Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger (21) celebrates with third baseman Josh Jung after hitting a two-run home run during the fourth inning of a spring training game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Surprise Stadium on Sunday,

Rangers 1B Jake Burger crushed a home run against the Mariners in their Spring Training matchup after his daughter's surgery.

Jake Burger spent the previous three days of spring training inside Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, some 1,700 miles from the Texas Rangers’ complex, where his four-month-old daughter Penelope underwent open heart surgery.

In his first season with the Texas Rangers, newly appointed first baseman Jake Burger hit his first home run in the team's spring matchup against the Seattle Ma

Instead of roaming the back fields in Surprise this week, Rangers infielder Jake Burger returned to his home in Nashville to spend necessary time with his family. Burger’s four-month-old daughter Penelope had successful open heart surgery on Feb.

Jake Burger hit his first home run as a member of the Texas Rangers on Thursday. During the fifth inning of the Rangers Spring Training game against the Seattle Mariners, Burger, who started at DH, took Blas Castano deep with two outs and a runner on first.