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Minor league update for 7/14/26
Normally, there would be no minor league update for today, since the full season affiliates did not play yesterday. However, this is a special, complex-league-only update because Sebastian Walcott, the top prospect in the Rangers’ system and a consensus top 25 prospect in MLB, made his 2026 debut yesterday. Walcott has missed all of 2026 […]
All Star Game discussion thread
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Rangers Reacts Survey: Grade the Rangers 2026 Draft
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across 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. The 2026 MLB Draft took place over the weekend, with the Texas Rangers’ selections highlighted by prep […]
2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings — #7
Congratulations to Rafe Perich, who has been named the #6 prospect in the 2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings, receiving a little under a third of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Caden Scarborough 3 — Malcolm Moore 4 — A.J. Russell 5 — Yolfran Castillo 6 — Rafe […]
Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update
Good morning. Kennedi Landry writes about where things stand for the first-place Texas Rangers at the All-Star break and what awaits them in the second half. Shawn McFarland writes about what we’ve learned about the Rangers and their harrowing path to first place in the AL West at the break. Landry writes about Jacob Latz […]
Perich, Siary earn weekly awards
Frisco Roughriders infielder Rafe Perich has been named the Texas League Player of the Week for the week of July 7-12, it was announced today. In addition, Hickory Crawdads pitcher Evan Siary has been named the Carolina League Pitcher of the Week for July 7-12. Perich, the team’s 7th round pick in 2024 out of […]
2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings — #6
Congratulations to Yolfran Castillo, who has been named the #5 prospect in the 2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings, receiving less than half of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Caden Scarborough 3 — Malcolm Moore 4 — A.J. Russell 5 — Yolfran Castillo Moving on… Because there has […]
Minor league update for 7/12/26
Hickory starter Evan Siary was excellent, striking out ten in six shutout innings. Michael Trausch struck out one and walked one in a scoreless inning. Marcos Torres was 2 for 4 with a double and a homer. Yolfran Castillo homered, walked and stole a base. Angel Arredondo was 2 for 4 with a double. Dewar […]
Monday Morning Texas Rangers Update
Good morning. Kennedi Landry writes that after MacKenzie Gore stepped up for a short notice start, Brandon Nimmo provided the walk-off to send the Texas Rangers to the All-Star break with a winning record. Jeff Wilson writes that the walk-off win sends the Rangers to the break in first place in the American League West […]
Thoughts on a 6-5 Rangers win
Rangers 6, Asttos 5
49-47 – Rangers end first half with walk-off win over Houston!
The Texas Rangers scored six runs while the Houston Astros scored five runs. The Rangers led 3-0 early and then 4-1 late, holding that 4-1 lead into the seventh inning only for the Astros to tie the game in that ining and then take a 5-4 lead in the eighth because Texas was essentially forced […]
Game 96 Game Day Thread – Houston Astros @ Texas Rangers
Houston Astros @ Texas Rangers Sunday, July 12, 2026, 1:35 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed RHP Cristian Javier vs. LHP MacKenzie Gore Today’s Lineups ASTROS RANGERS Jeremy Pena – SS Joc Pederson – DH Yordan Alvarez – DH Wyatt Langford – LF Isaac Paredes – 3B Josh Jung – […]
Rangers put Martin on i.l., call up Teodo
The Texas Rangers have placed righthanded pitcher Chris Martin on the injured list with a right shoulder impingement, the team announced today. To take his place on the active roster, the Rangers have recalled righthanded reliever Emiliano Teodo. This is the third trip to the injured list this season for the 40 year old Martin, […]
Texas Rangers Day Two Draft Picks
Day two of the 2026 MLB Draft: The Texas Rangers will be selecting sixteen players today, in Rounds 5 through 20. We will be updating through the day as each selection is made. As a reminder, if a team selects a player in the first ten rounds, but doesn’t sign the player, they lose the […]
Texas Rangers lineup for July 12, 2026
Texas Rangers lineup for July 12, 2026 against the Houston Astros: starting pitchers are MacKenzie Gore for the Rangers and Cristian Javier for the Astros. It is the last day before the All Star Break. MacKenzie Gore, pitching on short rest, is filling in for Jacob deGrom on the mound. It would be nice to […]
MLB Draft Day Two discussion thread
Today is Day Two of the 2026 MLB Draft. The draft resumes at 10:30 a.m. Central time. Rounds 5 through 20 are today. Discuss it here.
Minor league update for 7/11/26
Aidan Deakins started for Hickory, throwing five shutout innings, striking out four and walking three. Paulino Santana doubled and walked three times. Yolfran Castillo had a hit and a stolen base. Marcos Torres had a hit and a walk. Daniel Flames had a pair of hits and a walk. Angel Arredondo had a pair of […]
Sunday morning Rangers things
Good morning, folks… The Texas Rangers fell to the Houston Astros by a score of 9-3. The Rangers selected prep lefty Gio Rojas with their first round draft pick on Saturday. Jeff Wilson writes that the Rangers did not expect Rojas to still be on the board at #16. Skip Schumaker was excited about the […]
Thoughts on a 9-3 Rangers loss
Astros 9, Rangers 3
48-47 – Rangers ambushed by Astros in 9-3 beating
The Texas Rangers scored three runs but the Houston Astros scored nine runs. Kumar Rocker made a couple of mistakes in the first inning. The first one wasn’t quite as big as the one that followed but he did allow an 0-2 single to Jeremy Pena to lead off the game. That was a mistake […]
Rangers take Ole Miss pitcher Hudson Calhoun in fourth round
The Texas Rangers, with their fourth round pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, selected righthanded pitcher Hudson Calhoun from the University of Mississippi. Calhoun, who turns 22 in August, is a 6’4”, 210 lb. righthander who has pitched almost exclusively in relief in his three seasons at Old Miss. After making just two appearances in […]
Rangers take Brody Bumila with their third round pick
The Texas Rangers, with their third round pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, #89 overall, select Massachusetts prep pitcher Brody Bumila. We wrote about Bumila, and the news of that he has UCL damage, earlier this week. Bumila is a 6’9”, 255 lb. lefthanded pitcher out of Bishop Feehan High School in Massachusetts who turns […]
Game 95 Game Day Thread – Houston Astros @ Texas Rangers
Houston Astros @ Texas Rangers Saturday, July 11, 2026, 6:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed RHP Peter Lambert vs. RHP Kumar Rocker Today’s Lineups ASTROS RANGERS Jeremy Pena – SS Joc Pederson – DH Yordan Alvarez – LF Wyatt Langford – LF Isaac Paredes – 3B Josh Jung – […]
Rangers take prep infielder Connor Comeau in the second round
The Texas Rangers, with their second round pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, #54 overall, select Austin high school infielder Connor Comeau. We did a write-up on Comeau earlier this week. Connor Comeau is a 6’4”, 180 lb. lefthanded hitting, righthanded throwing infielder out of Anderson High School in Austin, Texas. Comeau is on the […]
Rangers take prep pitcher Gio Rojas in first round
The Texas Rangers, with the 16th selection in the 2026 MLB Draft, select Gio Rojas, a lefthanded pitcher out of Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. We wrote up Rojas in late June as part of our draft previews. Gio Rojas is a 6’4”, 190 lb. lefthanded pitcher out of Stoneman Douglas High School […]
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