Grossman continues to hurt southpaws as Rangers' bats come alive
MIAMI -- When asked about what adjustments the Rangers’ offense needed to make, manager Bruce Bochy replied with one word. Confidence. “We need to get that back, to have more swagger out there,” he said. “I think we’ve lost a little bit of that.” Texas found the “swagger” it needed
Hernández a bright spot as Rangers scuffle in opener
MIAMI -- When Jonathan Hernández was called from the bullpen in the third inning, he had one thought: go out on the mound and do his job. For the 3 2/3 innings Hernández pitched, he did just that. He held the Marlins scoreless and helped keep the bullpen fresh for
Injuries & Moves: Semien back in lineup; Anderson dealt to Miami
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ARLINGTON -- There was a resounding “What?!” among the Rangers media continental as the club’s lineup for the series finale against the Diamondbacks at Globe Life Field was announced Wednesday morning before Texas' 6-1 win. For the first time in the Bruce Bochy era, Marcus Semien would not be in
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ARLINGTON -- Andrew Heaney began warming up in the Rangers' bullpen in the bottom of the third inning on Tuesday night, as the offense cut into an early Diamondbacks lead. That isn’t strange, in and of itself, but Texas had ace Nathan Eovaldi on the mound, and it would be
Carter heads to 10-day IL with lower back injury
ARLINGTON -- The Rangers are trading out one rookie sensation for another. As outfielder Wyatt Langford was activated from the injured list after rehabbing a hamstring injury on Tuesday, fellow rookie Evan Carter continues the Rangers’ injury epidemic, landing himself on the 10-day IL with lower back soreness. Carter missed
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Bruce Bochy, admittedly, did not know of Gerson Garabito’s existence until a few short weeks ago. Garabito signed a Minor League deal with the Rangers in December, and he didn’t appear in big league camp during Spring Training. But Texas is in a pitching bind with six starters
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Two months into the 2024 season, no MLB team can say it’s truly at full strength. Every club deals with injuries, and all 30 teams have at least one Major League player on the injured list. Some players are out for the rest of the season, while some are due
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Rangers can't recover as close call shifts momentum late
MINNEAPOLIS -- Bruce Bochy jumped out of the Rangers’ dugout at Target Field and beelined for home-plate umpire Laz Diaz, before quickly adjusting course to third-base umpire Erich Bacchus. Rangers reliever David Robertson, catcher Jonah Heim and Bochy himself all thought that Robertson struck out Twins second baseman Edouard Julien
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PHILADELPHIA -- It’s been one step forward and two steps back for the Rangers this season. The day after starter Dane Dunning came off of the injured list, another pitcher in Jon Gray landed on it with a mild right groin strain on Thursday. Gray tossed five innings and allowed
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PHILADELPHIA -- Three Rangers converged in shallow center field as a ball off the bat of Alec Bohm dropped between them in the bottom of the sixth inning on Wednesday night. As the ball fell, Bohm quickly took second base as Corey Seager and Marcus Semien watched Leody Taveras field
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