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.
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Darren O'Day, renaissance man and Rangers reliever, decided he wanted to go to medical school. This was after working as an assistant to a veterinarian, after getting cut from the University of Florida baseball team and before he worked as bouncer in a Gainesville, Fla., bar while studying for the law school [...]
SURPRISE, Ariz. — At high-noon on Wednesday, Rangers reliever Chris Ray took the mound in a Minor League game, pitching against the Royals' Double-A team on one of the back fields of the Surprise Stadium complex. He allowed two runs on three hits. He struck out one and did not walk a batter. He was [...]
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Turns out Scott Feldman is lined up to be the Rangers' No. 3 pitcher in their rotation. The way the Rangers have it set up, he'll follow Rich Harden and C.J. Wilson. After Feldman comes Matt Harrison and Colby Lewis. That's the way pitching coach Mike Maddux has it lined up for [...]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Geno Petralli, who caught for the Rangers for nine seasons, arrived in camp on Monday. Petralli, 50, is in camp for a week as a special instructor. He is not here as a candidate to be one of the Rangers' catchers. That part, the club has figured out. But there is much [...]
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Colby Lewis took visiting relatives to the Peace Memorial Park and his family on outings to the island of Itsukushima. He and his wife, Jenny, learned to ride everywhere on bicycles with son Cade — now 3 years old — riding along in his own private seat. Remember, cab rides start at [...]
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Derek Holland was in the Rangers' rotation at the end of last season. He could end up in the Triple-A Oklahoma City rotation to start the season. The Rangers, with Tommy Hunter down, are getting ready to open the season with a rotation that includes left-handers C.J. Wilson and Matt Harrison, and [...]
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Rangers right-hander Tommy Hunter has been diagnosed with a strained oblique muscle in his left rib cage and will be sidelined for one to two weeks. Hunter, expected to be the Rangers' fourth starter, has pitched just five innings in Spring Training, and missing as much time as he is expected to [...]
RANGERS 6, BREWERS 4at Surprise, Ariz.Thursday, March 18 Rangers at the plate: Josh Hamilton hit his third home run of the spring and his second in two nights with a two-run shot in the first inning. Taylor Teagarden drove in a run with a triple in the fifth inning and scored on a single by [...]
RANGERS 8, MARINERS 1at Peoria, Ariz.Wednesday, March 17 Rangers at the plate: Texas was home run happy Wednesday night, blasting four long balls into the Peoria night. Nelson Cruz had a big night, going 3-for-3 with three RBIs and blasting two home runs to right-center field. Josh Hamilton also homered in a 1-for-3 night, and [...]
MESA, Ariz. — Here is your daily scoreboard update on the Rangers' starting pitching after a 4-1 loss to the Cubs on Tuesday: Neftali Feliz: better. C.J. Wilson: outstanding. Or, as pitching coach Mike Maddux said of Wilson's work this spring: "His performance has been at the top of the list." Wilson still may not [...]