Nimmo hits 1st HR as a Ranger -- and it comes against familiar foe
PHILADELPHIA -- Brandon Nimmo entered the 2026 season with 10 homers at Citizens Bank Park, the most he’s had at any visiting ballpark.
Gore holds Phils hitless until 6th inning in impressive Rangers debut
PHILADELPHIA -- What a day for the new guys. A trio of new Rangers made their presence known in the club's 8-3 victory over the Phillies in Sunday afternoon's series finale at Citizens Bank Park. While Brandon Nimmo and Andrew McCutchen each launched their first Texas homer, starting pitcher MacKenzie
McCutchen celebrates first Rangers HR by ... apologizing to a fan?
PHILADELPHIA -- Andrew McCutchen knows how Phillies fans operate. The Rangers' new designated hitter, who spent three seasons in Philadelphia from 2019-21, was prepared for anything he would get from the crowd at Citizens Bank Park during the season-opening series. On Sunday, after McCutchen launched his first homer as a
Resilient Rangers rally to overcome Burger's blunder, deGrom's absence
PHILADELPHIA -- The winds were swirling at Citizens Bank Park, howling almost as loud as the hostile crowd of 40,051 that watched a Rangers lead evaporate before their eyes. The 18 mph winds affected everybody on the field, but on Saturday afternoon, they felt like the 10th member of the
deGrom (neck stiffness) scratched from 2026 debut; next start TBD
PHILADELPHIA -- Rangers ace Jacob deGrom has been scratched from his 2026 debut start on Saturday afternoon against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park due to neck stiffness. deGrom said he woke up at 8:22 a.m. ET with a stiff neck and came to the ballpark early to try to
McCutchen enters Year 18 full of gratitude as he debuts with Rangers
PHILADELPHIA -- The crowd at Citizens Bank Park booed everyone associated with the Rangers, just as the fans in Philadelphia do. All but one. When Andrew McCutchen's name was introduced as part of the Rangers’ Opening Day lineup on Thursday, he received a lighter welcome. It wasn’t the loud, echoing
Rangers' offense wakes up too late behind uneven Eovaldi on Opening Day
PHILADELPHIA -- There’s not been a steadier Texas Ranger over the last three years than Nathan Eovaldi. The Rangers’ co-ace has been a rock for a rotation that became the best in baseball in 2025. So, it’s easy to expect close to perfection from him every time he steps on
What to know about Rangers-Phillies on Opening Day (4:15 p.m. ET)
PHILADELPHIA -- Three days after Adolis García signed a one-year, $10 million contract with the Phillies in mid-December, he checked the 2026 schedule. Oh, that’s funny. The Phils were playing the Rangers on Opening Day. García played for the Rangers from 2020-25, helping them win the 2023 World Series. In
Rangers finalize Opening Day roster, prepare for "really tough" schedule
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Rangers’ roster got a bit of a makeover for 2026, subtracting players like Marcus Semien, Adolis García and Jonah Heim and adding players like Brandon Nimmo, Danny Jansen and MacKenzie Gore. On top of that, they’ve got a new manager in Skip Schumaker, along with new
Rangers predictions for 2026 with postseason aspirations
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Latz? Rocker? Who will earn final spot in Rangers' rotation?
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers manager Skip Schumaker made sure to acknowledge that one game doesn’t make or break a player’s roster chances. That statement mattered even more after Jacob Latz’s final start of spring, when he allowed nine runs (seven earned) on eight hits and two walks across three innings
Rangers two-way prospect adds Spring Breakout appearance to whirlwind year
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Seong-Jun Kim has dealt with a lot of culture shock over the past 10 months. The Korean two-way player, ranked as the Rangers’ No. 15 prospect, was signed last May out of Gwangju Jeil High School in South Korea. He played briefly in the Rookie-level Dominican Summer
Rangers-Phillies Opening Day starters: Eovaldi vs. Sánchez
The Phillies and Rangers hope to meet again in late October, but for now they’ve got Opening Day. It will be the first time they will play each other on Opening Day since 2014, when they met at old Globe Life Park. (It will be only the second time they’ve
McCutchen shows that he's still got it in shortened Spring Training stint
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Andrew McCutchen has never played at the Rangers’ home of Globe Life Field, which opened during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. He could call that ballpark home in the near future.
Quantrill back in camp after 'can't miss' Classic experience
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Cal Quantrill obviously spoke to Jordan Tiegs while he was away. Quantrill, who is with the Rangers as a non-roster invite, was away from camp for a couple of weeks playing for Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic. Tiegs, Texas' pitching coach, is a fellow Canadian.
Here’s the Rangers’ Spring Breakout roster (Fri., 3 p.m. CT)
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Rangers’ farm system has taken some hits over the last year due to a number of trades to improve the big league club. But that doesn’t mean Texas doesn’t still have a ton of talent throughout the Minors.
What are the biggest AL West takeaways from Spring Training?
We are about one week away from Opening Day, and the final rosters are starting to take shape. So we asked the MLB.com beat writers who cover the American League West clubs about what they’ve seen in camp to this point.
With Opening Day drawing near, Young talks offense, rotation, bullpen
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Rangers have less than a week left in Arizona before heading back to Arlington for a pair of exhibitions ahead of Opening Day. In each of the last two years, the Rangers have added big league talent during the last week of camp, including Michael Lorenzen
See what Nimmo gifted teammate for giving him his jersey number
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Brandon Nimmo walked up to fellow outfielder Michael Helman with a green box in hand. As Helman took in the situation, the surprise was clearly written on his face. “No, no, seriously, no,” Helman said in a video Nimmo posted on Instagram on Sunday night.
Eovaldi gets nod as Rangers' Opening Day starter
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Who starts on Opening Day when you have two aces? It was a fairly easy decision for Rangers manager Skip Schumaker. Schumaker announced on Sunday that Nathan Eovaldi would be the Rangers' starter for Opening Day in Philadelphia on March 26, while co-ace Jacob deGrom would start
3 questions arising from Rangers' signing of Beeks
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Rangers confident Pederson can bounce back despite spring struggles
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- If you ask almost anybody in baseball, they’ll tell you Spring Training stats aren’t the end all, be all. They’re rarely a real indicator of what the ensuing season will look like statistically. But that doesn’t mean some Spring Training stats aren’t under a microscope. Rangers designated
Garcia's lessons from 2025, Mexico teammates? Clear mind, lower heartbeat
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- With all due respect, Robert Garcia would rather not be in Arizona right now. He would have preferred that Team Mexico advanced past pool play of the World Baseball Classic and continued their quest for the country’s first-ever championship.
Rangers sign LHP Beeks to 1-year deal, DFA Alexis Díaz
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Rangers made a late push on Friday to beef up the bullpen ahead of Opening Day, signing left-hander Jalen Beeks to a one-year deal. Beeks posted a 3.77 ERA and a 1.081 WHIP in 61 appearances (two starts) for the Diamondbacks last season. He was effective
He threw the last pitch of the '23 World Series. Now he's fighting for a roster spot
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Josh Sborz spent his offseason throwing at a middle school in Southlake, Texas, with a kid that goes to Grapevine High School. That obviously wasn’t by design. It was a far cry from the Rangers’ facilities at Globe Life Field. It wasn’t a particularly ideal situation. But