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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- There are nameplates hanging above every locker in the Rangers clubhouse at their Spring Training facility. That much is normal. But as a special touch this spring, each nameplate also includes the flag of a player's country, in honor of the World Baseball Classic, set to start

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Between 2022-25, Marcus Semien played 596 of 648 games at second base for the Rangers in the regular season, good for 91.97% of the time during his Texas tenure. During that same time period, Ezequiel Duran had the Rangers’ second-most starts at second base with 40. Cody

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The injury bug goes around every spring, and it hit the Rangers' clubhouse on Saturday morning. Rangers third baseman Josh Jung has a Grade 1 adductor strain, and he will be held out from baseball activities for at least 10 days. The 28-year-old was scratched from the

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Back in 2020, during the COVID-shortened 60-game season, Skip Schumaker -- then an associate manager with the Padres -- encountered a 21-year-old MacKenzie Gore. At the time, Gore was ranked by MLB Pipeline as the top pitching prospect in the sport. Like every other Minor Leaguer, he

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- In the 2020s, approximately 50 percent of all Rule 5 Draft picks have stuck with their new club. The last Rangers Rule 5 pick to make the Opening Day roster was Dodgers right-handed pitcher Brett de Geus in 2021. He was the No. 2 overall pick in

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers pitching prospect Caden Scarborough was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma after going in for a routine scan this offseason. He had surgery on Feb. 2 to have it removed and has just arrived in Surprise. “It's been … not easy, I'll be honest,” Scarborough said. “I’ve

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Over the last two seasons, Wyatt Langford and Evan Carter have appeared together in a total of 84 out of a potential 324 games.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Jack Leiter is far from the only pitcher to tinker with his arsenal in the offseason and into Spring Training. He’s not even the first to do it two years in a row. But for Leiter, adding this new cutter could be the key to him taking

SURPRISE, Ariz. – Rangers top prospect Sebastian Walcott (No. 7 overall) had a successful internal brace surgery on his right elbow performed by the club’s team physician, Dr. Keith Meister, in Arlington last week, general manager Ross Fenstermaker announced on Tuesday. It’s good news for the 19-year-old infielder that he

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- There are two things that Evan Carter would like to stop talking about soon enough: his ongoing health and his ability to hit left-handed pitching. He understands why the topics persist. But it’s up to him to change the narrative.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Back in 2017, Skip Schumaker, then in player development with the Padres, told Travis Jankowski that the hallmark of a good teammate is how they run the bases. “You're setting up scoring opportunities for everyone in that lineup when you’re beating out a double-play ball, when you’re

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- You’ve heard it before, but Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young successfully spearheaded a bullpen rebuild in 2025, leading to a 3.62 ERA, good for good for fifth in the Majors (third in the AL). But there was one small issue. They also went 37-for-66 in

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers right-hander Cole Winn has challenged a pitch only once using the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System. “The one time I did a couple years ago [with Triple-A Round Rock], it was way off,” Winn recalled. “I thought I painted it down and away, and it was

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Skip Schumaker doesn’t like player comps. He won’t give you one for Wyatt Langford. But what he will say is that Langford has MVP potential in him. It might not happen this year or next. But it’s in there.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Even if you don’t see him, you sure can hear him. Willie MacIver, the Rangers’ third-string catcher, has been turning heads and catching ears through his infectious personality during his first Spring Training with the team. “He’s been fun to have around,” said manager Skip Schumaker. “His

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Corey Seager and Marcus Semien were signed to a pair of megadeals ahead of the 2022 season, hoping to lead the Rangers to the promised land. They accomplished that, helping Texas to the first World Series title in franchise history in 2023. But just two years and

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- On Saturday evening, Mark Canha was playing in the backyard with his wife and kids at their house in Phoenix. Then, his agent texted. The Rangers had called. Could he be in Surprise on Sunday? “I said, ‘All right, it’s go time, let’s go to start Spring

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Jake Burger doesn’t do anything halfway. From his sponsorship with Skechers to the Burger Family Foundation to everything on the field, Burger is all or nothing with everything he does. This offseason, that meant Pilates.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- If you ask Jack Leiter, you shouldn’t bet against Kumar Rocker. The former college teammates at Vanderbilt are once again set to be in the same rotation with the Rangers, but Rocker’s 2025 left a lot to be desired.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The last time Rangers fans saw Jordan Montgomery, he was lifting the World Series trophy at the parade outside of Globe Life Field in November 2023. The two years since that day have not gone particularly well for either party. The Rangers were unable to defend their

The Rangers reunited with a pitcher from their 2023 World Series triumph, agreeing to a one-year deal with left-hander Jordan Montgomery on Friday. Terms of the deal were not announced, but it's been reported that the contract is for $1.25 million. To make room for Montgomery on the club’s 40-man

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Jacob deGrom's warm-up song, “Simple Man” is pretty accurate. The Rangers ace is so simple, in fact, that he threw his first bullpen of spring away from the prying eyes of onlookers roaming the backfields in Surprise on Wednesday.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers top prospect Sebastian Walcott -- No. 7 overall, per MLB Pipeline -- has a UCL tear in his right elbow and will miss most, if not all, of the 2026 season, president of baseball operations Chris Young told reporters on Thursday morning. Walcott will undergo surgery

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- On Day 1 of Spring Training, Rangers ace Nathan Eovaldi was asked if it’s going to be fair for people to expect a similar season out of him and his rotation-mates as last year, when they posted an MLB-best 3.41 ERA. He didn’t hesitate with his answer.