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Sunday morning Rangers things
Good morning, folks… Evan Grant has Three Observations from Saturday’s game against the Giants. Kyle Higashioka was scratched from the lineup again due to back issues. Cody Bradford is expected to throw live batting practice later this week as he continues his return from internal brace surgery. New manager Skip Schumaker has made a positive […]
Spring Training Game Thread: Texas Rangers at San Francisco Giants
Today the Texas Rangers head over to Scottsdale, AZ for a Cactus League matchup against the San Francisco Giants. Taking the mound for Texas will be LHP Jacob Latz in his latest audition for the fifth spot in the rotation. Opposing him will be LHP Carson Whisenhunt for San Francisco. Today’s Lineups RANGERS GIANTS Sam […]
Saturday morning Rangers stuff
Good morning, LSB. Evan Grant has observations from a game in which Evan Carter homered but the Rangers lost. Andrew McCutchen had an emotional first day back in a major league camp. Jeff Wilson says McCutchen hit the ground running on his first day. Kevin Sherrington got one look at the Mariners and quickly deduced […]
Spring Training Game Thread: Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers welcome the hated Seattle Mariners to Surprise for an Arizona-flavored AL West battle. RHP Jack Leiter will take the mound for Texas opposite fellow notable former first-round SEC hurler Kade Anderson. The lefty for Seattle is fresh off leading LSU to a championship last summer, while Leiter made his name with Vanderbilt […]
Texas Rangers lineup for March 6, 2026
Texas Rangers lineup for March 6, 2026 against the Seattle Mariners. Texas plays a spring game against the hated Mariners of Seattle this afternoon. Jack Leiter will be the starting pitcher for Texas. The lineup: Nimmo — RF Carter — CF Pederson — 1B Jansen — C Duran — 2B Canha — LF Helman — […]
Friday morning Rangers things
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers are adding on former MVP and longtime Pittsburgh Pirate, Andrew McCutchen. Jeff Wilson says McCutchen will get a shot at securing a part-time role on the opening day roster. Evan Grant has observations from the Rangers’ first spring training night game where Jake Burger homered off Cole Ragans. The DMN’s […]
Spring Training Game Thread: Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals
Today the Texas Rangers play their first night game this spring in an intriguing Cactus League affair where they will be the road squad from their home camp in Surprise, Arizona with the Kansas City Royals acting as the home team. Furthering the intrigue will be a matchup between two high profile lefties with MacKenzie […]
Texas Rangers lineup for March 5, 2026
Texas Rangers lineup for March 5, 2026 against the Kansas City Royals. We have the Battle of Surprise today, with the Rangers and Royals facing off. MacKenzie Gore is pitching for the Rangers. The lineup: Haggerty — LF Langford — CF Seager — SS Burger — 1B Higashioka — C Smith — 2B Bride — […]
2025 Season in Review: Chris Martin
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 Chris Martin. Chris Martin is very tall. Martin is […]
Rangers sign McCutchen
The Texas Rangers have signed veteran outfielder/DH Andrew McCutchen to a minor league deal, per Evan Grant. The Rangers have had a need for a righthanded bat who can platoon with Joc Pederson at DH all offseason, and the only real move they have made to potentially address that was adding Mark Canha on a […]
Thursday Morning Links
Morning, all! Texas played Team Brazil yesterday and the mercy rule was invoked in the seventh inning. Jacob deGrom made his first start of the spring, allowing three hits and striking out three, as well. The Rangers will still be cautious with Jacob deGrom’s workload in 2026, aiming for around 175 innings. Skip Schumaker counts […]
Spring Training Game Thread: WBC Team Brazil at Texas Rangers
Today the Texas Rangers invite the World Baseball Classic squad from Brazil to Surprise, AZ for a tune-up. The game may seem even more exhibition-y than a regular Cactus League contest, but it is noteworthy for Texas in that both former New York Mets favorites Jacob deGrom and Brandon Nimmo will be making their 2026 […]
Rangers Reacts Survey: Rangers Home Run Leader
