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,

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.

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.