BALTIMORE -- Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton returned to Texas on Sunday to get more treatment for a back injury that forced him to miss the weekend series against the Baltimore Orioles.
Hamilton pinched a nerve in his back Wednesday during a game in Toronto and hasn't played since. The two-time All-Star was given an epidural on Thursday and is scheduled to receive a second shot on Monday.
There is no timetable for his return to the Rangers, who open a three-game series in Cleveland on Monday.
"I might play in three weeks," Hamilton said before leaving the team Sunday. "I don't know. I might not feel better at all."
The Rangers chose to take a more optimistic view.
"He's still day to day and we hope to have him back for the Cleveland series," assistant general manager Thad Levine said. "When is still to be determined. He'll be seen first thing tomorrow."
Hamilton, who has already been on the disabled list twice this season, couldn't mask his frustration about missing more time.
"I slept last night, felt pretty good," Hamilton said. "After the first 10 minutes, all of the sudden I started aching and hurting."