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Good morning. Shawn McFarland has observations from camp for the Texas Rangers as manager Skip Schumaker has tough decisions to make. Evan Grant checks out how the Rangers fared in a messy game against the Angels yesterday in Cactus League action. Grant writes that Schumaker injected a dose of perspective into camp by bringing brain […]
12 days ago | 3 reads
The Texas Rangers have claimed outfielder Dairon Blanco on waivers from the Kansas City Royals, the team announced today. To make room on the 40 man roster, the Rangers have placed pitcher Jordan Montgomery on the 60 day injured list. Blanco is a righthanded hitting outfielder who turns 33 in April. Originally from Cuba, Blanco […]
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Today the Texas Rangers continue their preparations for the upcoming season with a Cactus League matchup against the Anaheim Angels. RHP Nathan Eovaldi will take the Surprise, AZ mound for Texas for today’s contest opposite RHP Victor Mederos, now under the tutelage of former Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux. Today’s Lineups ANGELS RANGERS Vaughn Grissom […]
13 days ago | 2 reads
Texas Rangers lineup for March 8, 2026 against the Anaheim Angels. We creep ever closer to Opening Day, one spring training game at a time… The lineup: Nimmo — RF Langford — LF Seager — SS Burger — 1B Carter — CF Smith — 2B Jansen — C Haggerty — DH Wade — 3B 3:05 […]
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Good morning, folks… Evan Grant has Three Observations from Saturday’s game against the Giants. Kyle Higashioka was scratched from the lineup again due to back issues. Cody Bradford is expected to throw live batting practice later this week as he continues his return from internal brace surgery. New manager Skip Schumaker has made a positive […]
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Today the Texas Rangers head over to Scottsdale, AZ for a Cactus League matchup against the San Francisco Giants. Taking the mound for Texas will be LHP Jacob Latz in his latest audition for the fifth spot in the rotation. Opposing him will be LHP Carson Whisenhunt for San Francisco. Today’s Lineups RANGERS GIANTS Sam […]
14 days ago | 3 reads
Good morning, LSB. Evan Grant has observations from a game in which Evan Carter homered but the Rangers lost. Andrew McCutchen had an emotional first day back in a major league camp. Jeff Wilson says McCutchen hit the ground running on his first day. Kevin Sherrington got one look at the Mariners and quickly deduced […]
14 days ago | 3 reads
The Texas Rangers welcome the hated Seattle Mariners to Surprise for an Arizona-flavored AL West battle. RHP Jack Leiter will take the mound for Texas opposite fellow notable former first-round SEC hurler Kade Anderson. The lefty for Seattle is fresh off leading LSU to a championship last summer, while Leiter made his name with Vanderbilt […]
15 days ago | 7 reads
Texas Rangers lineup for March 6, 2026 against the Seattle Mariners. Texas plays a spring game against the hated Mariners of Seattle this afternoon. Jack Leiter will be the starting pitcher for Texas. The lineup: Nimmo — RF Carter — CF Pederson — 1B Jansen — C Duran — 2B Canha — LF Helman — […]
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Good morning, LSB. The Rangers are adding on former MVP and longtime Pittsburgh Pirate, Andrew McCutchen. Jeff Wilson says McCutchen will get a shot at securing a part-time role on the opening day roster. Evan Grant has observations from the Rangers’ first spring training night game where Jake Burger homered off Cole Ragans. The DMN’s […]
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Today the Texas Rangers play their first night game this spring in an intriguing Cactus League affair where they will be the road squad from their home camp in Surprise, Arizona with the Kansas City Royals acting as the home team. Furthering the intrigue will be a matchup between two high profile lefties with MacKenzie […]
16 days ago | 3 reads
Texas Rangers lineup for March 5, 2026 against the Kansas City Royals. We have the Battle of Surprise today, with the Rangers and Royals facing off. MacKenzie Gore is pitching for the Rangers. The lineup: Haggerty — LF Langford — CF Seager — SS Burger — 1B Higashioka — C Smith — 2B Bride — […]
