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11-9 – Rangers solve T-Mobile Park with 5-0 win over Mariners

The Texas Rangers scored five runs while the Seattle Mariners scored zero runs. For the second time this season the Rangers and Mariners opened up a series with Jacob deGrom matching up against Logan Gilbert in a battle between former Stetson University right-handers turned AL rotation-toppers. Like the game back in Arlington earlier this month, […]

Game 20 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners

Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners Friday, April 17, 2026, 8:40 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) T-Mobile Park RHP Jacob deGrom vs. RHP Logan Gilbert Today’s Lineups RANGERS MARINERS Brandon Nimmo – RF Brendan Donovan – 3B Corey Seager – SS Cal Raleigh – C Wyatt Langford – LF Julio Rodriguez – […]

Texas Rangers lineup for April 17, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for April 17, 2026 against the Seattle Mariners: starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom for the Rangers and Logan Gilbert for the M’s. Texas begins a three game series in Seattle, the final stop on their road trip. The lineup: Nimmo — RF Seager — SS Langford — LF Burger — 1B Carter […]

Garret Anderson has passed away

Garret Anderson, long time major league outfielder who spent most of his career with the Anaheim Angels, has passed away, the team announced this morning. Anderson was 53. Anderson was originally a fourth round pick of the Angels in 1990, and during his career he was a member of the California Angels, the Anaheim Angels, […]

Friday morning Rangers things

Good morning, LSB. The Rangers won a spirited, comeback affair against the A’s yesterday. Kennedi Landry writes about how the Rangers finally bested their mortal enemy, the wind. Grant also writes about Gavin Collyer’s quick and efficient MLB debut. Grant also looks at some streaking Rangers, good and bad. Elsewhere MLB Pipeline lists the best […]

Minor league update for 4/16/26

All four Rangers affiliates scored double digits yesterday. Yes, even Hub City. Hickory starter Jormy Nivar allowed one run in four innings, striking out four and walking one. Paulino Santana was 2 for 5 with a walk. Yolfran Castillo was had a hit and a walk. Marcos Torres was 2 for 3 with two walks […]

10-9 – Rangers survive the wrath of Zephyrus with 9-6 win over A’s

The Texas Rangers scored nine runs while the Sacramento River Athletics scored six runs. Brother I don’t know what that was. It was barely even baseball. Anyhow, the Rangers dropped like ten popups and nearly lost a ridiculous, blustery finale in not-Oakland before the potential shame of blowing a 5-3 lead on a bases clearing […]

Texas Rangers lineup for April 16, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for April 16, 2026 against the A’s: starting pitchers are Jack Leiter for the Rangers and Jacob Lopez for the A’s. Texas will be looking to split the series finale today. The A’s have a lefty starting, so Evan Carter and Joc Pederson are sitting, and Corey Seager is also getting the […]

Thursday Morning Links

Morning, all! Skip Schumaker took responsibility for yesterday’s loss in a postgame presser, saying he should have walked Shea Langeliers in a tie game with first base open. The game was tied up when Schumaker brought in Cole Winn to face Langeliers in the fifth with a lefty due up behind him, a situation Langeliers […]

Minor league update for 4/15/26

Hickory starter Aidan Deakins went four innings and gave up three runs on a two out, three run homer, though an error preceded that so Deakins still has a 0.00 ERA on the year. He struck out three and walked three. Paulino Santana homered and drew two walks. Josh Springer had a hit. Dewar Tovar […]

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9-9 – Rangers come up short in 6-5 loss to Athletics

The Texas Rangers scored five runs but the Athletics of California, United States on planet Earth scored six runs. The Rangers didn’t have many hits on the night — just five total — but two of them contributed to all five of their runs with Corey Seager hitting a two-run home run in the 3rd […]

Martin, Curvelo to i.l., Collyer, Quantrill up

The Texas Rangers have placed reliever Chris Martin on the 15 day injured list with a shoulder impingement and reliever Luis Curvelo on the injured list with a biceps strain. To replace the pair, the Rangers have purchased the contracts of righthanded pitchers Gavin Collyer and Cal Quantrill. To make room on the 40 man […]

Game 18 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ West Sacramento Athletics

Texas Rangers @ Athletics Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 8:40 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Sutter Health Park RHP Kumar Rocker vs. RHP J.T. Ginn Today’s Lineups RANGERS ATHLETICS Brandon Nimmo – RF Nick Kurtz – 1B Corey Seager – SS Shea Langeliers – C Wyatt Langford – DH Carlos Cortes – […]

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Texas Rangers lineup for April 15, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for April 15, 2026 against the A’s: starting pitchers are Kumar Rocker for the Rangers and J.T. Ginn for the A’s. Its Jackie Robinson Day, and the Rangers are playing game three of the four game series in Sacramento. Jake Burger gets his first day off of the season, and Wyatt Langford […]

More heads roll at MLBPA

MLBPA chief operating officer Xavier James and head of human resources Michael O’Neill have been fired with cause, according to Jeff Passan. This comes on the heels of Tony Clark’s resignation as the executive director of the MLBPA in February. Clark was having an “inappropriate relationship” with his sister-in-law, who was also working for the […]

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Wednesday Morning Links

Morning, all! After a rough start to the season, Nathan Eovaldi threw seven shutout innings to the A’s on Monday. Josh Sborz needs to be added to the 40 man roster today or he will be available for all 29 major league teams to claim, though doing so will require removing someone. The Rangers started […]

Minor league update for 4/14/26

Aneudys Mejia went four innings for Hickory, allowing one run, walking two and striking out five. Paulino Santana was 1 for 3 with a walk and a stolen base. Dewar Tovar homered. Yolfran Castillo was 2 for 4. Marcos Torres had a hit and a stolen base. Daniel Flames was 3 for 3 with a […]

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9-8 – Springs springs 2-1 loss on Rangers

The Texas Rangers scored one run but the Arden Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Area Athletics scored two runs. The Rangers should have saved a few of those eight runs from last night for tonight’s contest. In a strange contest, Texas took a 1-0 lead in the top of the 1st with another RBI from Jake Burger in […]

Game 17 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ West Sacramento Athletics

Texas Rangers @ Athletics Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 8:40 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) Sutter Health Park LHP MacKenzie Gore vs. LHP Jeffrey Springs Today’s Lineups RANGERS ATHLETICS Brandon Nimmo – RF Shea Langeliers – DH Wyatt Langford – DH Nick Kurtz – 1B Corey Seager – SS Jacob Wilson – […]

Texas Rangers lineup for April 14, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for April 14, 2026 against the A’s: starting pitchers are MacKenzie Gore for the Rangers and Jeffrey Springs for the A’s. MacKenzie Gore looks to continue his early success against the A’s this evening. With former Ranger great Jeffrey Springs, a southpaw, on the mound, we have an odd looking lineup, though […]