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O's hope Gunnar Henderson continues power surge vs. Rangers
Finding offensive sparks has been a chore for the Baltimore Orioles recently, but shortstop Gunnar Henderson continues to set the standard when things go right.,Henderson has homered in consecutive games, a string he carries into a four-game series that begins Thursday night against the visiting Tex...
Wyatt Langford, Jon Gray lead Rangers over Royals
Wyatt Langford hit a grand slam and Jon Gray allowed two hits over six innings to lead the Texas Rangers to a 6-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday afternoon in Arlington, Tex.,Josh Smith also homered and had two hits for Texas, which won its third straight game.,Gray (3-3) allowed jus...
Rangers, Royals open series eager to end June swoons
Two teams that have done their share of swooning in June face off Friday night when the Kansas City Royals open a three-game series against the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas.,Both teams have sputtered to 7-10 records so far this month. The Rangers, who have lost f...
Rehabbing Max Scherzer's next start could be with Rangers
The reigning World Series champion Texas Rangers began Monday lagging 8 1/2 games out of the lead in the American League West, but they have three notable players on rehab assignments, and hopeful news about a fourth.,Max Scherzer, the three-time Cy Young Award winner whom Texas acquired during last...
Dodgers get another shot at Corey Seager, Rangers
The Los Angeles Dodgers will get another crack at their former All-Star shortstop Thursday when they play the deciding game of a three-game series against the visiting Texas Rangers., ,On Wednesday, Corey Seager played at Dodger Stadium for the first time since he left the Dodgers after the 2021 sea...
Giants hope power surge continues vs. Rangers
The San Francisco Giants are in a three-way tie for eighth place in the National League for home runs heading into Saturday afternoon's game with the reigning World Series champion Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas. But Giants manager Bob Melvin believes his team can hit the long ball more consisten...
Rangers activate RHP Nathan Eovaldi off IL to start vs. D-backs
The Texas Rangers are activating right-hander Nathan Eovaldi from the injured list in time to start against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night, manager Bruce Bochy confirmed to reporters.,The Rangers also activated rookie DH/OF Wyatt Langford from the IL before Tuesday's game. Langfo...
Reports: Rangers RHP Nathan Eovaldi returning to start vs. D-backs
The Texas Rangers are activating right-hander Nathan Eovaldi from the injured list in time to start against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night, according to multiple media reports.,Eovaldi last pitched on May 2, when he experienced tightness in his right groin and was placed on the 1...
Upbeat Twins hoping to stay hot vs. reeling Rangers
The Minnesota Twins are feeling good as they welcome the Texas Rangers to open a seven-game homestand on Friday evening., ,The Twins are coming off back-to-back wins against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday and Wednesday, and they enjoyed a day off Thursday after returning home. The victories sec...
Visiting Rangers look to slow down Phillies, Ranger Suarez
The Philadelphia Phillies are fresh off a three-game sweep against the Washington Nationals.,After a day off, the task will be much more daunting when the Phillies host the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers on Tuesday.,On Sunday, Kody Clemens hit a clutch two-run double that helped prope...
These are the worst MLB free-agent signings ever
The media and fans (not so) patiently waited for the two biggest free agents —Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto — to sign new deals with new teams. The American League MVP and the 25-year-old ace both inked pacts with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have spent more than $1 billion so far this offsea...
The Tampa Bay Rays-Texas Rangers series winner will advance to the World Series
Here’s your de facto American League Championship Series. Sorry to those in Baltimore, your luck will run out despite being undervalued the entire season. Postseason baseball is a different juggernaut. The Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins just don’t have the firepower to keep up. And Houston co...
MLB's final 10 days in the American League will be pure chaos
Entering the penultimate weekend of baseball’s regular season, so much is in flux. The calming part is the National League. Every division race is wrapped up and the Wild Card will become a matter of which pair of teams are the odd ones out between the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Miami Marli...
Maybe the Rangers don't suck anymore? Baseball's most unpredictable team looks great right now
I can’t think of a more apropos recent example of a roller coaster during baseball’s regular season than this year’s Texas Rangers. In the month of August, the Rangers were viewed both as the American League’s leading contender to make the World Series and also had a large swath of their fan base th...
The time has come for Mike Trout and the Angels to part ways
It’s time. Point blank. The Los Angeles Angels need to deal Mike Trout and rebuild. It’s a layered dynamic that’ll have people around Hollywood already upset that their beloved American superhero doesn’t figure into future plans. It’d have more substance if Mike Trout had ever been a part of a team ...
The Texas Rangers are backing up
For avid horseplayers, there comes a point in most races, especially when your steed has shot out to the lead from the opening of the gates, where it becomes pretty clear you’re going to lose. Somewhere on that far turn, your horse’s gait is shrinking, the jockey is working just a little too hard fo...
Texas Rangers' current slide is tanking their chances at postseason redemption
How the tables have turned. On Aug. 15, the Texas Rangers were riding high, 24 games over .500, and in cruise control to the playoffs, if not an American League West title. Aug. 15 now happens to be the last time Bruce Bochy’s team has won. The Rangers are on a seven-game losing streak, including an...
Rangers, Astros, and Angels, oh my!
At 40-20, the Texas Rangers looked to be a lock for the postseason. The Dallas-area MLB team always appears to have a loaded farm system, and those moves looking toward the future paid off at the same time the big-money signings stayed healthy. In addition to all that, pitching whisperer Bruce Bochy...
Texas Rangers don’t need Jacob deGrom to be one of MLB's best teams
The weirdest part of the news of Jacob deGrom’s impending season-ending Tommy John surgery, which in all likelihood could keep him out of the Texas Rangers’ rotation until the beginning of the 2025 season, is that the first-place team in the American League West doesn’t need him. Is deGrom a massive...
Does anyone truly believe Jacob deGrom can stay healthy all year?
Has there been a closer franchise to winning a World Series ever that never reached the pinnacle than the Texas Rangers? The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex’s Major League Baseball team had multiple squads good enough to be the sport’s last team standing over the last 15 years and never got it done. Sta...