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2026 MLB Draft Preview: Aiden Robbins

2026 MLB Draft Preview: Aiden Robbins scouting report. The 2026 is about a month away — the first round kicks off on July 11, 2026 — so its time to start offering capsule looks at players the Texas Rangers could select with their top picks. The Rangers’ first round pick is at #16, their second […]

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Wednesday Morning Links

Ross Fenstermaker, in his then role as a scout, described Chad Comer as “not a legitimate prospect” but thought he had a future as a coach. That turned out to be a spot-on assessment. Cole Winn is back from the IL after receiving a Botox injection for thoracic outlet syndrome and is hoping to return […]

Minor league update for 6/9/26

For Hickory, Louis Marinaro allowed three runs in 1.1 IP, walking one and striking out one. Geury Rodriguez walked one and struck out one in an inning, allowing two runs. Yolfran Castillo was 2 for 4 with a walk and two stolen bases. Paulino Santana tripled. Josh Springer had a hit. Dewar Tovar was 2 […]

32-34 – Extra bags send Rangers packing in 5-3 loss to Royals

The Texas Rangers scored three runs but the Kansas City Royals scored five runs. At one point, as we were entering the bottom of the fifth inning of this game, the Rangers had collected eight hits and the Royals had collected zero. Man, the Rangers must have been destroying the AL’s worst team right? Well, […]

Game 66 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals

Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 6:40 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Kauffman Stadium RHP Nathan Eovaldi vs. RHP Stephen Kolek Today’s Lineups RANGERS ROYALS Joc Pederson – DH Carter Jensen – C Corey Seager – SS Bobby Witt – SS Josh Jung – 3B Maikel Garcia […]

Texas Rangers lineup for June 9, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for June 9, 2026 against the Kansas City Royals: starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers and Stephen Kolek for the Royals. Texas begins a six game road trip this evening against the Royals of Kansas City. I regret to inform you that offensive catalyst Nicky Lopez is not starting. The […]

Rangers activate Winn from i.l.

The Texas Rangers have activated Cole Winn from the 15 day injured list, the team announced today. The Rangers optioned reliever Luis Curvelo to AAA Round Rock yesterday, so no corresponding move was necessary today to make room for Winn on the active roster. Winn has a 5.59 ERA in 19.1 innings over 22 appearances […]

2026 MLB Draft Preview: Tyler Bell

2026 MLB Draft Preview: Tyler Bell scouting report. The 2026 is about a month away — the first round kicks off on July 11, 2026 — so its time to start offering capsule looks at players the Texas Rangers could select with their top picks. The Rangers’ first round pick is at #16, their second […]

2026 Texas Rangers Recap: Week 11

Season Record: 32-33 Week Record: 4-2 Series Record: 10–10, 1 split GAME 60: 2-1 Win @ St Louis Cardinals GAME 61: 7-4 Win @ St Louis Cardinals GAME 62: 3-5 Loss @ St Louis Cardinals GAME 63: 3-2 Win vs Cleveland Guardians GAME 64: 0-6 Loss vs Cleveland Guardians GAME 65: 10-0 Win vs Cleveland Guardians The Rangers […]

Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Shawn McFarland writes about what we learned regarding the Texas Rangers over the last week where Ezequiel Duran has stepped up in a big way. Kennedi Landry writes that if Jordan Montgomery and/or Cody Bradford can make it back this summer, dealing from the rotation might be Texas’ best option at the trade […]

Curvelo optioned, Haggerty released

The Texas Rangers optioned relief pitcher Luis Curvelo to AAA Round Rock after yesterday’s game, the team announced yesterday. In addition, the team also announced yesterday that utility man Sam Haggerty, who was designated for assignment on Friday to make room for Elias Diaz on the active roster, cleared waivers and was released. Curvelo came […]

2026 MLB Draft Preview: Liam Peterson

2026 MLB Draft Preview: Liam Peterson scouting report. The 2026 is about a month away — the first round kicks off on July 11, 2026 — so its time to start offering capsule looks at players the Texas Rangers could select with their top picks. The Rangers’ first round pick is at #16, their second round […]

