​Texas Rangers infielder Sebastian Walcott fields a ground ball during a spring training workout at the team’s training facility on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in Surprise, Ariz. (Smiley N. Pool/Staff Photographer)
Wait, wasn’t the Futures Game a couple of days ago?  Not for the Rangers, it wasn’t. On Tuesday, while most of baseball had its eyes turned to the All-Star Game, top prospect Sebastian Walcott made his 2026 debut for the Arizona Complex League Rangers as the DH.   Walcott, 20, underwent internal brace surgery on his right elbow in late February and was initially expected to miss most of the season. But he had recently been a visitor in the Rangers clubhouse while visiting with surgeon Dr. Keith Meister and had been given the go-ahead to ramp up more baseball activities. He was hoping to get in games before the end of July. He has beaten that.  Walcott is the Rangers’ No. 1-ranked prospect and 10th-ranked among all minor leaguers, according to MLB Pipeline, despite missing more than three months of the season. Walcott was playing catch on the elbow, but it was expected that would require longer recovery before he could play the field. It isn’t clear how long Walcott will be with the ACL Rangers, but the club is expected to move him to a full-season affiliate rather quickly if he shows no issues. Walcott finished last year at Double-A Frisco.  SubscribeSign up for the Morning Roundup, a free newsletter delivering the latest North Texas news each morning.