras went 3-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and a caught stealing during Wednesday's 12-7 loss to the Diamondbacks.
The 24-year-old hit the bench Tuesday after a 1-for-17 slump that saw him strike out 10 times, but he rejoined the lineup Wednesday and delivered his first homer and third three-hit game of the season. Taveras tallied 21 stolen bases in 148 games for the Rangers over the previous two seasons, but he's yet to find much success in the running game this year, going 1-for-3 on attempted steals. He has a .246/.317/.404 slash line with six RBI and 11 runs in 63 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Sitting out Tuesday
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Taveras is not in the Rangers' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Taveras has seen the lion's share of starts in center field since returning from the injured list, but Travis Jankowski is also getting playing time there. It will be Jankowski in this one against Zac Gallen.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Out of lineup Saturday
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Taveras is out of the lineup Saturday versus the Yankees.
Travis Jankowski will start in center field and bat second against the Yankees and right-hander Jhony Brito. The switch-hitting Taveras has slashed just .200/.238/.325 off righties this year.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Getting Wednesday off
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Taveras is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Reds.
Taveras will take a seat for the Rangers' series finale with Cincinnati after he went 1-for-6 with an RBI and a run scored over the first two games. Travis Jankowski will start in center field while Brad Miller enters the lineup at designated hitter and bats eighth.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Busting out after slow start
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Taveras went 1-for-3 with a walk, a double, an RBI and a run scored in Monday's 7-6 loss to Cincinnati.
After going 2-for-19 in his first six games off the injured list, Taveras has raked since. The outfielder is 8-for-18 with four extra-base hits, three RBI and seven runs scored over the last five contests.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Swipes base, scores three times
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Taveras went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and one steal in Sunday's win over the Athletics.
Taveras stole his first bag of the season Sunday, swiping third base on a double steal with Marcus Semien in the bottom of the second. After recording double-digit steals in each of the last two seasons, Taveras looks on pace to continue his streak while also being more productive as a hitter. Through 10 games, Taveras has slashed .265/.306/.412 while striking out at just a 16 percent clip.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Shows off power in win
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Taveras went 3-for-5 with an RBI double, an RBI triple and two runs scored in Wednesday's 12-3 victory over the Royals.
Taveras gave the Rangers a 2-0 lead in the second with an RBI double and came around to score on a Marcus Semien single. He added an RBI triple in the fourth, extending the advantage to 4-1, and once again scored on a knock from Semien. It was Taveras' first multi-hit game of the season, and he now has three extra-base knocks and four RBI across 20 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Sitting out Tuesday
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Taveras isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Royals.
Taveras is off to a 2-for-18 start at the plate to begin the season since returning from an oblique injury. Travis Jankowski will take over in center field Tuesday and bat second.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Laces double in win
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Taveras went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Sunday's 9-1 win over Houston.
Taveras put the finishing touches on the Astros with a two-run double in the eighth inning. It was just his second hit in 15 at-bats since being activated off the injured list.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Makes season debut
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Taveras went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts in Wednesday's 10-1 loss to Kansas City.
Taveras made his season debut after beginning the year on the injured list with an oblique injury. He's expected to serve as Texas' primary center fielder, although Taveras has not established consistency against major-league pitching. After batting .188 over two seasons of part-time duty, Taveras wowed when first called up in 2022, posting a .920 OPS in the first half. However, he backslid over the final two months with a .585 OPS.
The Rangers reinstated Taveras (oblique) from the 10-day injured list Wednesday, and he'll start in center field and bat eighth in the team's series finale with the Royals.
Taveras will be making his 2023 debut with the big club after opening the season on the IL due to a left oblique strain. The speedy outfielder should see the majority of the starts in center field and could be a solid source of stolen bases, but his paucity of power and poor plate skills limit his overall fantasy upside.