Minor league update for 6/7/26

Hickory starter Evan Siary allowed two runs in five innings, striking out four and walking one. Owen Proksch struck out two and walked one in two innings. Michael Trausch faced four batters, threw six strikes in 21 pitches, and allowed a hit, three walks and two runs. Hector Osorio was 3 for 5 with a […]

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Monday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Shawn McFarland writes that by beating a left-handed starter, and hitting four home runs at home, the Texas Rangers earned a series-winning victory while conquering a couple of their biggest weaknesses. Kennedi Landry writes that even without Corey Seager, the Rangers turned to the power stroke to vanquish Cleveland. McFarland notes that the […]

32-33 – Rangers flip the script on Guardians to claim series

The Texas Rangers scored ten runs while the Cleveland Guardians scored zero runs. In a total reversal of everything that went wrong yesterday, the Rangers went from a 6-0 loss to an 10-0 win to finish the weekend with a home series win over the Guardians. Whereas yesterday the Rangers collected all of three hits […]

Game 65 Game Day Thread – Cleveland Guardians @ Texas Rangers

Cleveland Guardians @ Texas Rangers Sunday, June 7, 2026, 1:35 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed LHP Joey Cantillo vs. RHP Jacob deGrom Today’s Lineups GUARDIANS RANGERS Travis Bazzana – 2B Wyatt Langford – LF Jose Ramirez – DH Josh Jung – 3B Chase DeLauter – RF Brandon Nimmo – […]

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Minor league update for 6/6/26

Hickory threw a combined no hitter. Starter A.J. Russell retired all 10 batters he faced, striking out five. Geury Rodriguez walked four and struck out one in 1.1 IP. J.D. McReynolds struck out three in 1.1 IP. Jormy Nivar walked one and struck out two while handling the final three innings. Hector Osorio had a […]

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Sunday morning Rangers things

Good morning, folks… The Texas Rangers fell to the Cleveland Guardians last night by a score of 6-0. Jack Leiter cruised through Guardians the first time through, but struggled after that. Luis Curvelo left the game yesterday after taking a comebacker off the leg. Skip Schumaker says that Ezequiel Duran will continue to play every […]

31-33 – Rangers conquered by Cleveland as .500 eludes them again

The Texas Rangers scored zero runs but the Cleveland Guardians scored six runs. The irony-pilled cynic in me saw that tonight’s Guardians starting pitcher Tanner Bibee was winless for American League Central-leading Cleveland in 14 starts this season while coming into the game sporting a mid-4s ERA and immediately thought, “Oh yeah, he’s for sure […]

Game 64 Game Day Thread – Cleveland Guardians @ Texas Rangers

Cleveland Guardians @ Texas Rangers Saturday, June 6, 2026, 6:35 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / FOX) The Shed RHP Tanner Bibee vs. RHP Jack Leiter Today’s Lineups GUARDIANS RANGERS Travis Bazzana – 2B Joc Pederson – DH Jose Ramirez – 3B Corey Seager – SS Chase DeLauter – DH Josh Jung – 3B Kyle […]

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Texas Rangers lineup for June 6, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for June 6, 2026 against the Cleveland Guardians: starting pitchers are Jack Leiter for the Rangers and Tanner Bibee for the Guardians. Texas squares off once again against the Guardians at the Shed. With a righthander on the mound for Cleveland, we have a somewhat more normal looking lineup for the Rangers. […]

Rangers signing Elias Diaz, per reports

MLB Rumors: The Texas Rangers are signing free agent catcher Elias Diaz, per multiple reports. Diaz, 35, has been with the Kansas City Royals this season before being released earlier this week. He has spent most of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Colorado Rockies. In 2025 he was with the San Diego Padres, […]

Minor league update for 6/5/26

Hickory starter Aidan Deakins struck out seven in five innings, giving up a solo homer. Louis Marinaro struck out two in two scoreless innings. Hector Osorio was 3 for 4 with a homer. Yolfran Castillo had a hit and a stolen base. Braylin Morel doubled. Marcos Torres doubled. Dewar Tovar and Josh Springer each had […]

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