Wyatt Langford will try for a more productive performance after a hitless showing in his previous game (0-for-3). He and the Texas Rangers take on the Seattle Mariners on Friday, who will send out

After a slow start to his season, Langford has turned 2024 into one of the better rookie seasons in Rangers franchise history.

In the years leading up to 2020, 24-and-under debut hitters ran parallel or ahead of the overall MLB OPS in their first 50 games, on average. But that trendline has dropped precipitously since. This year, those prospect-age rookies have lagged more than 50 points behind the MLB average OPS, which stands at .713, in their first 50 games.