The Texas Rangers, based in Arlington, Texas, participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the American League West Division. The Rangers were founded as the Washington Senators in 1961.
Former Rangers third baseman Steve Buechele is getting back in the game. The Rangers have hired Buechele to be their manager at Class A Bakersfield, the club announced on Monday. This will be Buechele's first full-time job in the game since he retired in 1995. He has been working for the Rangers and FOX Sports [...]
ARLINGTON — The Rangers season can be divided into three sections. First off was the disastrous start. The Rangers lost 16 of their first 23 games, and it appeared that changes were imminent at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Then came the rally that warded off possible changes. The Rangers won 19 of their next 29 [...]
This has been a big month for Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler and his wife, Tess. For the third straight year, they have served as the Rangers' ambassadors to Toys For Tots. They also welcomed into the world their first child, daughter Rian Brooklynn, who was born on Dec. 5. Kinsler has also been named [...]
ARLINGTON — The Rangers knew long ago that Mark Teixeira was going to command a hefty price once he reached free agency. They also suspected long ago that Teixeira might eventually end up in pinstripes. That ultimately proved to be the case on Tuesday, when Teixeira, who finished the past season with the Angels, agreed [...]
Former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Mench signed a one-year deal with the Hanshin Tigers on Wednesday. The 30-year-old Mench hit .243 in 51 games for Toronto last season. He has a career batting average of .269 with 89 homers and 330 RBI in 702 major league games with the Blue Jays, Texas Rangers and [...]
PLANO, Texas — Grant Schiller and his father, Mike, were in line and ready to go by 4 a.m. That's 4 a.m. on a cold February morning at the Plano Center where Ticketstock was being held and a number of Rangers, including the club president, were going to be signing autographs. The Schillers needed to [...]
Why do we not hear much about Eric Hurley? Is he not still considered a valuable prospect? Is he going be a part of the Rangers' plans for the rotation this year? – Ben F., Georgetown, Texas Hurley made five starts for the Rangers this past season and four were solid before missing the second [...]
ARLINGTON — Pitcher Dock Ellis, who passed away Friday, holds a unique distinction in Major League history. He is believed to be the only player in Major League history to have played for seven different managers in one season. "It's one of the great trivia questions of all time," said Frank Lucchesi, who was Manager [...]
The Rangers have made a number of changes in their scouting department, including promoting Jake Krug to East Coast crosschecker, moving Russ Ardolina and Mike Anderson to the professional scouting department and hiring Pedro Avila as their Venezuela scouting supervisor. Avila previously worked for the Mariners and was involved in the signing of pitcher Felix [...]
Dock Philip Ellis, whose rich pitching talents were obscured by his role as a controversial and colorful leader of the eccentric fringe of '70s baseball, is dead at 63. ESPN.com reported the former right-hander's death in California on Friday from a liver ailment, confirming the news with Ellis' former agent, Tom Reich. Ellis, who broke [...]