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With the 2025 Texas Rangers season having come to an end, we shall be, over the course of the offseason, taking a look at every player who appeared in a major league game for the Texas Rangers in 2025. Today we are looking at relief pitcher Caleb Boushley. Caleb Boushley ended up with the unenviable […]
14 days ago | 2 reads
The Texas Rangers welcome the Arizona Diamondbacks to Surprise for a lower-stakes rematch of the 2023 World Series. LHP Jacob Latz begins his quest to earn a spot in the rotation with a start today for Texas opposite RHP Michael Soroka for Arizona. Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS RANGERS Ketel Marte – 2B Evan Carter – LF […]
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Texas Rangers lineup for February 24, 2025 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. We have a lineup that looks like what we might see on Opening Day, save for Alejandro Osuna playing in place of Brandon Nimmo, who is still doing his ramp-up, and Jacob Latz, who hopefully isn’t the Opening Day starters, as that would give […]
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Sebastian Walcott underwent successful internal brace surgery on his elbow last week, per the beats. This is good news, as Walcott’s damaged UCL did not need the full Tommy John replacement surgery, which would involve a longer recovery time than the internal brace surgery. With what the Rangers are indicating is an expected 5 to […]
14 days ago | 5 reads
In our most recent Rangers Reacts Survey, we asked which of the veteran pitchers who the Rangers have brought to spring training on a minor league deal y’all thought was most likely to make the team on Opening Day. Well, the votes are in, and you went with an old favorite: Josh Sborz, hero of […]
14 days ago | 2 reads
Good morning. Shawn McFarland writes about the Texas Rangers winning their Cactus League game yesterday and hitting their first home run of the spring. McFarland writes about yesterday’s starter Jack Leiter and how the Rangers hope more efficient innings will be the next step in further unlocking his full potential. Kennedi Landry writes about Evan […]
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Should we start doing the lineup posts at this point in camp? Sure, why not… The lineup: Haggerty — CF Jansen — C Duran — 3B Foscue — 1B Canha — RF Wade — SS Cauley — 2B Herrera — DH Velazquez — LF Jack Leiter is on the mound for Texas. 2:10 p.m. Central […]
15 days ago | 2 reads
With the 2025 Texas Rangers season having come to an end, we shall be, over the course of the offseason, taking a look at every player who appeared in a major league game for the Texas Rangers in 2025. Today we are looking at pitcher Merrill Kelly. Sometimes things don’t work out. Such is the […]
15 days ago | 2 reads
Good morning. Shawn McFarland writes about the Texas Rangers getting their first look at MacKenzie Gore in his exhibition debut yesterday. McFarland checks out what we learned over the first week of game action at Surprise with the Rangers sorting through their bullpen options. Kennedi Landry writes that the Rangers plan to be more aggressive […]
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The Texas Rangers welcome the Colorado Rockies to their spring home in Surprise, Arizona for a Cactus League matchup. The most notable thing about today’s contest is the debut in Texas attire for big lefty offseason acquisition MacKenzie Gore. Opposing Gore and Texas for Colorado will be former Ranger Jimmy Herget, a right-handed reliever who […]
16 days ago | 3 reads
Good morning, folks… Shawn MacFarland offers up Three Observations from the Texas Rangers’ win over the Chicago Cubs yesterday. Kumar Rocker, who started yesterday’s game for Texas, is looking to show the organization this spring what he worked on in the offseason. Kennedi Landry looks at some of the Rangers’ options for handling the closer […]
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The Texas Rangers hitch a ride east for their first road game of the spring where they will take on the Chicago Cubs from Mesa, AZ. It’s days like today where we discover people such as Jonah Bride, Cooper Johnson, and Tyler Wade both exist and are employed by the Rangers. Right-handed rotation hopeful Kumar […]
17 days ago | 1 read
Texas Rangers infielder Cody Freeman has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in his back, the team announced today. He is expected to miss four to six weeks. Freeman, who the beats say gave the team an injection of energy when he came up last August, was in the mix for a bench spot to […]
17 days ago | 1 read
Good morning, LSB. The Texas Rangers played a baseball game yesterday. (: And lost. ): Jeff Wilson has some highlights from the Rangers’ spring training opener against the Royals. Nathan Eovaldi’s results were shaky but he felt good after his first start of 2026. Wilson also offers up a piece on what to expect as […]
17 days ago | 2 reads
When last we saw the Texas Rangers they were failing to run it back for a second year in a row. Now, having shed a large percentage of the folks that won them a World Series — including the future Hall of Fame manager — new manager Skip Schumaker and the Rangers begin their quest […]
18 days ago | 5 reads
With the 2025 Texas Rangers season having come to an end, we shall be, over the course of the offseason, taking a look at every player who appeared in a major league game for the Texas Rangers in 2025. Today we are looking at pitcher Jacob deGrom. Jacob deGrom made 30 starts for the Texas Rangers […]
18 days ago | 1 read
Good morning, LSB. Evan Grant has a live Q&A up in which he answers a bunch of Rangers spring training questions. Grant also has another version of his Rangers roster protection. Kennedi Landry writes about the prospect of Wyatt Langford, MVP candidate. Jeff Wilson has some names of young pitchers impressing in Arizona. Speaking of, […]
18 days ago | 3 reads
With the 2025 Texas Rangers season having come to an end, we shall be, over the course of the offseason, taking a look at every player who appeared in a major league game for the Texas Rangers in 2025. Today we are looking at outfielder Sam Haggerty. Well that worked out okay, I think. The Rangers […]
19 days ago | 2 reads
Morning, all! Sam Haggerty would like to be the right handed bat the Rangers have been looking for after a productive turn as half a platoon was ended by an ankle injury last year. Josh Sborz is also hoping to return to a productive role after shoulder issues limited him to less than 20 innings […]
19 days ago | 2 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rangers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. In these early days of spring training, there are a gaggle of pitchers who are in […]
20 days ago | 2 reads
Morning, all! With the arrival of automated ball and strike calling and a challenge system the Rangers are trying to figure out how they are going to leverage it to the benefit of their more discerning hitters. Kyle Higashioka and Danny Jansen are using the positionally appropriate Crash Davis cliche list to respond to questions […]
20 days ago | 6 reads
MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark is expected to announce his resignation imminently, per the Athletic. The Athletic piece, under the byline of Evan Drellich, Ken Rosenthal and Andy McCullough, calls this a “stunning development,” and its hard to disagree. The current collective bargaining agreement expires at the end of this year, and a change in […]
21 days ago | 0 reads
Good morning. Were the vibes just rancid without Austin Hedges? Evan Grant writes about Corey Seager facing the media to discuss the clubhouse culture for the Texas Rangers in recent years. Kennedi Landry writes that Seager downplayed any bad blood between himself and departed former keystone partner Marcus Semien. Jeff Wilson writes that Seager is […]
21 days ago | 3 reads
Robert Duvall, who played Max Mercy in the best baseball ever made, “The Natural,” has died at the age of 95, it was announced today. The Natural came out when I was 13 years old — an awkward age for me, and for most everyone, I think. Anyone who says they were happy, well-adjusted and […]
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Righthanded pitcher Zak Kent has been claimed off of waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals, it was announced today. The Rangers had designated Kent for assignment a few days ago to clear a 40 man roster spot for the newly signed Jordan Montgomery. This is the second time this offseason that the Cardinals have claimed […]
22 days ago | 1 read