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Rangers signing Elias Diaz, per reports

MLB Rumors: The Texas Rangers are signing free agent catcher Elias Diaz, per multiple reports. Diaz, 35, has been with the Kansas City Royals this season before being released earlier this week. He has spent most of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Colorado Rockies. In 2025 he was with the San Diego Padres, […]

Minor league update for 6/5/26

Hickory starter Aidan Deakins struck out seven in five innings, giving up a solo homer. Louis Marinaro struck out two in two scoreless innings. Hector Osorio was 3 for 4 with a homer. Yolfran Castillo had a hit and a stolen base. Braylin Morel doubled. Marcos Torres doubled. Dewar Tovar and Josh Springer each had […]

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Saturday morning Rangers stuff

Good morning, LSB. The Rangers beat the Guardians yesterday, 3-2. Kennedi Landry writes about Corey Seager’s go-ahead home run in his first game back off the IL. As Skip Schumaker said postgame, it’s good to have your horses back. Evan Grant writes about another multi-inning save for Jacob Latz, a neat trick that Grant says […]

31-32 – A welcomed return as Rangers rally past Guardians 3-2

The Texas Rangers scored three runs while the Cleveland Guardians scored two runs. The Rangers had us in the first half, not gonna lie. In what was shaping up to be a familiar game that you’ve seen a dozen times at The Shed this year, the Rangers found the switch to flip and came through […]

Game 63 Game Day Thread – Cleveland Guardians @ Texas Rangers

Cleveland Guardians @ Texas Rangers Friday, June 5, 2026, 7:15 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Apple TV) The Shed LHP Parker Messick vs. RHP Kumar Rocker Today’s Lineups GUARDIANS RANGERS Travis Bazzana – 2B Wyatt Langford – LF Jose Ramirez – 3B Corey Seager – SS Chase DeLauter – RF Josh Jung – 3B […]

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Langford activated, Haggerty DFA’d

Texas Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford has been activated from the 10 day injured list, the team announced today. Because there was an open spot on the active roster after yesterday’s transactions, no additional move was necessary to clear a spot for him. In addition, the Rangers activated Sam Haggerty from the bereavement list and have […]

MLB All Star Ballot is out

The 2026 MLB All Star Game ballots have been released, and you can go now to vote for your favorite Texas Rangers — and even some of the ones that aren’t your favorites — in the balloting. The Rangers on the ballot are: C — Danny Jansen 1B — Jake Burger 2B — Ezequiel Duran […]

Osorio, Perich win Player of the Month Awards

Texas Rangers outfielder Hector Osorio and infielder Rafe Perich were named the Player of the Month for the month of May for the Carolina League and the South Atlantic League, respectively. Osorio — who we did a Q&A with earlier this week — put up a .339/.449/.598 slash line for the Hickory Crawdads in the […]

Minor league update for 6/4/26

Hickory starter Jesus Lafalaise walked five and struck out three in 4.1 IP, allowing three runs. Paulino Santana homered. Yolfran Castillo was 2 for 5. Josh Springer was 2 for 3 with a double and a walk. Dewar Tovar was 2 for 4 with a homer. Hickory box score Kamdyn Perry started for Hub City […]

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Friday morning Rangers things

Good morning, LSB. The Rangers were off yesterday. Evan Grant writes that the team expects BOTH Corey Seager and Wyatt Langford back in action on Friday. Grant’s weekly Rangers stock report claims a volatile Burger index. Grant also answered a bunch of Rangers questions in his weekly live stream. Jim Callis’ latest mock draft has […]

Seager activated, Osuna, Freeman optioned

The Texas Rangers have activated shortstop Corey Seager from the 10 day injured list, per MLB.com. In addition, the Rangers have optioned outfielder Alejandro Osuna and infielder Cody Freeman to AAA Round Rock. Seager last played on May 13. On May 16, he reported back spasms, and while it was initially hoped he would be […]

Thursday Morning Links

Morning, all! Yesterday’s game featured the same lineup for a second game for the first time since April. Lefty Robby Ahlstrom is the fourth Ranger reliever this season to hold his opponents scoreless in his major league debut. Jordan Montgomery threw live batting practice yesterday. Josh Smith was one of the batters that stood in […]

Minor league update for 6/3/26

For Hickory, Owen Proksch had just his second bad outing of the season allowing four runs in 1.2 IP, walking one, striking out one and giving up a homer. Aneudis Mejia struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings. Josh Springer was 3 for 4 with a double. Yolfran Castillo was 2 for 4 with a […]

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30-32 – Streak halted as Rangers drop finale to Cardinals 5-3

The Texas Rangers scored three runs but the St. Louis Cardinals scored five runs. The bad omens just kept piling up for the Rangers tonight and it ended with them losing for the first time in nearly a week as they saw their season-best five-game winning streak snapped in the finale from St. Louis. Bad […]

Game 62 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ St. Louis Cardinals

Texas Rangers @ St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 6:45 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Busch Stadium LHP MacKenzie Gore vs. RHP Andre Pallante Today’s Lineups RANGERS CARDINALS Joc Pederson – DH Masyn Winn – SS Josh Jung – 3B Ivan Herrera – C Brandon Nimmo – RF Jordan Walker […]

Texas Rangers lineup for June 3, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for June 3, 2026 against the St. Louis Cardinals: starting pitchers are MacKenzie Gore for the Rangers and Andre Pallante for the Cards. Texas is looking to sweep the Cardinals in St. Louis, as well as extend their winning streak to six games and get back to .500. Skip Schumaker is rolling […]

Q&A with Hector Osorio

If you have been following the Texas Rangers minor league updates this year, you’ve probably seen the name Hector Osorio showing up quite a bit. The lefthanded hitting outfielder from Venezuela, who turned 21 in early April, is slashing .295/.429/.561 in 218 plate appearances over 48 games for low-A Hickory this year, while putting up […]

Wednesday Morning Links

Morning, all! Jordan Montgomery is expected to throw live batting practice this afternoon after being shut down for two weeks after his last batting practice session. Corey Seager and Wyatt Langford both played in a game for Frisco last night as their return to the big league club draws nigh. Both Langford and Seager got […]

Minor league update for 6/2/26

For Hickory, Louis Marinaro struck out five in two shutout innings. Michael Trausch struck out one in a scoreless inning. Paulino Santana was 2 for 3 with a pair of walks. Hector Osorio had a homer and a pair of walks. Dewar Tovar doubled and walked. Josh Springer doubled and walk. Marcos Torres had a […]

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Game 61 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ St. Louis Cardinals

Texas Rangers @ St. Louis Cardinals Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 6:45 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Busch Stadium RHP Nathan Eovaldi vs. RHP Dustin May Today’s Lineups RANGERS CARDINALS Joc Pederson – DH JJ Wetherholt – 2B Josh Jung – 3B Ivan Herrera – DH Brandon Nimmo – RF Alec Burleson […]

Texas Rangers lineup for June 2, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for June 2, 2026 against the St. Louis Cardinals: starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers and Dustin May for the Cardinals. The Texas Rangers go up this evening against Texas native and one time Dodgers wunderkind Dustin May. The lineup: Pederson — DH Jung — 3B Nimmo — RF Burger […]