Prince Fielder Injury: Updates on Rangers 1B's Recovery from Neck Surgery

Prince Fielder's dreadful 2016 season has taken another bad turn, with the Texas Rangers placing the former All-Star on the 15-day disabled list July 20 because of neck problems. He underwent surgery July 29, and his baseball career is over.

Continue for updates.

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Fielder's MLB Career Reportedly Over

Tuesday, Aug. 9

Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported the Rangers are expected to hold a press conference Wednesday. Rosenthal added Fielder will not be medically cleared to resume his baseball career, but is not retiring.

Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News confirmed Rosenthal's report.

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Fielder Joins Long List of Injured Rangers

The 32-year-old Fielder is hitting a paltry .212/.292/.334 with eight home runs in 89 games this season. His lowest OPS over a full season prior to this campaign was a .720 mark in 2014, when he only played in 42 games before having a cervical fusion of two disks in his neck.

Making things worse for the Rangers is that Fielder is signed through 2020 and making $24 million per season, though the Detroit Tigers are paying $6 million each season as part of the 2013 trade involving Ian Kinsler.

Injuries continue to pile up for the Rangers, as Fielder joins Shin-Soo Choo, Jake Diekman, Bryan Holaday, Josh Hamilton, Derek Holland, Colby Lewis, Tanner Scheppers and Drew Stubbs as Rangers on the disabled list.

It's a testament to Texas' depth that it has been able to stay afloat despite all of those injuries, but the last two months of the season are going to require a lot of maneuvering for manager Jeff Banister, if the Rangers are going to make the postseason again.