The single balloon attached to Jurickson Profar's locker inside the Texas Rangers' spring clubhouse was a sure fire indication that someone had celebrated a birthday, and Profar did.
He turned 25 on Tuesday, still a shock to many — in two ways.
The first is, 'Man, is that all? It seems like he's been around long enough to be 35.'
The second is, 'Man, that's it? He's still so young.'
Profar has always been young. He connected for a homer in his first MLB at-bat in 2012 at age 19, and five years ago, on his 20th birthday, the Star-Telegram wondered what the Rangers would do with the No.