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Minor league update for 4/11/26

A.J. Russell made his second pro appearance for the Crawdads, using 34 pitches in one inning of work, striking out two, walking two, allowing two hits and giving up two runs. Louis Marinaro struck out four in 1.2 shutout innings. Yolfran Castillo had a hit, two walks and a stolen base. Paulino Santana had a […]

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Sunday morning Rangers things

Good morning, folks… The Texas Rangers fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers by a score of 6-3 last night. Shawn McFarland’s game story from the loss talks about the team feeling they are able to come back from deficits. An MRI on Wyatt Langford resulted in his being determined to be day-to-day with his quad […]

Game 14 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Los Angeles Dodgers

Texas Rangers @ Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, April 11, 2026, 8:10 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium RHP Jack Leiter vs. RHP Emmet Sheehan Today’s Lineups RANGERS DODGERS Brandon Nimmo – RF Shohei Ohtani – DH Ezequiel Duran – LF Kyle Tucker – RF Corey Seager – […]

Saturday morning Rangers stuff

Good morning, LSB. The Rangers fell to the Dodgers last night in a wild game that I fell asleep on the couch during. Shawn McFarland writes about the Rangers’ ninth-inning rally that ultimately was for naught. The Athletic’s game story discusses the Max Muncy of it all. Wyatt Langford hit his first homer of the […]

Minor league update for 4/10/26

Hickory starter Evan Siary allowed three runs in four innings, striking out three and walking one. Paulino Santana had a hit. Dwar Tovar had a homer, a walk, and a stolen base. Yolfran Castillo doubled. Hickory box score Dalton Pence started for Hub City and was excellent, striking out eight, walking none, and allowing one […]

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7-6 – Rangers nearly overcome Dodgers onslaught in 8-7 loss

The Texas Rangers scored seven runs but the Los Angeles Dodgers scored eight runs. The Rangers held leads of 3-1 and 4-2 in this game thanks to homers from Corey Seager (three-run blast in the 3rd) and Wyatt Langford (solo shot in the 5th, his first of the year) off LA co-co-co-co-co-co-co-co-co-ace Tyler Glasnow, but […]

Game 13 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Los Angeles Dodgers

Texas Rangers @ Los Angeles Dodgers Friday, April 10, 2026, 9:10 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / CW33) UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium RHP Kumar Rocker vs. RHP Tyler Glasnow Today’s Lineups RANGERS DODGERS Brandon Nimmo – RF Shohei Ohtani – DH Wyatt Langford – LF Kyle Tucker – RF Corey Seager – SS Will […]

Texas Rangers lineup for April 10, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for April 10, 2026 against the Los Angeles Dodgers: starting pitchers are Kumar Rocker for the Rangers and Tyler Glasnow for the Dodgers. Texas begins a ten game road trip tonight at Chavez Ravine. Interestingly, Joc sits and McCutchen starts against a righty. The lineup: Nimmo — RF Langford — LF Seager […]

Texas Rangers Reacts: The Closer

The latest edition of Texas Rangers Reacts asked Rangers fans who should be the team’s closer. On the national questions, folks were asked who will win each division, the results of which are below: This has been brought to you by FanDuel.

The new City Connect jersey

The biggest issue with the new City Connects is that their first ones were too good. My memory of the unveiling of the first Rangers City connects was that I liked them pretty immediately. (My tweets may say otherwise but i’m not going back to the depths of hell to find them.) The deep cuts […]

Friday morning Rangers things

Good morning, LSB. The Rangers were off yesterday. They spent the off day releasing their new city connect uniforms. Evan Grant has details on the jersey paying homage to North Texas’ Mexican heritage. Jeff Wilson says the Rangers are bringing back red. Elsewhere Wilson also has notes on the Rangers’ big sweep before they take […]

Minor league update for 4/9/26

Jormy Nivar went four shutout innings for Hickory, striking out five. Paulino Santana doubled. Marcos Torres was 2 for 4 with a double. Esteban Mejia had a hit and a walk. Hickory box score J’Briell Easley threw two shutout innings for Hub City, striking out two. Maxton Martin and Yeison Morrobel each had a hit. […]

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Thursday Trivia Time

A year ago, I wrote: It is Thursday afternoon, the season is a week old, and the Texas Rangers are off. So I decided to offer up a trivia question. Once again, it is a Thursday afternoon and the Rangers are off. This time, though, the season is two weeks old, not one. Still, seems […]

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Thursday Morning Links

Morning, all! The Rangers’ 2022 top international signee, Anthony Gutierrez, will miss the rest of the season after tearing his ACL in the second inning of his first game. Someone has a little Anthony Gutierrez doll they’ve been sticking pins in as he has yet to play more than 80 games in a season. Cody […]

Minor league update for 4/8/26

Aidan “Leeroy” Deakins started for Hickory, throwing four shutout innings, walking one and striking out five. The Crawdads had just two hits on the day — a double by Paulino Santana and a single by Luis Marquez. Also, a person named Daniel Flames made his full season debut as the Crawdads DH. I don’t know […]

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7-5 – Rangers work through Woo to sweep Mariners

The Texas Rangers scored three runs while the Seattle Mariners scored zero runs. We had ourselves a real Shed classic today with two good starters on the mound and runs at a premium. Zeros were traded between Texas’ MacKenzie Gore and Seattle’s Bryan Woo before the Rangers finally broke through with a crooked number inning […]

Game 12 Game Day Thread – Seattle Mariners @ Texas Rangers

Seattle Mariners @ Texas Rangers Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 1:35 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / RSN, Victory+) The Shed RHP Bryan Woo vs. LHP MacKenzie Gore Today’s Lineups MARINERS RANGERS Rob Refsnyder – RF Brandon Nimmo – RF Cal Raleigh – DH Wyatt Langford – LF Julio Rodriguez – CF Corey Seager – SS […]

Texas Rangers lineup for April 8, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for April 8, 2026 against the Seattle Mariners: starting pitchers are MacKenzie Gore for the Rangers and Bryan Woo for the M’s. Texas is going for a sweep today. Let’s sweep!!! The lineup: Nimmo — RF Langford — LF Seager — SS Burger — 1B Pederson — DH Carter — CF Jansen […]

Rangers Reacts Survey: The Closer

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. In the early part of the 2026 season, the Texas Rangers don’t have a pitcher that has […]

Wednesday Morning Links

Morning, all! Josh Jung has continued to make sad choices at the plate, opening the door for Ezequiel Duran. Jacob deGrom had an MRI on his knee but there’s no structural damage. Have the Rangers found a new bullpen duo? Kyle Higashioka helped the Rangers finally overcome George Kirby, who had been undefeated in his […]

Minor league update for 4/7/26

Aneudis Mejia started for Hickory but didn’t get out of the first inning, walking two, striking out two, and allowing three runs. Paulino Santana had a pair of hits. Josh Springer was 2 for 4 with a stolen base. Marcos Torres had a hit, a walk and a stolen base. Yolfran Castillo had a hit […]

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