Jacob Latz enters the season with the Texas Rangers after going to spring training competing for a spot in the rotation, but he moves into a closer role as the team’s plans take shape. According to reports, Latz says he was initially hurt after not being named to a starting role, reflecting on the moment when his role changed. Despite that shift, he emerges as a key figure for the Rangers and is selected as the club’s lone representative on the American League All-Star roster for the game scheduled Tuesday in Philadelphia. Multiple outlets describe the same storyline: Latz arrives with rotation hopes, the Rangers ultimately adjust his usage, and he later earns All-Star recognition. The coverage focuses on his transition from a starting pitcher contender to a late-inning relief/closer-type assignment and his achievement of being the only Texas player named to the American League team for the upcoming All-Star game.