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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 […]
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 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 — […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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, 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Today the Texas Rangers will take on the team that ruined baseball (affectionate), the Los Angeles Dodgers, in a Cactus League baseball game in Arizona. RHP Jack Leiter will make the start for Texas opposite LHP Jackson Ferris for Los Angeles. Today’s Lineups DODGERS RANGERS Alex Call – LF Evan Carter – CF Kyle Tucker […]
Texas Rangers lineup for February 28, 2026 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Rangers are squaring off against the defending World Champion Dodgers of Los Angeles in today’s spring training matchup. The lineup: Carter — CF Langford — LF Pederson — 1B Jansen — C Haggerty — RF Duran — 2B Canha — DH Wade […]
Texas Rangers infielders Josh Jung and Justin Foscue will each miss about 10 days due to injuries, per manager Skip Schumaker, via the beats. Jung has an adductor strain, and Foscue has a hamstring strain. Both Jung and Foscue have struggled to stay healthy during their professional careers, and these latest developments aren’t going to […]
Good morning, LSB. Shawn McFarland has three observations from another Rangers spring training game, one in which MacKenzie Gore left the beats impressed. Kennedi Landry writes about the impact that pitching behind deGrom and Eovaldi is having on the lefty. Tim Cowlishaw even goes so far as to call him Clayton Kershaw 2.0 while raving […]
Today the Texas Rangers are back to playing only one spring training game. That game will be played from Camelback Ranch in Glendale, AZ where the Rangers will take on the Chicago White Sox. LHP MacKenzie Gore is set to take the mound for Texas opposite RHP Erick Fedde for Chicago. Today’s Lineups RANGERS WHITE […]