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Fri 26th, March 2010
Surprise, AZ (Sports Network) - Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler received an anti-inflammatory injection Friday in an effort to relieve pain and swelling from a high right ankle sprain that has forced him to miss the last two weeks.
Additionally, team physician Dr. Keith Meister found a small bone bruise in the back of the ankle Friday.
Rangers assistant general manager Thad Levine told the team's website that Kinsler likely won't be ready to play by Monday, a targeted return. Levine added that Kinsler's reaction to the injection will provide a better timeline for when he can resume playing.
Levine also told the site the team's goal is to have Kinsler ready for the team's season-opener on April 5, but added the club wouldn't force Kinsler back before he's ready.
Kinsler has just 10 at-bats in five Cactus League games this spring.
The 27-year-old appeared in a career-high 144 games last year in Texas, his fourth season with the club. He has been on the disabled list in each year as a result of a strained left hamstring (2009), a sports hernia ('08), a stress fracture in his left foot ('07) and a dislocated left thumb ('06).
Even still, Kinsler has hit .279 with 83 home runs and 273 RBI during his career, including a 31-homer, 86-RBI campaign last year.

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