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Rangers 'cautiously optimistic' on Seager, Jung

Bochy hoping to have both All-Stars available by Opening Day
@kennlandry
March 18, 2024

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Rangers, when healthy, have an infield comprised of three All-Stars in Corey Seager, Marcus Semien and Josh Jung, in addition to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, who has both a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger Award to his name. But unfortunately, the Rangers won’t enter the

Anderson's offseason work has him vying for roster spot

@kennlandry
March 18, 2024

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Grant Anderson’s funky delivery is the first thing that immediately stands out when watching him pitch. Controlling that delivery is also what Anderson spent much of his offseason working on. “It was mainly just getting my pitches to move more like how they did in the previous

Injuries & Moves: Rangers trim camp roster to 52

March 18, 2024

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Projecting the Rangers' 2024 Opening Day roster

@kennlandry
March 17, 2024

Much like last season, the Rangers entered Spring Training without question marks at many positions. Every position player from Game 5 of the World Series is returning except designated hitter Mitch Garver, and the pitching staff, while lacking depth, is stable for the time being. Here is a position-by-position breakdown

Power Rankings: Who's on top entering the season?

@williamfleitch
March 18, 2024

There is a baseball game on Wednesday. Wednesday! Sure, the 28 Major League Baseball teams that aren’t in South Korea right now don’t get to play for another 10 days or so, but nevertheless: The Dodgers and Padres are playing some baseball on Wednesday. Which means it’s time for Power

1 player from each team making a big impression this spring

March 18, 2024

As we near the end of Spring Training, and with Opening Day right around the corner, it's time to check in on which players around baseball have made the biggest impression on each club during Cactus League and Grapefruit League play. With the help of all 30 MLB.com beat writers,

These prospects stood out most in Spring Breakout

@SamDykstraMiLB
March 17, 2024

As the inaugural Spring Breakout weekend comes to a close, there was no shortage of talent on display. With dozens of Top 100 prospects and nearly two-thirds of the 900 players who make up the team Top 30 prospects lists taking part, each club was well represented … but a

Bradford on cusp of earning rotation spot

@kennlandry
March 16, 2024

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Cody Bradford came into Spring Training hoping to earn a spot in the Rangers’ starting rotation. The 26-year-old knew he could and would do whatever the team asked of him, but he’s been a starter his entire career. Though he became a swingman of sorts in his

Scherzer's rehab progressing as he returns to Rangers camp

@kennlandry
March 15, 2024

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Max Scherzer is excited to toss some medicine balls. It seems mundane, but it’s one thing that Scherzer is fully looking forward to as he rejoins the Rangers in Surprise for the last two weeks of Spring Training. “When you take that away from me for three

Cauley shows out for Rangers in inaugural Spring Breakout game

@kennlandry
March 14, 2024

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers big league manager Bruce Bochy watched from behind a screen on the field at Surprise Stadium, along with pitching coach Mike Maddux and other coaches in the organization. The group had their eyes on the future of the Rangers’ organization for the first-ever Spring Breakout game,

With grand slam, Langford pads case for roster

@kennlandry
March 14, 2024

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Wyatt Langford entered his first Spring Training with a clear shot to break camp with the big league club. It hasn’t been a secret. And with less than two weeks until Opening Day, Langford continues to show exactly why he should be in Arlington come March 28.

Fresh off eye-opening first pro season, Porter is having 'a blast'

@kennlandry
March 13, 2024

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Brock Porter had a decorated high school career with St. Mary's Prep at Orchard Lake, Mich. He won three state titles, was named Michigan’s Gatorade Player of the Year twice and took home Gatorade's national award in his senior season. Now ranked as the Rangers’ No. 4

Carter, Langford duo makes Texas a unique defending champ

Rookies each projected for more than 500 plate appearances
@mike_petriello
March 14, 2024

When the 2024 Texas Rangers take the field to defend their World Series title, you’ll be unsurprised to see them return many of the same veteran stars who helped bring the championship home in the first place – names like Marcus Semien, Jonah Heim, Nathan Eovaldi and Adolis García. But

Walsh happy for 'fresh start', eyes Opening Day roster spot

@sonjamchen
March 12, 2024

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- As a 39th-round pick in the 2015 MLB Draft, Jared Walsh had the deck stacked against him from the moment he entered pro ball. But he eventually rose through the Angels' system and replaced the legendary Albert Pujols as the club's starting first baseman in 2021. The

Rangers partner with Rival to launch Rangers Gaming

March 12, 2024

NEW YORK – In collaboration with Rival, Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2023 World Series Champion Texas Rangers will launch “Rangers Gaming,” the club’s official interactive gaming community for fans to connect online, starting with its inaugural tournament on March 18 featuring Call of Duty. “We’re really excited to team up

Eovaldi's leadership just as valuable as his pitching 

@sonjamchen
March 11, 2024

TEMPE, Ariz. -- If there's been any rust for Nathan Eovaldi to shake off this spring, he hasn't let it slow him down. The Rangers' right-hander has largely picked up where he left off in a small sample size, allowing five runs (four earned) on seven hits and five walks

After World Series title, 'Rangers way' still fueling club's pipeline

March 12, 2024

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Texas farm director Josh Bonifay likes to talk about playing the game the “Rangers way.” Entering his third season as the organization’s head of player development, he takes his charge seriously in making sure players come up the pipeline and are instilled with values that give them

Bradford wants to start, but more importantly, he wants to win

@kennlandry
March 10, 2024

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Cody Bradford has been clear about two things all spring: 1. He wants to be a starter. 2. He’ll do whatever it takes to help the team win. He’s not just saying that. He does want to help the team win, but there’s no doubt Bradford is

1 under-the-radar Spring Breakout prospect for each club

@thevandalorian and @benweinrib and @jesus_cano88
March 13, 2024

Spring Breakout begins Thursday with a pair of the showcase event's 16 games set to kick things off. Headlined by the best and brightest prospects in the game, Spring Breakout will feature no shortage of household names: 72 of MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects and 575 of the 900 players

Hole at 1B could help Foscue's Opening Day chances

@kennlandry
March 10, 2024

This story was excerpted from Kennedi Landry's Rangers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. SURPRISE, Ariz. -- When Justin Foscue first played first base in a Cactus League game earlier this week, Rangers manager Bruce Bochy joked that

10 players having a scorching Spring Training

@ssc627
March 11, 2024

We aren’t really meant to read into Spring Training stats for a number of reasons. They measure a small sample size when players are trying to warm up after a few months off, and no one really plays preseason exhibition games with results in mind in any sport. Plenty of

1 position battle to watch for each team

March 11, 2024

With the first few rounds of cuts behind us, clubs are getting a clearer picture of what their rosters are going to look like to open the 2024 season. Even so, every team still has at least one key question mark -- a role that remains, for all intents and

4 Spring Training stats that matter for Texas

@kennlandry
March 9, 2024

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Only one Cactus League stadium -- Salt River Fields -- has Statcast technology, so it’s hard to tell exactly how well some guys are doing throughout Spring Training.

  • Dodgers 7, Rangers 1 The Rangers have played two games at Salt River Fields this spring, a 6-6