AL batting leader Hamilton not sure when he'll rejoin 1st-place Rangers after rib injury
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AL batting leader Josh Hamilton isn't sure when his rib injury will heal enough for him to rejoin the lineup of the AL West-leading Texas Rangers.
"I have no clue when I'll be back," he said Sunday. "I really don't. Your guess is as good as mine."
Hamilton ran into the left-field wall at Minnesota on Saturday and bruised his ribs. He said all he can do for now is apply ice and hope he feels better.
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"I feel like I've been in a car wreck," he said.
Hamilton said he felt the same way last year after running into a wall at Toronto, an injury that forced him to miss 13 games.
Hamilton is hitting .361 with 31 home runs and 97 RBIs.
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"Right now I want to get to a point as quickly as possible where I can swing, where I can do other things on the field (and) not going to make me have any setbacks," the All-Star outfielder said. "When I get to that point, I'll get after it."
Neither Hamilton nor Texas manager Ron Washington could put a timetable on when the slugger may return.
"With those ribs, you've got to give him a few days," Washington said. "I'm not going to question Hamilton. I'd say it is day-to-day."
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The Rangers lead Oakland by eight games and have 26 games left in the regular season.