They call the portion of the season after the All-Star break the second half. But it’s really 40 percent. At 49-47, the Rangers have played 60 percent of their games. ‘ Now it’s a sprint until August 3, which is when the trade deadline is. That’s just 18 days away. […]
As if it wasn’t hard enough to find a Rangers game on TV, they’ve made it even more complicated. After Bally, the company that held the right to broadcast Texas Rangers games declared bankruptcy, folded, and stiffed the Rangers on millions of dollars of rights fees, the team moved quickly […]
The American League beat the National League in the All-Star Game 4-0. It was inevitable, considering the National League is having a historical dominating season in interleague play over the American League. The Rangers had one All-Star, Jacob Latz. He pitched to one batter, struck him out, and earned the […]
Every year the All-Star Game pits the best in the American League against the best in the National League. Before interleague play, it was the only way for fans to see players from the other league. Now that every team plays every team at least once a year, some of […]
The Rangers head into the All-Star break on a high note after beating the Astros two out of three. It wasn’t so much that they won the series, it was how they won it. Friday’s Game 1, they had a 3-0 lead, blew it, then came storming back with four […]
Yesterday was the first round of the 2026 player draft. The Rangers are all giddy about their pick. With the sixteenth pick in the draft, they were able to snag a kid who was ranked as eighth best prospect. That’s pretty good value. His name is Gio Rojas, and he’s […]
One of the best things about baseball is it’s filled with stories about unsung heroes. Guys who have failed, persevered, and came out on the other side. Cal Quantrill is one of those guys. This is his eighth major league season, and sixth team. Which means, he has been DFAed […]
What if being average is good enough in the American League West? The Rangers, who finished 81-81 last year and nine games out of first, are textbook average. But average this year is good enough to win the A.L. West. Nobody is good in this division. But here’s the tricky […]
Is it too late to return MacKenzie Gore? Okay, maybe he’s slightly used, so Texas gets only three or four of the prospects they dealt for him back, not all five. Like a restocking fee. Let the Washington Nationals keep something for him. Gore would be better served as a […]
You have to wonder where the Rangers would be without Elias Diaz. He was nowhere on the Rangers radar when the season started. Diaz started the season with the Royals, played ten games, hit .227 but had a decent .852 OPS. Still, Kansas City cut him. Luckily for the Rangers, […]
