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Taveras Sparks Third Inning Rally As Rangers Beat Rays To Open The Series
This off-season, Leody Taveras stayed in DFW to work on his game after a down year in the 2024 season. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said Taveras worked a lot on his small ball game. Despite it sounding cliche for a team that hasnāt really bunted or stolen bases since he took over but it was… read more
Jack Leiter Opening Season As Player The Rangers Drafted in 2021
The Rangers havenāt quite seen what they envisioned when they drafted Jack Leiter number two overall back in 2021. That is, until nowā¦. Leiter took the mound on Wednesday afternoon in Cincinati with the Rangers going for a series victory. Following an act that saw Nathan Eovaldi throw a complete-game shutout in just 99 pitches,… read more
Several Rangers To Test Out Viral Torpedo Bats
Storylines from across Major League Baseballās opening weekend were taken over by a new wave of bats. āTorpedo Bats,ā which were famously used by multiple New York Yankees in their 36-run three-game sweep of Milwaukee Brewers, have been the talk of baseball. Many teams and players across the league are exploring the idea of using… read more
Rangers Bounce Back Candidates Proving Huge On Opening Weekend
Entering the 2024 season, the Texas Rangers had the highest expectations coming into a season in franchise history. As we all know by now, that team did not live up to those expectations, finishing just 78-84 and missing the postseason. Following the yearās end, Rangers President of Baseball Operations Chris Young didnāt go out and… read more
Josh Jung Placed On 10 Day IL, Ornelas Recalled
The Texas Rangers will be down their starting third baseman for at least the next ten days. On Sunday morning, the Rangers announced that Josh Jung would be placed on the 10-day IL with neck spasms. Jonathan Ornelas has been recalled from AAA Round Rock to give the Rangers an extra infielder while Jung is… read more
Rangers Bullpen Allows Just 2 Runs in Nearly 7 Innings As Texas Downs Sox 4-3
When your starting pitcher goes just 1.2 innings, itās not very often that you can find a way to win the game. However, thatās exactly what happened for the Texas Rangers on Saturday night. After Tyler Mahle couldnāt find the strike zone for much of the night, the Rangers’ bullpen covered 6.1 innings, allowing just… read more
Leiter Earns First MLB Win As Rangers Down Sox 4-1
To say itās been an eventful week for Jack Leiter would probably be an understatement at this point. On Tuesday morning, Leiter found out he would be breaking camp with the Rangers for the first time in his career. Thursday, he spent his first Opening Day with the club but was hit on the head… read more
What Did Opening Day Tell Us About How The Rangers Want To Use Their Bullpen?
It didnāt take long for us to get our first look at how Bruce Bochy plans to set up his mostly new bullpen. After Nathan Eovaldi went six strong innings, allowing just two runs, the Rangers turned things over to the pen in the seventh in a tie game. Robert Garcia came on for the… read more
Rangers Fall To Red Sox 5-2 On Opening Day
Itās hard to justify Opening Day as ājust one of 162.āFrom the intros to the packed house, every player would tell you that Opening Day certainly means more than your average regular-season game. However, when things go the way they did for the Rangers this afternoon, it becomes a little easier to see it as… read more
Why Baseball Opening Day Should Be a National Holiday
Each year, as winter fades and spring takes hold, millions of Americans rejoice at the arrival of Major League Baseballās Opening Day. For baseball fans, itās more than just the first game of the seasonāitās a symbol of renewal, hope, and national tradition. Yet, despite its deep cultural significance, Opening Day remains an ordinary workday… read more
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