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. Opening Day is getting closer and closer. The 2026 season is almost here. Let’s do a […]
Wednesday Morning Links
Morning, all! Shawn McFarland continues his prospect countdown with left handed pitcher Dalton Pence at number 22 right handed pitcher Izack Tiger at number 21. There has been a lot of turnover in the Ranger bullpen, but Chris Young says that the best bullpens in baseball have a lot of moving parts. Evan Grant has […]
Texas Rangers lineup for March 4, 2026
Texas Rangers lineup for March 4, 2026 against the Brazil WBC team. The WBC years means teams getting the occasional spring training matchups against the WBC squads from various countries. Today, Brazil is coming to Surprise to play the Texas Rangers. Not the whole country, to be clear. I don’t think the whole country would […]
2025 Season in Review: Nathan Eovaldi
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 starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi. Nathan Eovaldi makes me happy. I bet you […]
Jurickson Profar being suspended, again
Jurickson Profar, the Atlanta Braves OF/DH who missed 80 games in 2025 due to a suspension for performance enhancing drugs, is facing a 162 game suspension for a second positive test, per Jeff Passan. Aside from missing the entire 2026 regular season and forfeiting his salary for 2026, Profar would also be ineligible for the […]
Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update
Good morning. Shawn McFarland offers a few observations from Texas Rangers camp yesterday, including some players beginning to filter out for the World Baseball Classic. Jeff Wilson writes that it was a busy day yesterday with Nathan Eovaldi getting in some work in on the back fields. Tim Cowlishaw got the DMN to pay for […]
Spring Training Game Thread: Cleveland Guardians at Texas Rangers
Today the Texas Rangers welcome the Cleveland Guardians to Surprise, AZ for, wouldn’t you know it, yet another Cactus League matchup. LHP Austin Gomber gets the nod for Texas opposite RHP Slade Cecconi for Cleveland for the second time in like a week. Today’s Lineups GUARDIANS RANGERS Angel Martinez – CF Evan Carter – LF […]
2025 Season in Review: Justin Foscue
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 infielder Justin Foscue. Not a great 2025 season for Justin Foscue. […]
Texas Rangers lineup for March 2, 2026
Texas Rangers lineup for March 2, 2026 against the Cleveland Guardians. Spring training games keep rolling along. Austin Gomber is starting this one, instead of Nathan Eovaldi, as Eovaldi will be pitching in a minor league game. The lineup: Carter — LF Langford — CF Seager — SS Pederson — DH Burger — 1B Smith […]
Rangers option Santos, Teodo
The Texas Rangers optioned righthanded pitchers Winston Santos to AA Frisco and Emiliano Teodo to AAA Round Rock yesterday, per the MLB.com transactions page. The team has not formally announced those moves, though I assume they will do so today. Both Santos and Teodo are dealing with physical issues that are currently limiting him. Santos […]
Monday Morning Texas Rangers Update
Good morning. Shawn McFarland has a few observations regarding the Texas Rangers beating the Seattle Mariners in a spring training contest yesterday. McFarland also checks out what we learned from Surprise this week with new manager Skip Schumaker able to relate to the infielders in camp. Kennedi Landry writes about Jacob Latz attempting to graduate […]
Spring Training Game Thread: Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners
Today the Texas Rangers travel over to Peoria, AZ where they will take on the reigning AL West champion Seattle Mariners who are fresh off being just a handful of outs away from the World Series before heartbreak last October. Texas will send LHP Jacob Latz to the mound opposite RHP Logan Gilbert for Seattle. […]
Sunday morning Rangers things
Good morning, folks… Shawn McFarland has Three Observations from the Rangers’ 7-6 win over the Dodgers on Saturday. Jack Leiter had a frustrating outing, but says he understands it is all about the process at this point. Rule 5 pick Carter Baumler threw 1 2/3 scoreless against the Dodgers, continuing to strengthen his chances of […]
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