Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels cleared up the situation with Mike Napoli on Wednesday afternoon, saying two magnetic resonance imaging exams confirmed that the first baseman and designated hitter has a “stress reaction” in his lower right leg.
Napoli is active and available, Daniels said, but will not be in the lineup for tonight’s game with Seattle.
Napoli has been out of the lineup with what had been described as merely the September bang-ups. He said on Tuesday that he was ready to play, but was held out another game.
Team officials remained elusive, waiting, as it turned out, for the results and confirmation of the second MRI.