The Texas Rangers have to face the Kansas City Royals without Jacob deGrom on the mound thanks to soreness in his shoulder.

The Rangers are planning to skip right-hander Jacob deGrom's next start, which was scheduled for Wednesday night vs. the Royals, due to shoulder fatigue. President of baseball operations Chris Young said before Tuesday's contest at Kauffman Stadium that deGrom returned to Texas and was evaluated by team physician Dr.

The Texas Rangers will face the Kansas City Royals in the second game of a four-game series on Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium.

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The Rangers are going to skip Jacob deGrom's scheduled start this week because of shoulder fatigue, but the club said it is merely managing his workload and he is not expected to spend time on the injured list.