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.
ANAHEIM — The Rangers have acquired veteran infielder Cristian Guzman from the Washington Nationals on Thursday. Texas is giving up two Minor League pitching prospects in the deal. Sources say one is Double-A pitcher Ryan Tatusko. Guzman, a two-time All-Star, gives the Rangers a front-line second baseman to fill in while Ian Kinsler is on [...]
ARLINGTON — The Rangers finally have their right-handed-hitting corner infielder. The Rangers sent Double-A reliever Evan Reed and injured pitcher Omar Poveda to the Marlins on Thursday in exchange for Jorge Cantu, a seven-year veteran from McAllen, Texas. The Marlins will pick up a portion of Cantu's remaining $2.2 million salary. In order to make [...]
Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez filed an objection to the Rangers' bankruptcy plan on Wednesday over concerns about the $24.9 million he's owed in deferred money for his time with the Rangers, The Associated Press reported Thursday. Rodriguez, listed as a creditor in the plan, filed the objection "out of an abundance of caution due [...]
The Rangers placed star second baseman Ian Kinsler on the disabled list with a strained left groin on Thursday. To take Kinsler's place on the roster, the club called up first baseman/outfielder Mitch Moreland from Triple-A Oklahoma City. He wasn't previously on the club's 40-man roster, so to make room, the Rangers transferred pitcher Mark [...]
ARLINGTON — Nelson Cruz brought it to an end in the bottom of the 10th inning with a long home run into the left-field bleachers, but Michael Young was succinct in summing up Tuesday night at the Ballpark in Arlington. "That game was all Cliff Lee," Young said. "You can't say enough about the job [...]
ARLINGTON — The Rangers continue their search for a right-handed-hitting first baseman. Many rumors are floated, but Jorge Cantu with the Marlins and Ty Wigginton with the Orioles appear to be their main targets. Bigger names have surfaced, including Derrek Lee of the Cubs and Adam Dunn of the Nationals, but that is likely to [...]
ARLINGTON — If Rich Harden's latest performance with Triple-A Oklahoma City is any indication, his return to the Rangers rotation could be forthcoming. Harden earned a no-decision after giving up no earned runs in six innings of work while adding 10 strikeouts and just one walk. A pair of third-inning fielding errors brought home Memphis' [...]
FRISCO, Texas — When the Rangers traded Justin Smoak along with three Minor League prospects for Cliff Lee, the Mariners wanted one player that the Rangers weren't willing to give up. That player was Double-A outfielder Engel Beltre, who's continuing to shoot up through the Rangers' Minor League system. "He's been young for his level [...]
ARLINGTON — The storm has passed. The furor that Rangers manager Ron Washington found himself in during Spring Training is only a distant memory. This is no longer a manager surrounded by questions of job security. This is a manager surrounded by committed players who are performing at a high level and leaving it all [...]
ARLINGTON — Former President George W. Bush was the Rangers' managing general partner from 1989-94. During those five years, Bush could only dream of the Rangers having the kind of pitching they have been getting this season. Maybe that's why Bush called his buddy Nolan Ryan at the last minute to see if the Rangers [...]