Ian Kinsler is out with a stiff back, so Jurickson Profar will make his major league debut
Sep 2, 2012, 1:09 PM EDT
Getty Images One of the best position prospects in baseball will begin his major league career on Sunday afternoon.
Drew Davison of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that second baseman Ian Kinsler has been scratched from the Rangers’ series finale against the Indians because of stiffness in his back and that 19-year-old Jurickson Profar has been asked to fill in.
Profar was called up from Double-A Frisco on Saturday after batting .281/.368/.452 with 14 home runs and 16 stolen bases in 126 games. He is being groomed as a shortstop but will play more of a utility role down the stretch this season for Texas.
The Rangers enter play Sunday with a three-game lead over the A’s in the American League West.
Profar ranked seventh this past winter on Baseball America‘s list of the Top 100 prospects.
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- romoscollarbone - Sep 2, 2012 at 1:38 PM
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This kid played in the LLWS for Curaçao, right? His name sounds familiar beyond reading it on sites n blogs.
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- churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged - Sep 2, 2012 at 1:55 PM
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From the looks of him he played in the LLWS last year! Good god has he even had to shave yet?
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- allsportsnyfan - Sep 2, 2012 at 1:51 PM
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Just reading this column, and just was watching the MLB Network, and the kid homers in his first at-bat. Good for him.
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- papalurchdxb - Sep 2, 2012 at 2:10 PM
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the kids are making the grown-ups look foolish again! Good job it’s a day game, his mum might not let him stay out that late for a night-game.
another high-hopes career is up and running folks, the best thing in sports is how the excitement is continually replenished with these talented guys coming through.
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- sportsguygerald - Sep 2, 2012 at 1:52 PM
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Profar played 2 years in the LLWS, 2004 when they won and 2005 when they lost the championship game
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- davester37 - Sep 2, 2012 at 2:20 PM
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First major league at bat: home run. Second major league at bat: double.. Goodbye, minor leagues … for good!
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- keithbangedyermom - Sep 2, 2012 at 3:25 PM
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All the talk is Texas will entertain offers for Andrus. Why not get a better return and trade Kinsler? Put Profar at 2nd. The up-the-middle defense will be much better too.
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- beefytrout - Sep 2, 2012 at 4:35 PM
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As a Rangers fan, I’d much rather hang on to Andrus than Kinsler.
