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Thursday Morning Links
Morning, all! Tim Cowlishaw notes that the Rangers are still hanging on to a share of the AL West league despite their mediocrity. Josh Jumg was available for yesterday’s game after missing some games after fouling a pitch off of his knee on Saturday. Jordan Montgomery continues to make progress in his return from Tommy […]
Minor league update for 7/8/26
Moises Morales started for Hickory, allowing three runs in 4.1 IP, striking out four and walking one. Paulino Santana homered. Yolfran Castillo was 2 for 6 with a stolen base. Pablo Guerrero was 2 for 3 with a pair of walks. Marcos Torres had a hit and a stolen base. Daniel Flames was 2 for […]
46-46 – Gore disemboweled as Rangers lose 13-1 to Angels
The Texas Rangers scored one run but the Anaheim Angels scored 13 runs. Well, you might not see a more definitive baseball game than that, I reckon. The Rangers are 1-4 against the Angels on the year now. The Angels, of course, are quite literally the worst team in the sport. The Rangers meanwhile have […]
Game 92 Game Day Thread – Anaheim Angels @ Texas Rangers
Anaheim Angels @ Texas Rangers Wednesday, July 08, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed RHP Walbert Urena vs. LHP MacKenzie Gore Today’s Lineups ANGELS RANGERS Zach Neto – SS Joc Pederson – DH Mike Trout – DH Josh Smith – 2B Vaughn Grissom – 1B Jake Burger – […]
Justin Verlander is retiring
Justin Verlander, one of the all time great pitchers who will almost certainly be a first ballot Hall of Famer, has announced that he will be retiring at the end of the 2026 season. The 43 year old Verlander, who is currently on the injured list for the Detroit Tigers, was originally drafted 2nd overall […]
Rangers Reacts Survey: The Playoffs
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. Okay folks, we got a real simple question this week… Will the Rangers make the playoffs […]
2026 MLB Draft Preview: Wes Mendes
2026 MLB Draft Preview: Wes Mendes scouting report. The 2026 draft is less than a week 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, […]
2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings — #3
Congratulations to Caden Scarborough, who has been named the #3 prospect in the 2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings, receiving over 60% of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Caden Scarborough Moving on… Because there has been a history of vote-spamming shenanigans in the rankings, I used Google Forms […]
Wednesday Morning Links
Morning, all! Josh Jung expects to return to the lineup today, saying his knee feels fine and that the fluid that accumulated has gone down. Jacob deGrom had some hip soreness during his start yesterday but doesn’t think it will interfere with his next scheduled start. The hip issue is something that has bothered deGrom […]
Minor league update for 7/7/26
Aneudis Mejia started for Hickory, allowing two runs in two innings, walking one and striking out two. Geury Rodriguez allowed two runs in 2.1 IP, striking out one and walking one. Marco Argudin was 3 for 3 with two walks. Yolfran Castillo was 1 for 4 with a double, a walk and a stolen base. […]
Thoughts on an 8-3 Rangers win
Rangers 8, Angels 3
46-45 – Rangers finally see heaven, beat Angels 8-3
The Texas Rangers scored eight runs while the Anaheim Angels scored three runs. The Rangers had two hits entering the seventh inning tonight. By the end of the game, they had scored eight runs on 11 hits. This is the magic of playing the Angels, something that had not yet shown itself to Texas all […]
Game 91 Game Day Thread – Anaheim Angels @ Texas Rangers
Anaheim Angels @ Texas Rangers Tuesday, July 07, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed RHP Jose Soriano vs. RHP Jacob deGrom Today’s Lineups ANGELS RANGERS Zach Neto – SS Joc Pederson – DH Nolan Schanuel – 1B Josh Smith – 2B Denzer Guzman – 3B Jake Burger – […]
Texas Rangers lineup for July 7, 2026
Texas Rangers lineup for July 7, 2026 against the Anaheim Angels: starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom for the Rangers and Jose Soriano for the Angels. Texas looks to rebound after losing the home series against the Tigers. Hopefully they are more Dennis Rodman than Doug Smith. Josh Jung, dealing with a sore knee, is sitting […]
2026 MLB Draft Preview: Brett Renfrow
2026 MLB Draft Preview: Brett Renfrow scouting report. The 2026 draft is less than a week 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, […]
2026 MLB Draft Preview: AJ Gracia
2026 MLB Draft Preview: AJ Gracia scouting report. The 2026 is less than a week 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 […]
2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings — #2
Congratulations to Sebastian Walcott, who has been named the #1 prospect in the 2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings, receiving almost 90% of the vote. Moving on… Because there has been a history of vote-spamming shenanigans in the rankings, I used Google Forms for the last several of community rankings, and it worked out well, […]
Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update
Good morning. While the sporting world was losing its mind over the USMNT calling in all of their favors to have a red card suspended at the World Cup, and how that affected the integrity of an ongoing tournament, only for the US to get embarrassed by a European soccer power anyway, not much was […]
Potential 1st rounder Brody Bumila has a UCL injury
Brody Bumila, the 6’9”, 255 lb. prep lefthanded pitcher out of Massachusetts who throws over 100 mph, has a damaged UCL, per multiple reports. Bumila had internal brace surgery on his elbow last May, and returned to throw as well as ever for much of the spring, though a decline in both velocity and command […]
Rangers Reacts Results: Deadline Acquisitions
Last week, our Rangers Reacts survey asked folks what the Texas Rangers should prioritize, should they be buyers at the trade deadline. It is still up in the air, of course, whether they will be in a position to buy — they are currently occupying Wild Card 3, but a couple of bad weeks could […]
2026 MLB Draft Preview: Trevor Condon
2026 MLB Draft Preview: Andrew Williamson scouting report. The 2026 is less than a week 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 […]
2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings — #1
Hey hey…its everybody’s favorite time of the year. Its time for the LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings!!! As we do every year, twice a year — once midseason and once offseason — we are voting on who we think is the top prospect in the Rangers farm system right now. If the voting is close, […]
Monday Morning Texas Rangers Update
Good morning. Shawn McFarland writes about the confuzzling Texas Rangers who dropped a home series against a below .500 team following a successful road trip. Kennedi Landry writes that Josh Smith is ready for a second chance as the season nears the second half. McFarland writes about what we’ve learned about the Rangers over the […]
Minor league update for 7/5/26
Hickory starter Evan Siary threw four shutout innings, striking out five and walking one. Michael Trausch struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning. Louis Marinaro allowed a run in an inning of work, striking out two. Marcos Torres doubled. Braylin Morel had a hit. Hickory box score Hub City starter D.J. McCarty […]
Thoughts on a 6-3 Rangers loss
Tigers 6, Rangers 3
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