Michael Young, the All-Star third baseman for the Texas Rangers, is struggling to come back from a hamstring injury. He recently batted in a simulated game and reported that he simply wasn’t ready to play.
Young was injured on September 1st and since then has only one at-bat. In that lone at-bat, which took place on September 15th against the Oakland Athletics, Young once again felt pain after getting off balance.
A couple of weeks ago, the Rangers appeared to be in a good position in the AL Wild Card race. But after injuries to Young and Josh Hamilton, Texas is now …read more

The Texas Rangers had a little fun Saturday at Shea Stadium as their game with the New York Mets was rained out. Six players from the Rangers decided to turn the rainout into a show for the fans by sliding on the wet tarp.
Milton Bradley, Ian Kinsler, Josh Hamilton, Michael Young, Gerald Laird and Josh Rupe took advantage of the rain-soaked tarp and slid head-first across the infield.
Some of the Mets fans cheered on the players and began chanting “Lets go Rangers!”
Check out the video below of the event.