Texas SS Adrian Rodriguez to undergo procedure on hand
The sophomore has continued to experience pain in his surgically-repaired hand.
AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 26: Infielder Adrian Rodriguez #24 of the Texas Longhorns watches his ball go foul as he grimaces during the SEC college baseball game between Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners on March 26, 2026, at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin, TX. (Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The No. 2 Texas Longhorns will be without sophomore shortstop Adrian Rodriguez for a critical stretch of SEC play after undergoing a minor procedure on the hand that he injured last year against the Missouri Tigers.
According to a report from Baseball America , Rodriguez will have a staple removed that was placed in his hand during a procedure last fall meant to address the continued pain Rodriguez was experiencing from the injury. Rodriguez is expected to miss two to three weeks with Texas set to play road series against South Carolina and Texas A&M before returning to UFCU Disch-Falk Field to host Alabama in mid-April. The staple didn’t address the underlying issue and Rodriguez was visibly impacted by his hand issues this season, seeing his slugging percentage, bolstered last year when fully healthy, drop from .
516 to . 383. Rodriguez hit five of his seven home runs last year before the injury and hasn’t hit one this season, with head coach Jim Schlossnagle speculating last week that Rodriguez would have six to eight home runs in 2026 if he was at full health.
The 6’2, 200-pounder was batting . 326 when he was hit by a pitch in Columbia, finishing the 2025 campaign hitting . 313 before seeing his average drop to .