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Saturday morning Rangers stuff

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 […]

Spring Training Game Thread: Texas Rangers at Chicago White Sox

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 […]

Texas Rangers lineup for February 27, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for February 27, 2026, against the Chicago White Sox. Spring keeps springing along, and the Rangers have a spring-y lineup today for their game at the White Sox. This is especially true since Josh Jung has been scratched due to hamstring soreness and Corey Seager is under the weather, with Skip Schumaker […]

Friday morning Rangers things

Good morning, LSB. Evan Grant has arrived with a list of ideas to prevent the MLB’s looming work stoppage. Shawn McFarland has observations from another spring training matchup. Kennedi Landry writes about impressive Rule 5 draft pick Carter Baumler. Kumar Rocker has made some tweaks to his game in an effort to build more consistency […]

Spring Training Game Thread: Brewers at Rangers/Rangers at Athletics

It’s so nice out there in Arizona this spring that the Texas Rangers have decided to play two Cactus League games today. At their home away from home in Surprise, the Rangers will welcome the Milwaukee Brewers with RHP Kumar Rocker set to make the start for Texas opposite LHP Aaron Ashby for Milwaukee. The […]

Texas Rangers lineup for February 26, 2026

Texas Rangers split squad lineup for February 26, 2026 against the Athletics: Hey, we have a split squad lineup for today! Cal Quantrill is getting the start. The lineup: Wade — RF Pederson — 1B Osuna — CF Cauley — SS Bride — DH Martin — 3B Herrera — C Zavala — LF Velazquez — […]

Thursday Morning Links

Morning, all! ESPN wasn’t terribly impressed with the Rangers’ offseason, giving them a C+ and noting that they saved some money but didn’t make the team any better. Sebastian Walcott had a good feeling going into his elbow surgery and wasn’t surprised he ended up only needing internal brace surgery. Nathan Eovaldi was working mostly […]

Spring Training Game Thread: Texas Rangers at Cleveland Guardians

Today the Texas Rangers head on over to Goodyear, AZ, which is the spring home of the Cleveland Guardians. RHP Nathan Eovaldi is set to make his second start of the spring for Texas opposite RHP Slade Cecconi for Cleveland. Today’s Lineups RANGERS GUARDIANS Sam Haggerty – 2B Steven Kwan – CF Danny Jansen – […]

Texas Rangers lineup for February 25, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for February 25, 2026 against the Cleveland Guardians. We have another spring training game. Woo hoo!!! The lineup: Haggerty — 2B Jansen — C Helman — CF Duran — SS Wade — RF Canha — LF Bride — 1B MacIver — DH Martin — 3B Nathan Eovaldi is the starter today.

Wednesday Morning Links

Morning, all! Shawn McFarland is profiling the Rangers top 30 prospects and takes a look at number 29, Braylon Morel, and number 28, Frandel Pineda. Sebastian Walcott had internal brace surgery on his elbow Mk day and is looking at a 4-6 month rehabilitation. Walcott observed that you can’t speed up your recovery just by […]

2025 Season in Review: Caleb Boushley

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 Caleb Boushley. Caleb Boushley ended up with the unenviable […]

MLB

Spring Training Game Thread: Arizona Diamondbacks at Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers welcome the Arizona Diamondbacks to Surprise for a lower-stakes rematch of the 2023 World Series. LHP Jacob Latz begins his quest to earn a spot in the rotation with a start today for Texas opposite RHP Michael Soroka for Arizona. Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS RANGERS Ketel Marte – 2B Evan Carter – LF […]

MLB

Texas Rangers lineup for February 24, 2025

Texas Rangers lineup for February 24, 2025 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. We have a lineup that looks like what we might see on Opening Day, save for Alejandro Osuna playing in place of Brandon Nimmo, who is still doing his ramp-up, and Jacob Latz, who hopefully isn’t the Opening Day starters, as that would give […]

Walcott’s elbow surgery was successful, per reports

Sebastian Walcott underwent successful internal brace surgery on his elbow last week, per the beats. This is good news, as Walcott’s damaged UCL did not need the full Tommy John replacement surgery, which would involve a longer recovery time than the internal brace surgery. With what the Rangers are indicating is an expected 5 to […]

NFL

Rangers Reacts Results: Veteran NRI Pitchers

In our most recent Rangers Reacts Survey, we asked which of the veteran pitchers who the Rangers have brought to spring training on a minor league deal y’all thought was most likely to make the team on Opening Day. Well, the votes are in, and you went with an old favorite: Josh Sborz, hero of […]

Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Shawn McFarland writes about the Texas Rangers winning their Cactus League game yesterday and hitting their first home run of the spring. McFarland writes about yesterday’s starter Jack Leiter and how the Rangers hope more efficient innings will be the next step in further unlocking his full potential. Kennedi Landry writes about Evan […]

Texas Rangers lineup for February 23, 2026

Should we start doing the lineup posts at this point in camp? Sure, why not… The lineup: Haggerty — CF Jansen — C Duran — 3B Foscue — 1B Canha — RF Wade — SS Cauley — 2B Herrera — DH Velazquez — LF Jack Leiter is on the mound for Texas. 2:10 p.m. Central […]

2025 Season in Review: Merrill Kelly

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 pitcher Merrill Kelly. Sometimes things don’t work out. Such is the […]

Monday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Shawn McFarland writes about the Texas Rangers getting their first look at MacKenzie Gore in his exhibition debut yesterday. McFarland checks out what we learned over the first week of game action at Surprise with the Rangers sorting through their bullpen options. Kennedi Landry writes that the Rangers plan to be more aggressive […]

Spring Training Game Thread: Colorado Rockies at Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers welcome the Colorado Rockies to their spring home in Surprise, Arizona for a Cactus League matchup. The most notable thing about today’s contest is the debut in Texas attire for big lefty offseason acquisition MacKenzie Gore. Opposing Gore and Texas for Colorado will be former Ranger Jimmy Herget, a right-handed reliever who […]

Sunday morning Rangers things

Good morning, folks… Shawn MacFarland offers up Three Observations from the Texas Rangers’ win over the Chicago Cubs yesterday. Kumar Rocker, who started yesterday’s game for Texas, is looking to show the organization this spring what he worked on in the offseason. Kennedi Landry looks at some of the Rangers’ options for handling the closer […]

MLB

Spring Training Game Thread: Texas Rangers at Chicago Cubs

The Texas Rangers hitch a ride east for their first road game of the spring where they will take on the Chicago Cubs from Mesa, AZ. It’s days like today where we discover people such as Jonah Bride, Cooper Johnson, and Tyler Wade both exist and are employed by the Rangers. Right-handed rotation hopeful Kumar […]

Freeman out 4-6 weeks with stress fracture

Texas Rangers infielder Cody Freeman has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in his back, the team announced today. He is expected to miss four to six weeks. Freeman, who the beats say gave the team an injection of energy when he came up last August, was in the mix for a bench spot to […]

Saturday morning Rangers stuff

Good morning, LSB. The Texas Rangers played a baseball game yesterday. (: And lost. ): Jeff Wilson has some highlights from the Rangers’ spring training opener against the Royals. Nathan Eovaldi’s results were shaky but he felt good after his first start of 2026. Wilson also offers up a piece on what to expect as […]

Battle of Surprise 2026 Game Thread: Royals at Rangers

When last we saw the Texas Rangers they were failing to run it back for a second year in a row. Now, having shed a large percentage of the folks that won them a World Series — including the future Hall of Fame manager — new manager Skip Schumaker and the Rangers begin their quest […]