Some potentially awful news here for the Rangers.
According to Richard Durrett of ESPN Dallas, third baseman Adrian Beltre was lifted in the fifth inning of Wednesday’s game against the Indians after feeling discomfort in his left shoulder following a stellar defensive play at the hot corner in the second.
Beltre dove hard to his left on a sharply-stuck grounder from Cleveland batter Russ Canzler, then completed an impressive throw across the diamond to get the out. He remained in the game for the next couple frames but the discomfort only grew and he was eventually replaced by youngster Mike Olt.
Beltre is undergoing an MRI, the results of which probably won’t be available until Thursday morning.
The 33-year-old has a .318/.355/.561 batting line, 32 homers and 92 RBI in 138 games this season. His replacement, Olt, entered play Wednesday with just four hits in 37 major-league plate appearances.
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UPDATE, 10:35 PM: And now Olt has left the game with an apparent foot injury, reports Durrett. Ian Kinsler is at third base and Jurickson Profar entered to play second.