Rangers right-hander Chi Chi Gonzalez has a partial tear in his right ulnar collateral ligament and will be shut down for six weeks.
The Rangers are hoping Gonzalez will be able to recover without surgery but won’t know until he is re-scanned in six weeks. He’ll receive a stem cell injection on Monday. Team physician Dr. Keith Meister examined Gonzalez Friday morning in Arizona after Gonzalez express discomfort.
Gonzalez, who was in the hunt to earn a fifth starter job, struggled in his last two spring outings, allowing a combined 15 earned runs in 8 1/3 innings.