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.
12/16/09 8:40 PM EST ARLINGTON — Chuck Greenberg has been a Minor League owner for the past eight years in Altoona and State College, Pa., and in Myrtle Beach, S.C. As an attorney operating out of Pittsburgh, he was instrumental in putting together deals that helped NHL great Mario Lemieux buy the Pittsburgh Penguins in [...]
12/15/09 10:15 PM EST ARLINGTON — A group headed by Pittsburgh sports attorney Chuck Greenberg has been selected by Rangers owner Tom Hicks to enter into exclusive negotiations to buy the franchise, according to an official announcement made by Hicks Sports Group on Tuesday. Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan has committed to being a [...]
12/14/09 5:28 PM EST Explain why the Rangers are better off without Kevin Millwood, who is reasonably reliable, and better with two pitchers — Rich Harden and Chris Ray — with a history of injuries. Players who get injured tend to keep getting injured, do they not? – Paul F., Fort Worth, Texas The majority [...]
12/12/09 8:48 PM EST ARLINGTON — The Rangers considered the possibility of non-tendering infielder Esteban German and making him a free agent. Instead, they signed him to a contract for 2010. He is now only one of four Rangers who are under contract for 2010. The Rangers announced on Saturday night they have offered 2010 [...]
12/11/09 1:49 PM EST ARLINGTON — Rich Harden, like everybody else, knows his history of injuries. But only he knows the frustration that he has been through. Only he knows how difficult it has been to go through one injury after another, and only he knows the feeling of having high hopes and expectations fall [...]
12/10/09 10:42 PM EST It might not startle a Rangers player to see a line of fans stretched around the corner waiting for his autograph, even with the Rangers Ballpark's temperature gauge displaying 35 degrees or below. At Thursday night's Toys for Tots Finale, multiple players, alumni and broadcasters signed for those who donated a [...]
12/10/09 1:06 AM EST INDIANAPOLIS — The Rangers have tentatively agreed to a deal that would send catcher Max Ramirez to the Red Sox for veteran infielder Mike Lowell. Lowell is due $12 million in 2010 but the Red Sox would pick up most of the money. Because of the money involved, the trade would [...]
12/08/09 7:45 PM EST INDIANAPOLIS — The Rangers are talking to clubs about pitcher Kevin Millwood. They mull the possibility of trading Millwood for young pitching, then see what they can get in the free-agent market. But a club official said, "That's not our top priority." A starting catcher seems to have surpassed that as [...]
12/08/09 12:45 AM EST INDIANAPOLIS — Both outfielder Marlon Byrd and catcher Ivan Rodriguez have turned down the Rangers' offer of arbitration, with Rodriguez agreeing to a two-year, $6 million deal with the Nationals. The Rangers retain a sliver of hope of being able to re-sign Byrd to be their starting center fielder, as Byrd [...]
12/04/09 5:29 PM EST ARLINGTON — Rangers owner Tom Hicks has stopped working on a potential partnership with Dennis Gilbert in a future new ownership group, according to an industry source. Gilbert, a former player agent who made his fortune in the insurance business, and Pittsburgh sports attorney Chuck Greenberg head the two groups that [...]