Rangers' bats 'in a funk' after tough series in Colorado
DENVER -- “We’re officially in a funk.” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy admitted his surprise at how poorly his club’s offense performed over the weekend, particularly given the environment. “It’s hard to explain how you come to Colorado and not swing the bats better than we did,” he said. “ …
Rangers' staff needing to 'step up' after rash of injuries
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Mother's Day meaningful for Lowe brothers as 'Super Mom' Wendy fights cancer
ST PETERSBURG -- Last June brought what Wendy Lowe called a “momentous weekend” full of “lifelong memories” for her family. She and her husband, David, watched their sons, Rangers first baseman Nathaniel Lowe and Rays outfielder Josh Lowe, meet on a Major League field for the first time. The big
Here's the freshly updated Top 100 Prospects list
Break out the caps and gowns. It’s time for a whole bunch of graduations and an updated Top 100 Prospects list. Young players who began the 2024 season on a Major League Opening Day roster with zero MLB service time exhausted their prospect status Sunday by way of the 45-day
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Rangers weathering the unexpected through storm of misfortunes
DENVER -- In baseball, the unexpected is expected. The problem is that you can expect the unexpected all you want -- it’s the coping with it that confounds teams. Ask the Rangers. When they arrived in Colorado on Thursday ahead of a weekend series against the Rockies -- the team
Scherzer uncertain about return as rehab is stalled by nerve issue
DENVER -- Max Scherzer, whose recovery from December back surgery was slowed recently due to right thumb soreness, said on Saturday that team doctors believe the problem may actually be a nerve issue that extends up to his right triceps. “I went back to Dallas to see the doctors,” Scherzer
This is the new Single-A team coming to the Rangers' system in 2025
Spartanburg’s nickname is the Hub City, the people who live there are known as Spartanburgers and, hey, come to think of it, who doesn’t love a good burger? Add it all up and you have the name of the South Carolina metropolis’ new Minor League Baseball team: the Hub City
Pitching at Coors paved way for Gray's success in Texas
DENVER -- Jon Gray used to be pretty hard on himself. “I wish I wouldn’t have beat myself up so bad in the past,” Gray said after the Rangers lost to the Rockies at Coors Field on Friday night, 4-2. “I should’ve given myself a pat on the back.”
The most surprising developments for each team
There has been no shortage of surprising developments in the 2024 season. Whether they are good or bad developments, or on the player or team-wide level, there are plenty of trends that have already shifted the arc of this season. With the help of each club's MLB.com beat writer, here
Leiter shows promise in shaky start: 'He's got the talent to be here'
OAKLAND -- There’s a lot that goes into a Major League debut. It can be overwhelming, all the attention and the texts and calls from family and friends on top of having to play on the biggest stage. The bright lights in The Show are as big of a deal
Trade for Grossman addresses Rangers' struggles vs. lefties
OAKLAND -- The Rangers as a team are hitting just .231/.288/.343 (.631 OPS) against left-handed pitching, entering Wednesday. It’s been a clear flaw in a team that reached a season-high five games over .500 after a win over the A’s on Tuesday. So general manager Chris Young addressed it quickly
Dunning placed on 15-day IL with right rotator cuff strain
OAKLAND -- The Rangers may have the best rotation in baseball on the injured list as we speak. Texas right-hander Dane Dunning landed on the injured list on Wednesday with a right rotator cuff strain, joining fellow starters Nathan Eovaldi, Max Scherzer, Jacob deGrom, Cody Bradford and Tyler Mahle on
How this Rangers 3B prospect was molded by former All-Star pitcher
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- Gleider Figuereo grew up in Las Matas de Farfán, Dominican Republic, with two former Rangers pitchers as his role models: his dad, Victor, and former Major Leaguer Edinson Volquez. Unlike his dad or Volquez, Figuereo showed potential at the plate and a love for playing the infield,
From rotation to 'pen and back, Teodo grinding
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Potential future closers -- one for each team
Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of
Semien's 4-hit day, Texas' 10-run 2nd key rout
OAKLAND -- From the very pitch on Tuesday afternoon, the Rangers had the upper hand. Marcus Semien drove a first-pitch fastball from Ross Stripling 401 feet over the left-center-field wall for a leadoff homer, his third of the season and the 27th of his career, kicking off an offensive outburst
Here are the top 10 prospects in the Complex leagues
The Rookie-level Arizona Complex and Florida Complex leagues began play last Saturday, a month earlier than they did a year ago. The changes mean that the circuits will be populated more by players making the jump from the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League the season before and less by guys coming
Never a doubt: Seager's late blast gives Rangers win over A's
OAKLAND -- Corey Seager, a man of few words, was frank at the end of the Rangers’ most recent homestand when asked about his early season struggles: “I just think I’m not getting enough hits.” Simple, but effective. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy has allowed Seager to work through those struggles
Langford (hamstring strain) placed on IL, will miss 3-4 weeks
KANSAS CITY – The Rangers’ injury bug has made its way to Texas’ No. 1 prospect. Wyatt Langford, who exited Saturday’s win in the fifth inning after pulling up short of first base, was diagnosed with a Grade 1 right hamstring strain following Sunday’s 3-2 win over the Royals and
Gray quiets Royals' bats, setting up Rangers' rally
KANSAS CITY -- After allowing his second run of the game in the third inning, Jon Gray made manager Bruce Bochy a promise: “That’s it. They’re not scoring anymore.” It was the second straight start Gray entered the dugout unhappy after the early innings, and it was the second straight
Rangers' 15-run outburst dampened by Langford injury
KANSAS CITY -- The Rangers waited all April for the bats of 2023 to return to form, but on the night the offense erupted to life, Texas’ injury-plagued season struck again. The Rangers set season highs in runs and hits (17) en route to a 15-4 victory over the Royals
Lorenzen stays in zone, proves he's key for ailing Rangers
KANSAS CITY -- Michael Lorenzen had an awful warmup. The 32-year-old righty was missing his spots, his body didn’t feel as good as it did in his previous starts and his fastball wasn’t getting the vertical drop he wanted. So what did Lorenzen do ahead of the Rangers’ 7-1 loss