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Rangers Reacts Survey: Ranger All Star

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. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. All Star voting is underway, and so our Rangers Reacts survey this week asks, which Texas […]

2026 MLB Draft Preview: Cameron Flukey

2026 MLB Draft Preview: Cameron Flukey scouting report. The 2026 is about a month away — the first round kicks off on July 11, 2026 — so its time to start offering capsule looks at players the Texas Rangers could select with their top picks. The Rangers’ first round pick is at #16, their second […]

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Wednesday Morning Links

Morning, all! Malcolm Moore, the Rangers’ first round draft pick in 2024, was promoted to Frisco on Tuesday and has established himself as a legitimate catching prospect. Robby Ahlstrom has been officially credited with his first major league win, though he had to file an appeal to get it. The Rangers are 0-14 when giving […]

Minor league update for 6/16/26

For Hickory, Aneudis Mejia faced four batters, retired two of them, and gave up a walk. Louis Marinaro allowed three runs in 1.2 IP, striking out once. Paulino Santana homered. Marco Argudin was 2 for 4. Marcos Torres was 2 for 3 with a homer and a stolen base. Hickory box score Hub City starter […]

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Game 73 Game Day Thread – Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers

Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed RHP Zebby Matthews vs. RHP Kumar Rocker Today’s Lineups TWINS RANGERS Trevor Larnach – LF Joc Pederson – DH Byron Buxton – CF Josh Jung – 3B Kody Clemens – RF Wyatt Langford – […]

Texas Rangers lineup for June 16, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for June 16, 2026 against the Minnesota Twins: starting pitchers are Kumar Rocker for the Rangers and Zebby Matthews for the Twins. Texas looks to even the series against the Twins. Josh Smith and Ezequiel Duran are both starting. The lineup: Pederson — DH Jung — 3B Langford — LF Nimmo — […]

Malcolm Moore promoted to Frisco

Malcolm Moore, the Texas Rangers’ first round draft pick in 2024, has been promoted from high-A Hub City to AA Frisco, it was announced today. Moore, a 22 year old catcher, had a disappointing 2025 season, as he slashed .195/.300/.276 on the year, primarily at high-A Hub City, while missing time due to a fractured […]

2026 MLB Draft Preview: Justin Lebron

2026 MLB Draft Preview: Justin Lebron scouting report. The 2026 is about a month away — the first round kicks off on July 11, 2026 — so its time to start offering capsule looks at players the Texas Rangers could select with their top picks. The Rangers’ first round pick is at #16, their second […]

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2026 Texas Rangers Recap: Week 12

Season Record: 35-36 Week Record: 3-3 Series Record: 11–11, 1 split GAME 66: 3-5 Loss @ Kansas City RoyalsGAME 67: 6-4 Win @ Kansas City RoyalsGAME 68: 4-2 Win @ Kansas City Royals GAME 69: 1-10 Loss @ Boston Red SoxGAME 70: 3-6 Loss @ Boston Red SoxGAME 71: 6-4 Win @ Boston Red Sox Things That Happened […]

Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Shawn McFarland checks out what we’ve learned about the Texas Rangers in recent days as they continue on a demanding stretch in June. Evan Grant writes that the Rangers suffered through the latest of the most prevalent kind of Rangers loss in the series opener against Minnesota. MLB dot com’s Jared Greenspan breaks […]

35-37 – Rangers get most momentum-shifted in 4-2 loss to Twins

The Texas Rangers scored two runs but the Minnesota Twins scored four runs. MacKenzie Gore allowed four hits over seven innings with just a couple of walks and ten strikeouts so he obviously had an excellent start, right? Well see the problem with that is two of those hits were home runs and one of […]

Game 72 Game Day Thread – Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers

Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers Monday, June 15, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed RHP Mike Paredes vs. LHP MacKenzie Gore Today’s Lineups TWINS RANGERS Austin Martin – RF Joc Pederson – DH Byron Buxton – CF Josh Jung – 3B Kody Clemens – 1B Wyatt Langford – […]

Seager to 7 day i.l., Smith activated

The Texas Rangers have placed Corey Seager on the 7 day concussion injured list, retroactive to June 12, the team announced today. To take his place on the active roster, the Rangers have activated Josh Smith from the injured list. We discussed this possibility earlier today, noting that Seager would be eligible to return as […]

Texas Rangers lineup for June 15, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for June 15, 2026 against the Minnesota Twins: starting pitchers are MacKenzie Gore for the Rangers and Mike Paredes for the Twins. Texas returns to Arlington to begin a six game homestand, with the first three coming against the Twinkies. Corey Seager is still not in the lineup. The lineup: Pederson — […]

Corey Seager’s concussion-like symptoms

Corey Seager, who was just activated off the injured list ten days ago after spending a few weeks on the injured list with back spasms, has not played since Thursday’s series finale in Kansas City. He has been listed as day-to-day since then due to being generally sore and banged up after a collision at […]

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2026 MLB Draft Preview: Cooper Harris

2026 MLB Draft Preview: Cooper Harris scouting report. The 2026 is about a month away — the first round kicks off on July 11, 2026 — so its time to start offering capsule looks at players the Texas Rangers could select with their top picks. The Rangers’ first round pick is at #16, their second […]

Monday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Shawn McFarland writes that the Texas Rangers earned a win and caught World Cup fever as droves of fans from Scotland brought a unique atmosphere to Fenway in Sunday’s finale. At MLB dot com, Craig Forde writes that the Rangers staved off a sweep in the finale thanks to a solid outing from […]

Minor league update for 6/14/26

Hickory starter Evan Siary went four innings, allowing five runs, striking out one and walking one while allowing a pair of homers. Owen Proksch gave up a run in an inning of work. Michael Trausch walked one and struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings. Geury Rodriguez struck out both batters he faced. Angel Arredondo […]

35-36 – Rangers ambush Red Sox for 6-4 finale victory

The Texas Rangers scored six runs while the Boston Red Sox scored four runs. The Red Sox must not enjoy tidying up as the Rangers were able to keep them from sweeping with a win in tonight’s finale. It was a frustrating couple of games for the Rangers over the weekend in Boston but they […]

Game 71 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Boston Red Sox

Texas Rangers @ Boston Red Sox Sunday, June 14, 2026, 6:20 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / NBC) Fenway Park RHP Nathan Eovaldi vs. LHP Connelly Early Today’s Lineups RANGERS RED SOX Wyatt Langford – DH Masataka Yoshida – DH Josh Jung – 3B Ceddanne Rafaela – CF Brandon Nimmo – RF Wilyer Abreu – […]

Texas Rangers lineup for June 14, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for June 14, 2026 against the Boston Red Sox: starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers and Connelly Early for the Red Sox. The last game of the road trip. The Rangers look to avoid a sweep. The lineup: Langford — DH Jung — 3B Nimmo — RF Duran — SS […]