ARLINGTON — Major League Baseball, People and the Rangers announced Monday that Dallas resident John Hoover had been named the club's All-Star of the All-Stars Among Us campaign. Hoover, who won the award over two other finalists, was voted on by fans for his community service with A Wish With Wings, an organization that grants [...]
The Rangers announced changes in their rotation for their upcoming series against the Angels and White Sox, with right-hander Colby Lewis getting an additional two days of rest and right-hander Omar Beltre set to make his Major League debut against the Angels on Wednesday. Lewis, who allowed four earned runs over five innings while throwing [...]
ARLINGTON — The drama is no longer whether or not Josh Hamilton will be in the American League starting lineup for the All-Star Game. The question now is if he can overtake Ichiro Suzuki of the Mariners and receive the most votes by any American League outfielder. Hamilton, who is currently riding a 21-game hitting [...]
ARLINGTON — The Seattle Mariners, so everybody thinks, are on the verge of trading pitcher Cliff Lee. Instead, despite being 14 games out at the time, they decided to do something about their offense by reacquiring first baseman Russell Branyan on Friday as general manager Jack Zduriencik made it clear that part of development is [...]
ARLINGTON — There was much going on after the Rangers' 7-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon. Manager Ron Washington was strolling through the clubhouse when he saw pitcher C.J. Wilson pumping away on the exercise bicycle. This was after he had thrown 112 pitches over seven innings in 95-degree heat. "He said [...]
ARLINGTON — It was just another day at the ballpark for Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton. Hamilton's sixth inning single in the Rangers' 7-2 win over the Astros on Saturday extended his hitting streak to 20 games, making it the longest streak in the Major Leagues this season. He is going neck and neck with Kansas [...]
Young shows durability by taking no days off Washington settles into catching rotation Harden hoping to return to mound soon Worth noting ARLINGTON — For the second time this week, manager Ron Washington rested one of his hottest hitters. Julio Borbon was given the day off for Saturday's contest against the Astros. Borbon has been [...]
Young shows durability by taking no days off One of team's hottest hitters, Borbon rests Harden hoping to return to mound soon Worth noting ARLINGTON — Right now, manager Ron Washington has settled into a rotation with his catchers. He likes the idea of Matt Treanor playing three contests in a row and then using [...]
ARLINGTON — In the glow of Thursday's 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, after he had delivered a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth, designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero spoke of what makes the Rangers so special these days. "What we have good on this team are good friendships," Guerrero said. "If I have [...]
ARLINGTON — Rangers Baseball Express has filed a motion asking Judge Michael Lynn to reconsider his order to delay a hearing on the sale of the franchise until July 22, requesting instead that the hearing be held on the originally scheduled date of July 9. "The reason we're seeking this action is because the delay [...]
