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2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings — #14

Congratulations to Hector Osorio, who has been named the #13 prospect in the 2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings, receiving a little under a 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 […]

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Thursday Morning Links

Morning, all! Corey Seager is expected to begin a rehab assignment next week, which would mean he would return to the lineup against Houston July 31. Rookie Cam Cauley was one of the few bright spots in last night’s loss to the White Sox. As has often been the case this season, Texas failed to […]

Minor league update for 7/22/26

Hickory was rained out. Hub City starter A.J. Russell went just one inning and 32 pitches, allowing two runs, walking two and striking out two. J’Briell Easley struck out two and allowed a three run homer. Casey Cook was 2 for 4 with a walk. Maxton Martin had a hit. Marcos Torres was 2 for […]

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51-51 – Rangers fall back to .500 with 4-2 loss to White Sox

The Texas Rangers scored two runs but the Chicago White Sox scored four runs. Because Cal Quantrill isn’t very good, the Rangers tried to get a little cheeky by having opener Tyler Alexander go a second inning but the White Sox scored the game’s first run off Alexander in the top of the second anyway. […]

Game 102 Game Day Thread – Chicago White Sox @ Texas Rangers

Chicago White Sox @ Texas Rangers Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed LHP Anthony Kay vs. LHP Tyler Alexander (followed by RHP Cal Quantrill as the bulk hurler perhaps) Today’s Lineups WHITE SOX RANGERS Sam Antonacci – LF Wyatt Langford – DH Munetaka Murakami – […]

Texas Rangers lineup for July 22, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for July 22, 2026 against the Chicago White Sox: starting pitchers are Tyler Alexander for the Rangers and Anthony Kay for the White Sox. Texas looks to win this series against Chicago this evening. Cal Quantrill is expected to come in behind Tyler Alexander, who is the opener. Josh Jung, who left […]

Rangers Reacts Survey — The Playoffs

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. The Texas Rangers are currently in first place in the American League West, up a half […]

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Higashioka, Corniell to i.l.

Texas Rangers catcher Kyle Higashioka and pitcher Jose Corniell were placed on the injured list with right flexor tendon issues, the team announced yesterday. To replace them on the active roster, the Rangers purchased the contracts of veteran catcher Austin Wynns and veteran pitcher Marco Gonzales from AAA Round Rock. The Rangers had an open […]

2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings — #13

Congratulations to Yeison Morrobel, who has been named the #12 prospect in the 2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings, receiving a little under a 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 […]

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Wednesday Morning Links

Morning, all! The Rangers have agreed to deals with their top three draft picks and introduced them Tuesday. Lefty reliever Marco Gonzales has joined the big league club, replacing Jose Corniell who is heading to the IL with a flexor tendon issue. Kyle Higashioka is also headed to the IL with a flexor tendon issue […]

Minor league update for 7/21/26

Hickory starter Aidan Deakins was terrific, striking out nine and walking one in six shutout innings while allowing just one hit. Pablo Guerrero was 2 for 4 with a double. Marco Argudin had a hit and a pair of walks. Yolfran Castillo had a hit and a walk. Dewar Tovar had a hit and a […]

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51-50 – Rangers rebound, wreck White Sox 10-0

The Texas Rangers scored ten runs while the Chicago White Sox scored zero runs. Coming into tonight’s game, the Rangers had allowed exactly 100 runs in the month of July in 13 games. That’s a ghastly 7.7 runs per game. There had been losses of 9-4, 13-1, 9-3, 15-1, 10-3 to list a few of […]

Game 101 Game Day Thread – Chicago White Sox @ Texas Rangers

Chicago White Sox @ Texas Rangers Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed LHP Noah Schultz vs. RHP Kumar Rocker Today’s Lineups WHITE SOX RANGERS Sam Antonacci – LF Wyatt Langford – DH Munetaka Murakami – 1B Justin Foscue – 2B Miguel Vargas – 3B Josh […]

Rangers sign Rojas, Comeau, Bumila

The Texas Rangers have signed pitcher Gio Rojas, infielder Connor Comeau, and pitcher Brody Bumila, the team’s first, second and third round draft choices, respectively, it was announced today. Rojas, the 16th overall pick, reportedly received a bonus of $4.6 million, which is roughly $500,000 below slow. Comeau, the 54th pick, reportedly received $2.5 million, […]

2026 Texas Rangers Recap: Week 17

Season Record: 50-49 Week Record: 1-2 Series Record: 16–15, 1 split GAME 97: 1-15 Loss @ Atlanta Braves GAME 98: 7-6 Win @ Atlanta Braves GAME 99: 5-8 Loss @ Atlanta Braves The Rangers came back from the All-Star break and lost two games against the Atlanta Braves. So we’re going to talk about the lone win because […]

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2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings — #12

Congratulations to David Davalillo, who has been named the #11 prospect in the 2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings, receiving a little under a 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 […]

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Tuesday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. The DMN’s Nate Sanchez writes about the Texas Rangers wasting an early lead with an off night from Jacob deGrom. Kennedi Landry writes that the eventual blowout loss sent the Rangers back to .500 and further clouded their trade deadline plans. Shawn McFarland writes that Chris Young would like to see the no-longer-in-first-place […]

50-50 – Rangers take a beating, slip back to .500

The Texas Rangers scored three runs but the Chicago White Sox scored ten runs. The Rangers were perhaps simply outclassed by a better team this evening. That’s a hilarious notion facing the White Sox of this recent era but former Bruce Bochy sidekick Will Venable has the South Siders atop the AL Central and playing […]

Game 100 Game Day Thread – Chicago White Sox @ Texas Rangers

Chicago White Sox @ Texas Rangers Monday, July 20, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed RHP Erick Fedde vs. RHP Jacob deGrom Today’s Lineups WHITE SOX RANGERS Sam Antonacci – LF Joc Pederson – DH Munetaka Murakami – 1B Wyatt Langford – LF Miguel Vargas – 3B Josh […]

Texas Rangers lineup for July 20, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for July 20, 2026 against the Chicago White Sox: starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom for the Rangers and Erick Fedde for the ChiSox. Texas begins a seven day homestand today that’s a pretty big deal, facing the first place Chicago White Sox for three games and then the currently second place by […]

Rangers Reacts Results: The Draft

Last week, our Rangers Reacts survey asked folks to grade the team’s 2026 draft. This turned out to be one of the rare instances where most everyone was pretty pleased. Over 90% of respondents gave the draft either an A or a B, with the B’s narrowly edging out the A’s. Most of the rest […]

2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings — #11

Congratulations to Dalton Pence, who has been named the #10 prospect in the 2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings, receiving a little under a 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 […]

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Minor league update for 7/19/26

Hickory’s game was suspended due to rain in the top of the first with the Crawdads down 6-0. It will be resumed in late August. Hub City starter Kamdyn Perry didn’t make it out of the first, allowing two runs in 0.2 IP, walking one. D.J. McCarty walked four and struck out five in five […]

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