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Minor league update for 6/7/26

Hickory starter Evan Siary allowed two runs in five innings, striking out four and walking one. Owen Proksch struck out two and walked one in two innings. Michael Trausch faced four batters, threw six strikes in 21 pitches, and allowed a hit, three walks and two runs. Hector Osorio was 3 for 5 with a […]

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Monday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Shawn McFarland writes that by beating a left-handed starter, and hitting four home runs at home, the Texas Rangers earned a series-winning victory while conquering a couple of their biggest weaknesses. Kennedi Landry writes that even without Corey Seager, the Rangers turned to the power stroke to vanquish Cleveland. McFarland notes that the […]

32-33 – Rangers flip the script on Guardians to claim series

The Texas Rangers scored ten runs while the Cleveland Guardians scored zero runs. In a total reversal of everything that went wrong yesterday, the Rangers went from a 6-0 loss to an 10-0 win to finish the weekend with a home series win over the Guardians. Whereas yesterday the Rangers collected all of three hits […]

Game 65 Game Day Thread – Cleveland Guardians @ Texas Rangers

Cleveland Guardians @ Texas Rangers Sunday, June 7, 2026, 1:35 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed LHP Joey Cantillo vs. RHP Jacob deGrom Today’s Lineups GUARDIANS RANGERS Travis Bazzana – 2B Wyatt Langford – LF Jose Ramirez – DH Josh Jung – 3B Chase DeLauter – RF Brandon Nimmo – […]

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Minor league update for 6/6/26

Hickory threw a combined no hitter. Starter A.J. Russell retired all 10 batters he faced, striking out five. Geury Rodriguez walked four and struck out one in 1.1 IP. J.D. McReynolds struck out three in 1.1 IP. Jormy Nivar walked one and struck out two while handling the final three innings. Hector Osorio had a […]

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Sunday morning Rangers things

Good morning, folks… The Texas Rangers fell to the Cleveland Guardians last night by a score of 6-0. Jack Leiter cruised through Guardians the first time through, but struggled after that. Luis Curvelo left the game yesterday after taking a comebacker off the leg. Skip Schumaker says that Ezequiel Duran will continue to play every […]

31-33 – Rangers conquered by Cleveland as .500 eludes them again

The Texas Rangers scored zero runs but the Cleveland Guardians scored six runs. The irony-pilled cynic in me saw that tonight’s Guardians starting pitcher Tanner Bibee was winless for American League Central-leading Cleveland in 14 starts this season while coming into the game sporting a mid-4s ERA and immediately thought, “Oh yeah, he’s for sure […]

Game 64 Game Day Thread – Cleveland Guardians @ Texas Rangers

Cleveland Guardians @ Texas Rangers Saturday, June 6, 2026, 6:35 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / FOX) The Shed RHP Tanner Bibee vs. RHP Jack Leiter Today’s Lineups GUARDIANS RANGERS Travis Bazzana – 2B Joc Pederson – DH Jose Ramirez – 3B Corey Seager – SS Chase DeLauter – DH Josh Jung – 3B Kyle […]

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Texas Rangers lineup for June 6, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for June 6, 2026 against the Cleveland Guardians: starting pitchers are Jack Leiter for the Rangers and Tanner Bibee for the Guardians. Texas squares off once again against the Guardians at the Shed. With a righthander on the mound for Cleveland, we have a somewhat more normal looking lineup for the Rangers. […]

Rangers signing Elias Diaz, per reports

MLB Rumors: The Texas Rangers are signing free agent catcher Elias Diaz, per multiple reports. Diaz, 35, has been with the Kansas City Royals this season before being released earlier this week. He has spent most of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Colorado Rockies. In 2025 he was with the San Diego Padres, […]

Minor league update for 6/5/26

Hickory starter Aidan Deakins struck out seven in five innings, giving up a solo homer. Louis Marinaro struck out two in two scoreless innings. Hector Osorio was 3 for 4 with a homer. Yolfran Castillo had a hit and a stolen base. Braylin Morel doubled. Marcos Torres doubled. Dewar Tovar and Josh Springer each had […]

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Saturday morning Rangers stuff

Good morning, LSB. The Rangers beat the Guardians yesterday, 3-2. Kennedi Landry writes about Corey Seager’s go-ahead home run in his first game back off the IL. As Skip Schumaker said postgame, it’s good to have your horses back. Evan Grant writes about another multi-inning save for Jacob Latz, a neat trick that Grant says […]

Game 63 Game Day Thread – Cleveland Guardians @ Texas Rangers

Cleveland Guardians @ Texas Rangers Friday, June 5, 2026, 7:15 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Apple TV) The Shed LHP Parker Messick vs. RHP Kumar Rocker Today’s Lineups GUARDIANS RANGERS Travis Bazzana – 2B Wyatt Langford – LF Jose Ramirez – 3B Corey Seager – SS Chase DeLauter – RF Josh Jung – 3B […]

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Langford activated, Haggerty DFA’d

Texas Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford has been activated from the 10 day injured list, the team announced today. Because there was an open spot on the active roster after yesterday’s transactions, no additional move was necessary to clear a spot for him. In addition, the Rangers activated Sam Haggerty from the bereavement list and have […]

MLB All Star Ballot is out

The 2026 MLB All Star Game ballots have been released, and you can go now to vote for your favorite Texas Rangers — and even some of the ones that aren’t your favorites — in the balloting. The Rangers on the ballot are: C — Danny Jansen 1B — Jake Burger 2B — Ezequiel Duran […]

Osorio, Perich win Player of the Month Awards

Texas Rangers outfielder Hector Osorio and infielder Rafe Perich were named the Player of the Month for the month of May for the Carolina League and the South Atlantic League, respectively. Osorio — who we did a Q&A with earlier this week — put up a .339/.449/.598 slash line for the Hickory Crawdads in the […]

Minor league update for 6/4/26

Hickory starter Jesus Lafalaise walked five and struck out three in 4.1 IP, allowing three runs. Paulino Santana homered. Yolfran Castillo was 2 for 5. Josh Springer was 2 for 3 with a double and a walk. Dewar Tovar was 2 for 4 with a homer. Hickory box score Kamdyn Perry started for Hub City […]

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Friday morning Rangers things

Good morning, LSB. The Rangers were off yesterday. Evan Grant writes that the team expects BOTH Corey Seager and Wyatt Langford back in action on Friday. Grant’s weekly Rangers stock report claims a volatile Burger index. Grant also answered a bunch of Rangers questions in his weekly live stream. Jim Callis’ latest mock draft has […]

Seager activated, Osuna, Freeman optioned

The Texas Rangers have activated shortstop Corey Seager from the 10 day injured list, per MLB.com. In addition, the Rangers have optioned outfielder Alejandro Osuna and infielder Cody Freeman to AAA Round Rock. Seager last played on May 13. On May 16, he reported back spasms, and while it was initially hoped he would be […]

Thursday Morning Links

Morning, all! Yesterday’s game featured the same lineup for a second game for the first time since April. Lefty Robby Ahlstrom is the fourth Ranger reliever this season to hold his opponents scoreless in his major league debut. Jordan Montgomery threw live batting practice yesterday. Josh Smith was one of the batters that stood in […]

Minor league update for 6/3/26

For Hickory, Owen Proksch had just his second bad outing of the season allowing four runs in 1.2 IP, walking one, striking out one and giving up a homer. Aneudis Mejia struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings. Josh Springer was 3 for 4 with a double. Yolfran Castillo was 2 for 4 with a […]

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