ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers placed outfielder Gabe Kapler on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday with a torn right quadriceps muscle.
Kapler was injured while running the bases against Tampa Bay on Tuesday.
Infielder Kelly Dransfeldt was recalled from Oklahoma City of the Pacific Coast League to replace Kapler. Dransfeldt is batting .278 with two homers and 12 RBI in 21 games this season.
Kapler joins four other Rangers on the disabled list: pitchers Mike Munoz and Justin Thompson, infielder Frank Catalanotto, and outfielder Rusty Greer.
On Monday, the Rangers signed outfielder Ruben Sierra to a minor league contract Monday.
Sierra, a four-time All-Star who played for the Rangers from 1986 through ’92, will join Triple-A Oklahoma of the Pacific Coast League on Tuesday. Sierra, 34, was playing for Cancun in the Mexican League, where he hit .355 with three homers and 12 RBI in 16 games.