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.
Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus, with a one-run lead teetering on the brink, had some sage advice for closer Neftali Feliz in the ninth inning on Wednesday afternoon. “Throw the ball down the middle,” Andrus said after Feliz had just walked two White Sox hitters with one out and was in danger of suffering his third [...]
Craig Gentry was called up from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday even though he had the weakest offensive numbers of their three outfielders. The difference is he is a right-handed hitter, while Endy Chavez and Doug Deeds are left-handed hitters. The Rangers’ three current starting outfielders at the Major League level — Julio Borbon, David [...]