Latest news and updates about the Rangers
Good morning, folks…it appears I’m doing the links today… The Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals last night by a score of 5-0. Evan Grant’s game story talks about the Rangers being more aggressive on the basepaths in an effort to kickstart a somnolent offense. Taylor Sheridan, creator of “Yellowstone,” threw out the first pitch […]
Rangers 5, Nationals 0
Good morning Birdland, Those two days where the Orioles held a playoff spot were pretty cool, huh? We will remember them fondly. The team has dropped back to one game out of the final wild card spot after their 3-1 loss to the Yankees on Tuesday night. The Rangers, Twins, Blue Jays, and Guardians all […]
After another crazy week in baseball, the playoff races continue to be clear in one aspect and muddy in the other. For the most part, the division races have clear leaders in all but one division. The Astros and Rangers are really the only ones in a tight divisional race. But the wild card races? […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers have had some internal discussion about bringing Jack Leiter back as a reliever, according to The Dallas Morning News. That would allow for a shorter rehab. The bigger need is in the rotation. Nathan Eovaldi is on the 15-day injured list with right posterior elbow inflammation, and Jacob deGrom‘s […]
The Texas Rangers scored five runs while the Washington Nationals scored zero runs. Maybe all the Rangers needed was to play a team from the National League. Sure the American League is terrible this season but Texas obviously likes a challenge. Why put in your best effort against the likes of Anaheim and Not-Oakland when […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung resumed jogging after 10 days off, during which he wore a walking boot, according to The Dallas Morning News. Jung has also fielded ground balls and continued a hitting progression. He has not given a return date. Jung said jogging “felt great” compared to before. He […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jacob deGrom threw a bullpen session Tuesday. The Texas Rangers will give him at least one more extra day of rest before deciding whether he makes his next start, according to The Dallas Morning News. Texas had not settled on a starter for Wednesday’s game against the Washington Nationals, manager Skip Schumaker […]
The Nats’ struggles against divisional opponents continued with a sweep at the hands of the last place Mets. Thankfully they will be playing a non-divisional opponent to start the week. The Nats have been quite good in interleague play with a 22-17 record. They will look to keep that going against the Rangers. Nasim Nunez […]
Texas Rangers lineup for August 18, 2026 against the Washington Nationals: starting pitchers are Cal Quantrill for the Rangers and Jackson Kent for the Nationals. The Rangers return home after a disappointing, to say the least, West Coast road trip. They play the Washington Nationals today. The Nationals are starting a lefthanded pitcher named Jackson […]
The Rangers announced that catcher Danny Jansen has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list. Fellow backstop Austin Wynns has been designated for assignment as the corresponding move. Texas also announced that left-hander Marco Gonzales, who was designated for assignment a few days ago, cleared outright waivers and then elected free agency. Texas came into […]
Texas Rangers relief pitcher Luis Curvelo has cleared waivers and been outrighted to AAA Round Rock, the team has announced. As Curvelo has never been outrighted before, he does not have the option of rejecting the outright assignment, and thus will remain in the Rangers’ organization for the time being. Curvelo, 25, was designated for […]
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. The Texas Rangers have, for better or for worse, had a lot of relievers go through their bullpen this season. A good number of those pitchers […]
The Rangers have sent right-hander Luis Curvelo outright to Triple-A Round Rock, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. That indicates he cleared waivers after being designated for assignment last week. Curvelo, 25, was originally an international signing of the the Mariners in 2018. After the 2024 season, he still hadn’t been added to Seattle’s […]
It’s already been do-or-die time for the Nationals as their chances of a playoff berth begin to slip away, but this series against the Texas Rangers might be their final chance to ignite a late push. Washington is 5-10 in the month of August, and, coming off a 3-game sweep at the hands of the […]
The Texas Rangers, despite their sub-.500 record, continue to be in the Wild Card race, and are currently tied with Detroit and Baltimore for the third Wild Card spot, as well as being just two games out in the American League West. In our latest Rangers Reacts Survey, we asked, in a playoff series, who […]
Texas Rangers righthanded pitcher David Davalillo has been named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for the week of August 11-16, it was announced today. In addition, the Rangers are reportedly promoting two-way players Josh Owens and Seong-Jun Kim from the Arizona Complex League to low-A Hickory. Davalillo was added to the 40 […]
Welcome to another week A’s fans! The recent homestand went so-so as the A’s first got swept by the Rays before winning a series against the Rangers. Considering Texas is in our division if we were going to win a series it’s good we won the divisional matchup. Now the club is back on the […]
Good morning. Shawn McFarland ponders what to make of the Texas Rangers after an abysmal road trip against baseball’s worst teams. MLB dot com’s Theo DeRosa writes about the Rangers falling in the finale against the Athletics to become the first visiting team to lose a series in Sacramento since April. McFarland checks out why […]
A’s 5, Rangers 2
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jakob Junis left a 2-2 pitch over the middle of the plate with one out in the seventh inning Sunday. Zack Gelof hit it 403 feet into the right-center-field bullpen for a two-run home run. The Athletics went on to a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers at Sutter Health Park. […]
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Danny Jansen is catching on back-to-back days as the Texas Rangers move closer to getting one of their injured catchers back. Rangers manager Skip Schumaker told Eric Nadel on Rangers Sports Network before Sunday’s game that Jansen was playing on back-to-back days during his rehab assignment. Jansen caught 7 innings Saturday. […]
The A’s managed to win their second series of the second half on Sunday afternoon with their win against the Rangers. Texas could only manage two runs against the Athletics today while the short-handed offense managed to show up for 13 hits and five runs. And thanks to the Angels’ day off we are no […]
The Texas Rangers scored two runs but the Northern California Athletics scored five runs. Austin Wynns was the designated hitter for the Texas Rangers today. That pretty much tells you everything you need to know. Player of the Game: Jake Burger hit a solo home run and had three of Texas’ seven total hits. Up […]
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Josh Jung was scheduled to run Sunday as the Texas Rangers third baseman continues working back from a strained left calf. If everything checked out afterward, Jung would begin a defensive progression, manager Skip Schumaker said, according to Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News. The update comes two days after […]