ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers reliever Chris Martin is expected to miss four to six weeks because of a left calf strain, manager Bruce Bochy said Monday.
Martin, 39, was placed on the injured list after suffering the injury during Sunday's game against the Detroit Tigers.
He has been a reliable late-inning option for the Rangers this season, posting a 2.36 ERA, 36 strikeouts and just 6 walks over 34⅓ innings this season. He also has two saves.
Martin, who also missed time in May because of right shoulder fatigue, is 17-24 in his career with 16 saves, a 3.28 ERA, 51 walks and 393 strikeouts in 381 innings over 409 regular-season relief appearances for seven major league teams since 2014.
"It's going to be a while anytime with that calf, and he did a decent job on it," Texas manager Bruce Bochy said of Martin. "We're hoping sooner, but that kind of area ... calves, they linger."
In other moves, third baseman Josh Jung was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock after being demoted earlier this month following an 8-for-58 slump.
The 27-year-old Jung, an All-Star as a rookie in 2023, was sent down July 2 after hitting .237 with 8 homers and 35 RBIs in 75 games this season. He didn't fare any better at Round Rock, posting a .205 batting average in eight games there.
"The last few games ... saw some of the things we were hoping to see, the adjustments he's making," Chris Young, the team's president of baseball operations, said of Jung. "It's as much about where we are in the season too. Josh is an important piece of our team. You know, we wanted to get him reset down there and feel like he's in a better spot mentally. And we've got important games here before the (trade) deadline."
Right-hander Cole Winn was also recalled from Round Rock, while infielder Justin Foscue and outfielder Alejandro Osuna were sent to Triple-A.
Winn, 25, went 0-1 with a 1.59 ERA in 13 games (17 innings) out of the bullpen earlier this year, striking out 11 but walking eight.
Foscue, 26, appeared in four games for Texas this year, going 1-for-9 with a double and two RBIs.
Osuna, 22, made his MLB debut with the Rangers in May and batted .164 with 1 homer and 5 RBIs in 29 games.
Information from the Associated Press and Field Level Media was used in this report.