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Game 31 Game Day Thread – New York Yankees @ Texas Rangers

New York Yankees @ Texas Rangers Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 1:35 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed RHP Elmer Rodriguez vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi Today’s Lineups YANKEES RANGERS Trent Grisham – CF Brandon Nimmo – RF Ben Rice – 1B Josh Jung – 3B Aaron Judge – DH Corey Seager […]

Texas Rangers lineup for April 29, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for April 29, 2026 against the New York Yankees: starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers and Elmer Rodriguez for the Yankees. It is the final game of this series, and the final game of April. Elmer Rodriguez, a consensus top 100 prospect who has a 1.27 ER in 21 innings […]

Wednesday Morning Links

Morning, all! A video of a pair of Yankees fans getting punched in the face at Globe Life Field has gone viral, with the Rangers saying the participants were kicked out of the stadium but declining to comment if they received a long term ban. Wyatt Langford is continuing to progress in his return from […]

Minor league update for 4/28/26

For Hickory, Aneudis Mejia struck out five in 4.1 scoreless innings, walking one. Marcos Torres homered twice. Dewar Tovar was 2 for 6 with a homer. Paulino Santana drew a pair of walks. Yolfran Castillo had a double and three walks. Josh Spring had a hit. Daniel Flames had a pair of hits. Esteban Mejia […]

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14-16 – Rangers saddle deGrom with 3-2 loss to Yankees

The Texas Rangers scored two runs but the New York Yankees scored three runs. The Yankees got the customary two-out first inning run that the generous Rangers hand out every game. With some excellent starting pitching and some highlight-reel defense from both teams, score stays there. Sixth inning, 1-0 game. The Rangers get the first […]

Game 30 Game Day Thread – New York Yankees @ Texas Rangers

New York Yankees @ Texas Rangers Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed RHP Cam Schlitter vs. RHP Jacob deGrom Today’s Lineups YANKEES RANGERS Trent Grisham – CF Brandon Nimmo – RF Ben Rice – 1B Josh Jung – 3B Aaron Judge – RF Corey Seager […]

Phillies fire manager Rob Thomson

The Philadelphia Phillies have fired manager Rob Thomson, per multiple reports, with the team having gotten off to a 9-19 start, tied with the Mets for the worst record in the majors. Don Mattingly has been named the team’s interim manager. Thomson, 62, was named the Phillies’ interim manager 51 games into the 2022 season […]

Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Kennedi Landry writes that Corey Seager’s slump lowlighted another low-scoring loss for the Texas Rangers on Monday. Evan Grant writes that the second spot in the lineup being a black hole thus far is among the reasons the Rangers have struggled to score runs. Jeff Wilson chimes in on the Rangers’ assertion that […]

14-15 – Home run flare-up sends Rangers below .500

The Texas Rangers scored two runs but the New York Yankees scored four runs. In the span of four hitters between the third and fourth innings, the Yankees hit three home runs off an otherwise cruising Jack Leiter, two of them with two outs in the third and one to lead off the fourth. Suddenly […]

Game 29 Game Day Thread – New York Yankees @ Texas Rangers

New York Yankees @ Texas Rangers Monday, April 27, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed LHP Max Fried vs. RHP Jack Leiter Today’s Lineups YANKEES RANGERS Trent Grisham – CF Brandon Nimmo – RF Ben Rice – 1B Josh Jung – 3B Aaron Judge – RF Corey Seager […]

Texas Rangers lineup for April 27, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for April 27, 2026 against the New York Yankees: starting pitchers are Jack Leiter for the Rangers and Max Fried for the Yankees. The Rangers take on the Yankees in a game that will determine whether the Rangers will be above or below .500 tomorrow. The lineup: Nimmo — RF Jung — […]

2026 Texas Rangers Recap: Week Five

Season Record: 14-14 Week Record: 3-3 Series Record: 4-4, 1 split GAME 23: 5-1 Win vs Pittsburgh Pirates GAME 24: 4-8 Loss vs Pittsburgh Pirates GAME 25: 6-1 Win vs Pittsburgh Pirates GAME 26: 1-8 Loss vs Athletics GAME 27: 4-3 Win vs Athletics GAME 28: 1-2 Loss vs Athletics The Rangers are a very average […]

Minor league update for 4/26/26

Jesus Lafalaise started for Hickory, allowing one run in 5.2 IP, striking out three and walking three. Geury Rodriguez walked three and struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings. Louis Marinaro walked all four batters he faced, and they all came around to score. Paulino Santana was 2 for 5 with a walk. Yolfran Castillo […]

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Monday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Shawn McFarland writes about what we learned regarding the Texas Rangers as they went 3-3 at home over the last week. Kennedi Landry writes that Kumar Rocker recorded a second consecutive quality start in a unfortunate losing effort. McFarland writes that the Rangers squandered several opportunities in an exceptionally winnable game to drop […]

14-14 – Rangers back to .500 with 2-1 series finale loss

The Texas Rangers scored a run but the Orion Arm Athletics scored two runs. No doubt about it, the Rangers made some mistakes today. First of all, they played a baseball game while up only one game above .500. As we know, that’s a guaranteed loss. If you’re asking me, given the circumstances, they probably […]

Game 28 Game Day Thread – West Sacramento Athletics @ Texas Rangers

Northern Hemisphere Athletics @ Texas Rangers Sunday, April 26, 2026, 1:35 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed RHP J.T. Ginn vs. RHP Kumar Rocker Today’s Lineups ATHLETICS RANGERS Nick Kurtz – 1B Brandon Nimmo – RF Shea Langeliers – C Joc Pederson – DH Tyler Soderstrom – LF Corey Seager […]

Texas Rangers lineup for April 26, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for April 26, 2026 against the A’s: starting pitchers are Kumar Rocker for the Rangers and J.T. Ginn for the A’s. Texas plays the series finale against the A’s this afternoon. It is kind of a big game…the difference between winning two straight series and not, the difference between a winning week […]

Minor league update for 4/25/26

A.J. Russell started for Hickory, striking out three and walking two in two innings while allowing two runs. Moises Morales struck out six in five shutout innings. Paulino Santana had a hit. Yolfran Castillo had a hit and a stolen base. Hector Osorio had a hit. Josh Spring had a hit. Hickory box score Hub […]

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Sunday morning Rangers things

Good morning, folks… The Texas Rangers beat the A’s by a score of 4-3 yesterday. The Rangers bullpen came up big with four shutout innings in the win. Evan Carter got his first start against a lefty this season in yesterday’s game. Evan Grant did a YouTube Q&A fielding questions about the Rangers. Cody Bradford […]

14-13 – Jung’s home run brings Rangers back from the brink in 4-3 win

The Texas Rangers scored four runs while the Did You Know They Were Originally From Philadelphia? Athletics scored three runs. Against the AL West-leading A’s tonight, the Rangers looked like they were about to finally succumb to the dreaded below .500 record while guaranteeing themselves a series loss only for their April hero to save […]

Game 27 Game Day Thread – West Sacramento Athletics @ Texas Rangers

38°34′50″N 121°31′49″W Athletics @ Texas Rangers Saturday, April 25, 2026, 6:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed LHP Jeffrey Springs vs. LHP MacKenzie Gore Today’s Lineups ATHLETICS RANGERS Shea Langeliers – DH Brandon Nimmo – RF Nick Kurtz – 1B Andrew McCutchen – DH Colby Thomas – RF Corey Seager […]