ARLINGTON -- Kumar Rocker felt he overthrew in his Major League debut a week ago in Seattle, so he tried to dial it down a little bit as he made his home debut on Thursday afternoon at Globe Life Field. That approach didn’t exactly pay off, as Rocker was uncharacteristically

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SEATTLE -- The Kumar Rocker Era began with pressure. The Rangers’ No. 2 prospect, who has dealt with a career’s worth of adversity before ever stepping on a big league mound but made it up to The Show after just 16 Minor League appearances, did not flinch. “I think this

When Kumar Rocker makes his big league debut for the Rangers on Thursday, a prospect path that has featured more ups and downs than most will reach a new high. Just 16 months ago, Rocker blew out his elbow pitching in High-A and required Tommy John surgery. He didn't return

When Rangers right-hander Kumar Rocker takes the mound for his MLB debut against the Mariners in Seattle on Thursday at 8:40 p.m. CT, it will mark the culmination of a long journey for MLB Pipeline’s No. 95 overall prospect. It will also represent a significant moment in baseball history, with

PHOENIX -- Kumar Rocker can’t help but feel a little anxious. Standing in front of his locker Wednesday in the visitors’ clubhouse at Chase Field, where he joined the Rangers ahead of his highly-anticipated Major League debut on Thursday night in Seattle, Texas’ No. 2 prospect acknowledged those overwhelming emotions

Good pitching can be hard to find -- look at the flurry of activity at the Trade Deadline for evidence -- so clubs that can develop talents on the mound themselves can get a considerable leg up on the competition. Think of where the Phillies would be without homegrown talents

Just four years ago, Kumar Rocker was the best pitcher in college baseball. A lot has changed since then, including a pit stop in indy ball, but Rocker, the Rangers' No. 2 prospect and No. 97 overall per MLB Pipeline, will finally make his MLB debut for Texas on Thursday

ARLINGTON -- Jack Leiter hung a slider, his third pitch of the game, middle-middle to Taylor Ward. The Angels' outfielder promptly sent the pitch 385 feet to left-center for a home run as Leiter walked off the mound and collected himself. It was a rough start to Leiter’s sixth MLB

ARLINGTON -- Jack Leiter thought for a second when asked about his night, before giving a pretty fair assessment. "That’s a loaded question,” he said, standing in front of his locker at Globe Life Field on Monday night. The Rangers’ No. 4 prospect per MLB Pipeline, Leiter had just made

There was nothing rocky about Kumar Rocker's introduction to Triple-A. In fact, the Rangers' top pitching prospect worked his deepest outing of the 2024 campaign in his Round Rock debut. Rocker -- Texas' 2022 first-rounder, who had a delayed start to his second pro season as he rehabbed from Tommy

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CHICAGO -- Jack Leiter is set to receive another opportunity in the Major Leagues. Leiter, the Rangers’ No. 4 prospect, is slated to start on Wednesday against the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field, according to manager Bruce Bochy. The 24-year-old joined Texas in Chicago on Tuesday as part of

Triple-A Round Rock pitching coach Dave Borkowski could just tell from watching Jack Leiter warm up that his right-handed fireballer was about to have a great outing. “Dialed in” from the outset, he carried that mindset into a short-but-mighty outing featuring a lot of strikeouts and two 100 mph pitches.

The Rangers spent years in a rebuild, reloading a farm system that had become one of the best in all of baseball. That’s one of many things that led to their ability to win the first World Series in franchise history in 2023. But now, after Trade Deadline deals, combined

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It had been 442 days since Kumar Rocker last pitched in a game for a full-season affiliate. With a layoff of that length, any sort of comeback performance would be deemed an accomplishment. But on Friday night, the Rangers’ No. 3 prospect made a statement, striking out four batters in