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2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings — #19
Congratulations to Emiliano Teodo, who has been named the #18 prospect in the 2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings, receiving a little under one-quarter of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Caden Scarborough 3 — Malcolm Moore 4 — A.J. Russell 5 — Yolfran Castillo 6 — Rafe Perich […]
Friday morning Rangers things
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers fell to the Rays yesterday 3-2 to drop the series in Tampa. Evan Grant writes about a missed opportunity but says Corey Seager is around the corner. Josh Jung’s calf injury is trending in the wrong direction, per Skip Schumaker. Yeesh. On the positive side Cody Bradford pitched his second […]
Minor league update for 7/31/26
Hickory starter Evan Siary threw 5.1 no hit innings, allowing one run, walking three and striking out seven. Aneudis Mejia struck out one in a shutout inning. Yolfran Castillo was 3 for 5 with a stolen base. Pablo Guerrero homered and walked. Paulino Santana doubled. Dewar Tovar tripled and walked twice. Marco Argudin was 3 […]
Thoughts on a 3-2 Rangers loss
Rays 3, Rangers 2
55-54 – Rangers drop mother of all getaway games 3-2 to Rays
The Texas Rangers scored two runs but the Tampa Bay Rays scored three runs. Saving Nathan Eovaldi for Houston, the Rangers opted for a total bullpen game today with Cole Winn getting the opening inning. Winn got through his inning unscathed and handed things over to what amounted to a bulk pitcher today in Marco […]
Junis to the i.l., Santos recalled
The Texas Rangers have placed reliever Jakob Junis on the injured list with a left adductor strain, the team announced this morning. To replace him on the active roster, the Rangers have recalled righthanded pitcher Winston Santos from AAA Round Rock. This is unfortunate. Junis, who spent the first half of July on the injured […]
Game 109 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Tampa Bay Rays
Texas Rangers @ Tampa Bay Rays Thursday, July 30, 2026, 11:10 AM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Tropicana Field RHP Cole Winn vs. LHP Shane McClanahan Today’s Lineups RANGERS RAYS Wyatt Langford – LF Yandy Diaz – DH Ezequiel Duran – 3B Jonathan Aranda – 1B Brandon Nimmo – DH Junior Caminero […]
Thursday Morning Links
Morning, all! The Rangers addressed two needs last night after a 3-0 loss to Tampa Bay, sending prospect Angel Arredondo to Anaheim for reliever Chase Silseth and catcher Logan O’Hoppe. O’Hoppe will be headed to Round Rock, as he has seen a dramatic decline in his offensive production over the last year and the Rangers […]
Seager returning Friday, Montgomery continuing rehab
Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager, who has been on the injured list since the beginning of the month, is expected to be activated tomorrow when the Rangers start their series in Houston against the Astros, per the beats. In addition, Jordan Montgomery, who has been on the injured list all season as he returns from […]
Minor league update for 7/29/26
Hickory played a pair. In Game One, the Crawdads held the Shorebirds to just one hit. Julius Sanchez, the team’s 18th rounder in 2025, struck out three in two shutout innings. The now-traded Angel Arredondo was 2 for 4 with a double. Paulino Santana was 3 for 5 with a double and a homer. Yolfran […]
Thoughts on a 3-0 Rangers loss
Rays 3, Rangers 0
Rangers get O’Hoppe, Silseth from Angels
The Texas Rangers have acquired catcher Logan O’Hoppe and relief pitcher Chase Silseth from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for infielder Angel Arredondo, the team announced today. To make room for the pair on the 40 man roster, the Rangers have moved Danny Jansen and Jose Corniell from the 15 day injured list to […]
55-53 – First inning horrors enough to sink Rangers 3-0
The Texas Rangers didn’t score but the Tampa Bay Rays scored three runs. MacKenzie Gore allowed three hits to the first four batters he faced in tonight’s contest. Two of those hits were home runs including one on the first pitch from Gore and another, a two-run shot, that nearly tore the roof off the […]
Game 108 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Tampa Bay Rays
Texas Rangers @ Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 5:40 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Tropicana Field LHP MacKenzie Gore vs. RHP Casey Legumina (followed by LHP Ian Seymour as the bulk pitcher) Today’s Lineups RANGERS RAYS Wyatt Langford – DH Yandy Diaz – DH Ezequiel Duran – 3B Jonathan […]
Texas Rangers lineup for July 29, 2026
Texas Rangers lineup for July 29, 2026 against the Tampa Bay Rays: starting pitchers are MacKenzie Gore for the Rangers and Casey Legumina opening for Ian Seymour for the Rays. Texas will try to make it two in a row against Tampa, who has a righthanded pitching opener going in front of a lefthanded pitching […]
2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings — #18
Congratulations to Paulino Santana, who has been named the #17 prospect in the 2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings, receiving a little under one-quarter of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Caden Scarborough 3 — Malcolm Moore 4 — A.J. Russell 5 — Yolfran Castillo 6 — Rafe Perich […]
Wednesday Morning Links
Morning, all! Corey Sager played five innings in a rehab start for Frisco yesterday, managing a nice defensive play in the field and a homer and a walk at the plate. The Rangers need to add right handers in the bullpen before the trade deadline, but they are hampered a bit by a lack of […]
Texas Rangers minor league update for 7/28/26
Hickory was rained out. Hub City starter Ismael Agreda allowed four runs in three innings, striking out four and walking two. Andrew Susac struck out one in a shutout inning. Case Matter allowed a pair of solo homers in two innings, striking out four. Casey Cook homered. Gleider Figuereo had a hit and a walk. […]
Thoughts on a 4-1 Rangers win
Rangers 4, Rays 1
55-52 – Rangers grab victory off trash heap with 4-1 win over Rays
The Texas Rangers scored four runs while the Tampa Bay Rays scored one run. Tonight the Rangers were facing the team with the American League’s best record at 62-43. They were at their home park where they were an MLB-best 38-15 coming into the game. Nevertheless, the Rangers won. Here’s some of the major contributors […]
Game 107 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Tampa Bay Rays
Texas Rangers @ Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 5:40 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Tropicana Field RHP Cal Quantrill vs. RHP Griffin Jax Today’s Lineups RANGERS RAYS Joc Pederson – DH Yandy Diaz – DH Wyatt Langford – LF Jonathan Aranda – 1B Ezequiel Duran – SS Junior Caminero […]
Texas Rangers lineup for July 28, 2026
Texas Rangers lineup for July 28, 2026 against the Tampa Bay Rays: starting pitchers are Cal Quantrill for the Rangers and Griffin Jax for the Rays. The first place Texas Rangers take on the first place Tampa Bay Rays in beautiful St. Petersburg, Florida, this afternoon/evening. It is the start of a six game road […]
Rangers Reacts Survey: Trade Corey Seager?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across 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. The Texas Rangers are currently two games up in an underwhelming American League West race, would should […]
2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings — #17
Congratulations to Winston Santos, who has been named the #16 prospect in the 2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings, receiving a little under one-quarter of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Caden Scarborough 3 — Malcolm Moore 4 — A.J. Russell 5 — Yolfran Castillo 6 — Rafe Perich […]
Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update
Good morning. Ryan Myers writes that Kumar Rocker followed a team loss with a win for a second consecutive outing after finding the right adjustments in yesterday’s finale victory. Jeff Wilson writes that the Texas Rangers knew the stakes against Seattle and delivered a series win to wrest away a modest amount of control in […]