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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The Rangers had opened up a starting spot for Jurickson Profar through their offseason trade of Ian Kinsler. (Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Texas Rangers second baseman Jurickson Profar will be out 10-12 weeks with a torn muscle in his right shoulder, the team announced Sunday, according to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;An MRI on Sunday revealed the tear, which will not require surgery. The 21-year-old Profar was set to begin the season as the Rangers' starting second baseman, following an offseason during which the Rangers opened up a spot for him at the position by trading Ian Kinsler to the Detroit Tigers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Profar came up through the Rangers' system consistently rated as one of the top prospects in baseball. In 286 major-league at-bats last season, he batted .234 with six homers, 26 RBI, and a .644 OPS.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Josh Wilson and Brent Lillibridge are two internal candidates to replace Profar, according to Sullivan. The Rangers open their season a week from Monday against the Philadelphia Phillies.\n&lt;strong&gt;VERDUCCI: Why repeat titles are so difficult&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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