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          Texas Rangers Report

          Rangers catcher Tomas Telis injures hand

          • Calvin Watkins, ESPN Staff WriterNov 20, 2014, 07:10 PM
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              Calvin Watkins covers the Houston Rockets and the NBA for ESPN.com. He joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009. He's covered the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers as well as colleges, boxing and high school sports.
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          Texas Rangers backup catcher Tomas Telis injured his left, non-throwing hand while playing winter ball in Venezuela.

          A Rangers source said an examination revealed no structural damage and that Telis is day-to-day.

          Telis went 2-for-4 with a stolen base Monday, the day it appears he was injured. In 25 games for Navegantes del Magallanes, Telis has a slash line of .256/.315/.341.

          Rangers GM Jon Daniels said at the GM meetings two weeks ago that Telis was improving his skills behind the plate and had fixed some footwork problems to improve his ability to throw out baserunners.

          Telis logged 68 at-bats in 18 games as Robinson Chirinos' backup last season with the Rangers. Daniels said the Rangers are open to signing a veteran backup this winter but still have hopes for Telis competing for a roster spot with the big club.