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.
11/30/09 12:00 AM EST C is everything from a Carl Crawford Crystal Card to Chicago Cubs Cooperstown Caps now a full 20 percent off in the all-day sales event under way until 11:59 p.m. ET at the MLB.com Shop. Y is the Yankees World Series Champions Collection — and knowing you can celebrate another big [...]
11/28/09 10:00 AM EST The feeling always was that the Rangers were a little uncomfortable getting all this attention about their farm system. It was always this publication or another Web site proclaiming that Texas had the top Minor League organization in all of baseball. It was nice to have the scouting staffs, both domestic [...]
11/27/09 10:00 AM EST There will be plenty on the menu for Thanksgiving at Ron Washington's house this year. Besides the traditional turkey, Gerry Washington will be serving stuffed peppers, macaroni and cheese, potato salad, bread pudding and of course gumbo. What would Thanksgiving be in New Orleans without gumbo? "She usually fixes all kinds [...]
11/25/09 5:03 PM EST FORT WORTH, Tex. — On a cold and windy November afternoon, Rangers pitchers Kevin Millwood and Brandon McCarthy, infielder Michael Young and dugout coach Jackie Moore stopped by to have lunch at Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth. They were joined in the cafeteria by about 85 disadvantaged people who were there [...]
11/24/09 3:15 PM EST ARLINGTON — Jake Krug has spent the past seven seasons in the Rangers' amateur scouting department as an assistant to Ron Hopkins and in the critical role of eastern crosschecker. This offseason, he was named assistant director for player development, the No. 2 position in the farm system behind Scott Servais. [...]
11/23/09 3:13 PM EST ARLINGTON — Left-handed reliever Eddie Guardado, who spent the last two years pitching out of the Rangers bullpen, wants to pitch again. Guardado, who talked about retiring at the end of the season, intends on pitching again in 2010, his agent Kevin Kohler said on Monday. "He's going to continue with [...]
11/20/09 3:16 PM EST ARLINGTON — Outfielder Marlon Byrd is truly a free agent. As of Friday, he can sign with any team. But he made it clear where he wants to play in 2010. "My first choice is and has always been the Rangers," Byrd said. Rangers general manager Jon Daniels made it clear [...]
11/19/09 3:22 PM EST ARLINGTON — Here is how Rangers third baseman Michael Young's offseason has gone so far: He has been named the Rangers Player of the Year for the fourth time in his career. His wife Cristina gave birth to their second child, Emilio. He is fully recovered from a strained left hamstring [...]
11/19/09 3:00 AM EST ARLINGTON — The Rangers, faced with the real possibility of Marlon Byrd not coming back, will be look for a right-handed bat when the free agency bidding officially begins at 11:01 p.m. CT on Thursday night. That's when clubs lose exclusive rights to their own players and free agents are able [...]
11/17/09 6:07 PM EST ARLINGTON — The Rangers, in 2009, finally started understanding what manager Ron Washington has been talking about. They started to understand you don't need a great offense to win in the American League. They started to grasp the idea that you can win with strong pitching and defense. The Rangers did [...]