DETROIT -- Jack Leiter made his much-anticipated Major League debut, but it wasn’t with the results he’d envisioned. The Rangers' No. 7 prospect per MLB Pipeline left Thursday afternoon’s 9-7 win against the Tigers at Comerica Park with two outs in the fourth inning and the score tied at 7.

On Draft night in 2021, Rangers general manager Chris Young said he always knew that Jack Leiter was the right player for the Texas Rangers. “Pitchers like him don't come around in very many Drafts in my 29 years of scouting,” amateur scouting director Kip Fagg said at the time.

DETROIT -- Rangers rookie Wyatt Langford is finding his way as a Major League hitter only 10 months after becoming the fourth overall selection in the 2023 Draft out of the University of Florida. He’s working behind the scenes on tweaking his mechanics and adjusting to facing the best pitchers

DETROIT -- There is a different kind of excitement attached to a Major League debut when it involves the pitcher who was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 Draft. And, so, Rangers fans, team members and media are on the edge of their seats when it comes to

It's nearly a month since the 2024 season opened in South Korea, so it's time to take a look at the campaign's early top rookie performers, also known as the April edition of MLB Pipeline's Rookie Hot List. Each month, MLB.com will look at which rookies performed best over the

It’s time to officially add another member of the Leiter lineage to the ranks of Major League Baseball. When Rangers skipper Bruce Bochy announced Tuesday morning that Jack Leiter, whom the club chose with the second overall pick in the 2021 Draft, would be making his big league debut Thursday

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Triple-A Opening Day arrived across the country -- from Syracuse to Sacramento and many stops in between -- last Friday. Now the Double-A, High-A and Single-A levels will begin play. In other words, the season is in full swing. As is tradition around these parts, let’s get you ready for

The reigning World Series champion Texas Rangers have two of the best rookies in the American League in Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford, but after years of drafting, trading and developing, the farm system is as deep as ever. High-A Hickory is the team to watch with a pair of

ST. PETERSBURG -- Justin Foscue doesn’t have any of his gloves, cleats or bats. He doesn’t have much equipment at all. It’s no matter for the 25-year-old, who joined the Rangers in Florida on Tuesday afternoon for his big league debut. The Rangers called up Foscue to help fill the

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Rangers' Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

ARLINGTON -- Rangers rookie Wyatt Langford is a five-tool prospect, and he prominently displayed four of those tools on Sunday in the series finale against the Cubs at Globe Life Field. Though the Rangers eventually lost, 9-5, as the Cubs scored four in the ninth inning and Texas failed to

On a night that was headlined by Rangers pitcher Michael Lorenzen making a rehab start with Triple-A Round Rock, it was Texas’ No. 8 prospect Jack Leiter who stole the show on the mound. Leiter, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 Draft, twirled five innings of relief, striking

ARLINGTON -- Wyatt Langford, by his own admission, was the worst hitter on his Little League team. “I couldn’t hit worth a lick,” he said with a laugh. “I’m talking about 9 or 10, compared to my other teammates.” Langford’s dad, Michael, said his son has always been a fierce

The start of a new season is always thrilling. This year, the arrival of two elite prospects to two contending franchises – including the reigning World Series champions – adds to the anticipation and intrigue even more. In Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio (No. 2 per MLB Pipeline) and Rangers outfielder

Wyatt Langford is immensely talented and productive. In his two full college seasons at Florida, he led the Southeastern Conference with 26 homers as a sophomore and topped NCAA Division I with 28 doubles and 52 extra-base hits as a junior. After the Rangers signed him for a franchise-record $8

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- “How comfortable would you be with the idea of Wyatt Langford Mania?” the Rangers’ No. 2 prospect was asked on his first day of Spring Training back in February. Langford chuckled. “I don't even know what that is,” he said. “Fine, I guess. … I mean, I

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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Wyatt Langford entered his first Spring Training with a clear shot to break camp with the big league club. It hasn’t been a secret. And with less than two weeks until Opening Day, Langford continues to show exactly why he should be in Arlington come March 28.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers big league manager Bruce Bochy watched from behind a screen on the field at Surprise Stadium, along with pitching coach Mike Maddux and other coaches in the organization. The group had their eyes on the future of the Rangers’ organization for the first-ever Spring Breakout game,

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- On Thursday, the Rangers will host the Reds in Spring Breakout, a first-of-its-kind exhibition featuring the top prospects in each farm system. “What you're seeing is a glimpse of the future,” said Rangers assistant general manager for player development Ross Fenstermaker. “If the Cincinnati Reds and the

When the 2024 Texas Rangers take the field to defend their World Series title, you’ll be unsurprised to see them return many of the same veteran stars who helped bring the championship home in the first place – names like Marcus Semien, Jonah Heim, Nathan Eovaldi and Adolis García. But

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Pitching development has been a hot topic in the Rangers organization for years now. While homegrown position players like Josh Jung and Evan Carter have come up to the big leagues and thrived in recent years, the club has fewer superstar pitchers coming through the system. With

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Brock Porter had a decorated high school career with St. Mary's Prep at Orchard Lake, Mich. He won three state titles, was named Michigan’s Gatorade Player of the Year twice and took home Gatorade's national award in his senior season. Now ranked as the Rangers’ No. 4

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Texas farm director Josh Bonifay likes to talk about playing the game the “Rangers way.” Entering his third season as the organization’s head of player development, he takes his charge seriously in making sure players come up the pipeline and are instilled with values that give them