Fielder is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.

With the Rangers not having the luxury of the DH in Los Angeles and lefty Clayton Kershaw due up for the Dodgers, Fielder will head to the bench for just the second time this season. Kyle Blanks will get the start at first base and bat cleanup.

Fielder is not in the lineup Wednesday for the first time this year, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

Fielder's batting average fell 13 points over his last five games, and he is just 4-for-25 (.160) in his career against White Sox starter Chris Sale, so manager Jeff Bannister decided to hold him out Wednesday with Sale on the mound for the opposition. Given that Wednesday's day off is Fielder's first of the season, expect him to be back in the lineup Thursday barring something unforeseen.

Fielder went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Tuesday's win over Cleveland.

Fielder hit yet another home run and has been on an absolute tear as of late. He now has 10 home runs and 38 RBI on the young season to go along with a .371 average. Right now Fielder is the hottest hitter in the game and continues to provide owners with top end production.

Fielder stayed scalding hot Monday against the Indians, jacking his ninth homer of the season and contributing three runs and three RBI.

With a .392 batting average, eight homers, and 25 RBI in May, Fielder is making a compelling case for AL Player of the Month honors. With his surgically-repaired neck presenting no problems to date, Fielder looks like he could be a top-five first baseman the rest of the way.

Fielder continued to steamroll Yankee pitching on Sunday, going 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI as the Rangers finished a three-game sweep.

The slugger will be sad to leave Yankee Stadium, as he was 8-for-14 with three home runs, nine RBI and five runs scored during the weekend set. Fielder is now batting .358 after the three-hit performance, good for tops in the American League.

Fielder stayed red-hot Saturday, going 3-for-4 with three runs scored, three RBI and his eighth home run of the season.

That's three home runs in his last two games and five in his last 10 for Fielder, who has found his power stroke with a vengeance after launching just one homer in April. The big man will get one more chance to have fun with Yankee Stadium's right field short porch on Sunday before the Rangers head for Cleveland.

Fielder was 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs and four RBI in the Rangers' win over the Yankees on Friday night.

Now hitting a robust, albeit probably unsustainable, .341 with seven long ones and 27 RBI, Fielder has really turned it around so far this season. he's taking outside pitches the other way, and is certainly reaping the benefits of a rejuvenated positive approach at the plate.

Fielder is hitting .344/.401/.497 with five homers, 23 RBI and 15 runs scored through 38 games this season for the Rangers.

While he's currently toting a sub-.200 ISO for the third straight season, it's actually the function of having a much higher batting average than he's delivered at any point during his big league career. Fielder is currently hitting .367 on balls in play, which stands out compared to his .305 career BABIP. While it's almost certain that he won't carry this year's mark as a new baseline, Fielder has shown an ability to take pitches on the outer portion of the strike zone the opposite way. He's also making hard contact at a 34.6% clip (career 37.2%) after falling to 26.2% before season-ending neck surgery in 2014. With the lowest strikeout rate of his career (11.4%), a balanced approach regarding where he's putting balls in play, and power that is trending back in the right direction, Fielder is making his push back up the ranks at his position through the first six weeks of the 2015 campaign.

Fielder connected for his first home run of the season and drove in three runs in a 7-1 win over Arizona on Tuesday.

Fielder now boasts a robust .386/.435/.509 slash for the year, though he entered Tuesday's game with just three extra-base hits (both doubles) on the season. He's hit safely in eight of his past 10 games however and has provided some nice early returns for those that gambled on him following an injury-filled 2014.

Fielder recorded his first two hits of the season Tuesday in a win over the Athletics, hitting a pair of RBI singles in three plate appearances.

Fielder didn't get on base on Opening Day for the Rangers, but seems to be completely recovered from the neck injury that held him out for most of last season. In 42 games during his first season with the Rangers, Fielder hit .247 and drove in 16 runs.

Fielder re-iterated that last season's health woes are behind him, the team's web site reports.

Fielder has just two extra-base hits this spring (one double, one homer) but hasn't had any health-related setbacks or concerns and should be a good bounce back candidate as a result.

Fielder has just one extra-base hit (a homer) in 20 at-bats this spring.

More importantly for Fielder is he's remained pain-free from last year's neck surgery; a healthy Fielder is one of the safer rebound candidates in all of baseball.

Fielder (neck) is expected to make his spring debut when Texas opens up Cactus League play Wednesday, the team's web site reports.

Fielder has been able to take batting practice with his teammates thus far, and it's an encouraging sign to see him physically able to play in the first game of the spring following last year's neck surgery.

Fielder (neck) took batting practice Monday after reporting to Rangers camp, Anthony Andro of Fox Sports Southwest reports.

The link includes video of Fielder taking a few of those cuts, while he didn't appear to have any physical discomfort during the session. While speaking to reporters afterward, Fielder did not offer up any sort of modified schedule for his workload this spring, which falls in line with the clean bill of health that he was given a couple of weeks back. Presumably, he'll be ready to go when the Rangers begin playing spring training games next week.

Fielder (neck) received a clean bill of health from Dr. Drew Dossett on Monday, FOX Sports Southwest reports.

Fielder deemed himself completely pain-free and "ready to go" late last month, but the clean bill of health from Dr. Dossett, who performed Fielder's neck surgery in May, effectively clears the 30-year-old for the start of spring training. A five-time All-Star, Fielder was limited to just 42 games last season after missing just one game from 2009-2013.

Fielder (neck) said Friday that he's completely pain-free and "ready to go," FOXSports.com reports.

The 30-year-old struggled to a career-worst .720 OPS in 42 games last season before being forced to undergo surgery to repair a cervical disc herniation in his neck. With the goal of not only staying healthy this upcoming season but also playing every day, Fielder has added to his workout routine this winter. Rangers position players report to spring training Feb. 25.

Fielder (neck) has begun to swing a bat, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

Fielder anticipates being healthy for the start of spring training, though that will obviously hinge on how well he progresses this winter.

Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said Thursday that there's an outside chance Prince Fielder (neck) could take some swings before the end of the season.

The first baseman isn't going to return this year after having surgery for cervical fusion of the C5-C6 discs in his neck back in May. But, it would be a nice step and help ease Fielder's mind going into the offseason if he's able to begin swinging the bat in September.

Rangers transferred 1B Prince Fielder from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.

The move clears space on the 40-man roster for the addition of Justin Marks. Fielder, of course, is done for the season after undergoing neck surgery last month.

Prince Fielder underwent successful neck surgery on Tuesday.

Fielder had cervical fusion surgery to repair a herniated disk in his neck. He's expected to be sidelined for 3-4 months, which essentially ends his season. It will be interesting to see if the Rangers make a run at Kendrys Morales in the coming weeks. Fielder, 30, is still owed approximately $144 million through 2020.