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Game 97 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Atlanta Braves

Texas Rangers @ Atlanta Braves Friday, July 17, 2026, 6:15 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / CW33) Truist Park RHP Cal Quantrill vs. LHP Chris Sale Today’s Lineups RANGERS BRAVES Justin Foscue – DH Drake Baldwin – C Wyatt Langford – LF Ozzie Albies – 2B Brandon Nimmo – RF Matt Olson – 1B Josh […]

Texas Rangers lineup for July 17, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for July 17, 2026 against the Atlanta Braves: starting pitchers are Cal Quantrill for the Rangers and Chris Sale for the Braves. Texas begins the second half of the season with a three game set in Atlanta. Chris Sale is on the mound for the Braves, so Skip Schumaker has all the […]

2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings — #10

Congratulations to Jose Corniell, who has been named the #9 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 […]

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Thoughts on the Rangers’ 2026 draft

The 2026 MLB Draft is over. The Texas Rangers have made their selections and started signing players. Deals for their top few picks should be announced in the next few days, with the deadline for signing most drafted players being ten days from now, at 4 p.m. on Monday, July 27, 2026. Its a far […]

Friday morning Rangers things

Good morning, LSB. Jeff Wilson weighs in on the continued fallout from the Rangers’ BZZR bonanza. Some Rangers fans are making the switch while others are demanding refunds, Shawn McFarland writes. Elsewhere Evan Grant has his mid-season primer to help get your butt ready for the colloquial second half. MLB released the 2027 regular-season schedule. […]

Burns, Reds agree to $105M extension

The Cincinnati Reds and pitcher Chase Burns have agreed to terms on a seven year, $105 million contract extension, per reports. There are reportedly no options and no deferrals, and assuming the extension kicks in next year, it buys out two free agent years. Burns was the 2nd overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft […]

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2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings — #9

Congratulations to Josh Owens, who has been named the #8 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 […]

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Thursday Morning Links

Morning, all! Did you enjoy the non stop excitement of direct-to-consumer streaming through Victory+? Well, that’s too bad because the Rangers have announced that they are switching streaming platforms effective immediately. The new platform will be BZZR, a sports streaming and social media platform with an executive that is also a minority partner in Rangers […]

McCullers to the Brewers, per report

MLB Trade Rumors: The Milwaukee Brewers are acquiring pitcher Lance McCullers, Jr., from the Houston Astros, according to Astros beat writer Brian McTaggert. The 32 year old McCullers has spent his entire career up to now with the Astros, having been drafted with the 41st pick of the 2012 MLB Draft (two picks after the […]

2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings — #8

Congratulations to Dylan Dreiling, who has been named the #7 prospect in the 2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings, receiving a little over a quarter 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 […]

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Wednesday Morning Links

Morning, all! Evan Grant hosted a fan Q&A with Jacob Latz, where we learn about Ranger bullpen hijinx and how his number was 67 before that was a thing. Latz had a custom liner made for his red carpet suit jacket featuring pictures of his family. Latz went from missing out on the Rangers’ fifth […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]