Jake Burger had time to smile Monday afternoon. Could’ve been because, for the first time in a week-and-a-half, he was back in a big league clubhouse with his teammates. Could’ve been because he was no longer holed up in a hotel some eight hours from home.

The Texas Rangers have recalled Jake Burger from Triple-A Round Rock. The move Monday came 10 days after the Rangers sent down the struggling first baseman who was one of their top offseason acquisitions.