ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Shin-Soo Choo is out of the Texas Rangers lineup a night after reaching base in his 41st consecutive game.
Choo said before Saturday’s game against the Chicago White Sox that he has been dealing with a sore right quad for at least 10 days. He said it has really bothered him the last couple of days.
Manager Jeff Banister said it was a chance to get Choo off his legs with a day off. But the manager didn’t rule out him being a pinch-hitter.
Texas Rangers’ Shin-Soo Choo acknowledges the dugout after reaching second on a single by Elvis Andrus off of Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Covey during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, June 29, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. After reaching on a first-inning lead-off walk, Choo has reached base in 41 consecutive games. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)
Choo’s on-base streak is the longest for the Rangers since Otis Nixon’s 44-gamer in 1995, and five short of Julio Franco’s team record set in 1993. Choo matched Philadelphia’s Odubel Herrera for the longest in the majors this season.
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Texas Rangers’ Shin-Soo Choo runs toward second base on a single by Elvis Andrus during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox on Friday, June 29, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. After a first-inning lead-off walk, Choo has reached base in 41 consecutive games. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)
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