16 days ago | 7 reads
With the 2025 Texas Rangers season having come to an end, we shall be, over the course of the offseason, taking a look at every player who appeared in a major league game for the Texas Rangers in 2025. Today we are looking at relief pitcher Chris Martin. Chris Martin is very tall. Martin is […]
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The Texas Rangers have signed veteran outfielder/DH Andrew McCutchen to a minor league deal, per Evan Grant. The Rangers have had a need for a righthanded bat who can platoon with Joc Pederson at DH all offseason, and the only real move they have made to potentially address that was adding Mark Canha on a […]
16 days ago | 4 reads
Morning, all! Texas played Team Brazil yesterday and the mercy rule was invoked in the seventh inning. Jacob deGrom made his first start of the spring, allowing three hits and striking out three, as well. The Rangers will still be cautious with Jacob deGrom’s workload in 2026, aiming for around 175 innings. Skip Schumaker counts […]
16 days ago | 4 reads
Today the Texas Rangers invite the World Baseball Classic squad from Brazil to Surprise, AZ for a tune-up. The game may seem even more exhibition-y than a regular Cactus League contest, but it is noteworthy for Texas in that both former New York Mets favorites Jacob deGrom and Brandon Nimmo will be making their 2026 […]
17 days ago | 3 reads
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. Opening Day is getting closer and closer. The 2026 season is almost here. Let’s do a […]
17 days ago | 3 reads
Morning, all! Shawn McFarland continues his prospect countdown with left handed pitcher Dalton Pence at number 22 right handed pitcher Izack Tiger at number 21. There has been a lot of turnover in the Ranger bullpen, but Chris Young says that the best bullpens in baseball have a lot of moving parts. Evan Grant has […]
17 days ago | 4 reads
Texas Rangers lineup for March 4, 2026 against the Brazil WBC team. The WBC years means teams getting the occasional spring training matchups against the WBC squads from various countries. Today, Brazil is coming to Surprise to play the Texas Rangers. Not the whole country, to be clear. I don’t think the whole country would […]
17 days ago | 2 reads
With the 2025 Texas Rangers season having come to an end, we shall be, over the course of the offseason, taking a look at every player who appeared in a major league game for the Texas Rangers in 2025. Today we are looking at starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi. Nathan Eovaldi makes me happy. I bet you […]
18 days ago | 2 reads
Jurickson Profar, the Atlanta Braves OF/DH who missed 80 games in 2025 due to a suspension for performance enhancing drugs, is facing a 162 game suspension for a second positive test, per Jeff Passan. Aside from missing the entire 2026 regular season and forfeiting his salary for 2026, Profar would also be ineligible for the […]
18 days ago | 4 reads
Good morning. Shawn McFarland offers a few observations from Texas Rangers camp yesterday, including some players beginning to filter out for the World Baseball Classic. Jeff Wilson writes that it was a busy day yesterday with Nathan Eovaldi getting in some work in on the back fields. Tim Cowlishaw got the DMN to pay for […]
18 days ago | 4 reads
Today the Texas Rangers welcome the Cleveland Guardians to Surprise, AZ for, wouldn’t you know it, yet another Cactus League matchup. LHP Austin Gomber gets the nod for Texas opposite RHP Slade Cecconi for Cleveland for the second time in like a week. Today’s Lineups GUARDIANS RANGERS Angel Martinez – CF Evan Carter – LF […]
19 days ago | 4 reads
With the 2025 Texas Rangers season having come to an end, we shall be, over the course of the offseason, taking a look at every player who appeared in a major league game for the Texas Rangers in 2025. Today we are looking at infielder Justin Foscue. Not a great 2025 season for Justin Foscue. […]
19 days ago | 3 reads
Texas Rangers lineup for March 2, 2026 against the Cleveland Guardians. Spring training games keep rolling along. Austin Gomber is starting this one, instead of Nathan Eovaldi, as Eovaldi will be pitching in a minor league game. The lineup: Carter — LF Langford — CF Seager — SS Pederson — DH Burger — 1B Smith […]
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