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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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6-5 – Higgy’s homer helps Rangers to 3-2 win over M’s

The Texas Rangers scored three runs while the Seattle Mariners scored two runs. I have this impression that George Kirby is one of the greatest pitchers to ever live because I’ve mostly only ever seen him pitch against the Rangers and when Kirby pitches against the Rangers, he’s one of the greatest pitchers to ever […]

Game 11 Game Day Thread – Seattle Mariners @ Texas Rangers

Seattle Mariners @ Texas Rangers Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / RSN, Victory+) The Shed RHP George Kirby vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi Today’s Lineups MARINERS RANGERS Brendan Donovan – 3B Brandon Nimmo – RF Cal Raleigh – C Wyatt Langford – LF Julio Rodriguez – CF Corey Seager – SS […]

Texas Rangers lineup for April 7, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for April 7, 2026 against the Seattle Mariners: starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers and George Kirby for the M’s. Texas faces Seattle in game two of their series in Arlington. Ezequiel Duran is starting at third base in place of Josh Jung. Duran also pinch ran for Jung last […]

Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Shawn McFarland writes about the Texas Rangers taking down the Seattle Mariners last evening to kick off a stretch against championship hopefuls. Kennedi Landry writes about Jacob deGrom working through five one-hit innings during the win despite having an aching knee. McFarland writes that deGrom doesn’t seem too concerned about the knee but […]

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Game 10 Game Day Thread – Seattle Mariners @ Texas Rangers

Seattle Mariners @ Texas Rangers Monday, April 6, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / RSN, Victory+) The Shed RHP Logan Gilbert vs. RHP Jacob deGrom Today’s Lineups MARINERS RANGERS Brendan Donovan – 3B Brandon Nimmo – RF Cal Raleigh – C Wyatt Langford – LF Julio Rodriguez – CF Corey Seager – SS […]

Texas Rangers lineup for April 6, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for April 6, 2026 against the Seattle Mariners: starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom for the Rangers and Logan Gilbert for the M’s. Texas looks to break a four game losing streak today. Texas also looks to get their first home win of 2026. Seattle is the opponent. The lineup: Nimmo — RF […]

Rangers Reacts Results: First Reliever Up

In the latest Rangers Reacts, we asked who the first reliever up from the minors would be. Josh Sborz was the leading selection, being picked by a quarter of respondents, followed by Alexis Diaz, Marc Church, and Peyton Gray. As luck would have it, we got the answer over the weekend, when Carter Baumler was […]

2026 Texas Rangers Recap: Week Two

Season Record: 4-5 Week Record: 2-4 Series Record: 2-1 GAME FOUR: 5-2 Win @ Baltimore Orioles GAME FIVE: 8-5 Win @ Baltimore Orioles GAME SIX: 3-8 Loss @ Baltimore Orioles GAME SEVEN: 3-5 Loss vs Cincinnati Reds GAME EIGHT: 0-2 Loss vs Cincinnati Reds GAME NINE: 1-2 Loss vs Cincinnati Reds The baseball season is long […]

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