Texas Rangers Rumors & News

Dallas Morning News "Friday morning Cory Burns was a member of the Round Rock Express. By lunchtime his was still a member of the Round Rock Express. It wasn’t until around 1:30 did he hear the news. Alexi Ogando was headed to the 15-day disabled list. The Rangers needed him in Arlington. First pitch was scheduled..." May 17

MLB.com "Second baseman Ian Kinsler is out of the lineup tonight vs Detroit. He has bruised ribs, probably from his awkward slide into 3rd base during the first inning of last night’s game. Leury Garcia will play second base tonight." May 17

Dallas Morning News "Catcher A.J. Pierzynski is on track to return to the active roster from a strained oblique muscle Tuesday, the first day he is eligible. Pierzynski took batting practice on the field Thursday for the first time since going on the DL on May 10, retroactive to May 6. The tentative schedule is for..." May 17

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "The ballyhooed Justin Verlander-Yu Darvish matchup Thursday night looked nothing like a duel between two anticipated Cy Young contenders. Instead, the opener of the four-game weekend series between the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers resembled a Willie Blair-Mark Clark from 1999. Except..." May 17

Dallas Morning News "The Texas Rangers announced that Alexi Ogando has been placed on the disabled list with right biceps tendinitis, and are recalling right-handed reliever Cory Burns from Triple A Round Rock. Josh Lindblom, who is at Round Rock, will be recalled on Monday to start when Ogando's turn in the..." May 16

Detroit News "The Tigers four-game weekend series against the Rangers is a matchup of first-place teams. And fittingly, the opener features two of the premier pitchers — Tigers ace Justin Verlander (4-3, 1.93 ERA), who has led the American League in strikeouts three of the past four seasons, against Rangers..." May 16

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Nelson Cruz launched a three-run homer in the fifth inning Wednesday, and Alexi Ogando took a no-hitter in the sixth inning as the Rangers beat Oakland 6-2 to win the three-game series. The homer was Cruz’s 10th of the season and his third on the four-city, nine-game road trip, but it was only..." May 16

Dallas Morning News "Shortstop Elvis Andrus had two mental mistakes in the series-opening loss. With the hit-and-run play on in the first, Andrus failed to swing, and Ian Kinsler was trapped between first and second. Andrus, brushed back in the inning by right-hander Ryan Cook, stole second in the ninth with the..." May 15

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "The music was booming late Tuesday night in the visitor’s clubhouse at O.co Coliseum. Even Charles Ramsey knows that’s a dead giveaway that the Texas Rangers had won a game. But all had been quiet after the previous five times the Rangers had played at the home ballpark of their division..." May 15

San Francisco Chronicle "Like any manager, Bob Melvin would prefer his players look ahead, not behind. Monday night was an exception. The Rangers arrived at the Coliseum on a roll, winning seven of their past nine and owning the majors' top record. The A's were coming off a 3-7 road trip to fall below .500. So if the..." May 14

Dallas Morning News "With Monday’s series opener, the Texas Rangers seemingly were playing Oakland at the right time. The Athletics had limped home from a 3-7 trip during which they lost 4 1/2 games to the American League West-leading Rangers. Instead, the Athletics bounced back with a 5-1 victory. For the..." May 14

Dallas Morning News "Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington expressed support for rookie right-hander Justin Grimm after his losing streak reached three games on Monday night. Grimm gave up five runs in five innings during a 5-1 loss to Oakland. It marked the second consecutive start in which Grimm did not make it..." May 14

Dallas Morning News "With his swing getting healthy, Texas Rangers left fielder David Murphy stayed in the lineup despite a bruised back. Murphy incurred the injury when he ran into an outfield wall on Saturday. The condition has improved, Murphy said. He lessened the stress on the back by laying out to sleep..." May 14

Michigan Live "Our weekly look at the Detroit Tigers: Who's hot: Jhonny Peralta struggled through a sub-par season in 2012. But with the 2013 season nearing its one-quarter mark, Peralta is hitting .315 and has helped stretch out the lineup for the Tigers. Peralta is hitting .382 (13-for-34) with one home..." May 13

Houston Chronicle "In this season of defeat after defeat interspersed with the occasional win, Astros manager Bo Porter was reduced Sunday to complimenting a veteran’s comeback effort and hoping a young pitcher can discover the fine line that prevents bad innings from getting worse. Astros pitchers Jordan Lyles..." May 13

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Yu Darvish and Nelson Cruz said the same three words to describe their emotions in the bottom of the ninth inning when the Houston Astros were threatening to come back from a four-run deficit. No, they weren’t nervous about seeing the game slip away. “We got Nathan,” they said. That would..." May 12

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Don’t expect to see any Texas Rangers players launch a campaign for a repeat of the longest spring training in club history. As nice as it is in February and March in Surprise, Ariz., nothing there can make a player want to push back the start of the regular season. The players, though,..." May 10

MLB.com "The memorial outside a Navy barracks simply consists of a soldier's boots, rifle and helmet. That's pretty much all that was left after the Navy SEAL fell on a grenade that had been tossed into a room amid him and four buddies. The four other SEALs walked away, and the man who saved their lives..." May 09

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Catcher A.J. Pierzynski will be placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Texas Rangers before Friday’s game at Houston after an MRI exam Wednesday morning revealed a minor strain to his right oblique muscle. The Rangers will recall Robinson Chirinos from Triple A to take Pierzynski’s roster..." May 09

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Derek Holland was handing out praise to his teammates Wednesday night about as often as Milwaukee’s right-handed-heavy lineup was collecting hits against the left-hander. The Brewers had 10 of them against Holland and at least one in five of the seven innings he pitched. While they had no..." May 09

MLB.com "Kyle Lohse will start for the Brewers against the Rangers on Wednesday night at Miller Park. It could have been the other way around. Lohse's top two suitors near the end of his long foray into free agency were Milwaukee and Texas, though officials from both clubs downplayed their interest...." May 08

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "After the four-game debacle against St. Louis, this was just what the doctor ordered. OK, maybe not the doctor, but Milwaukee Brewers manager Ron Roenicke wouldn't mind a few more by-the-numbers victories such as the 6-3 interleague triumph Tuesday night over first-place Texas at Miller..." May 08

Chicago Tribune "Scott Feldman's performance was worthy of a standing ovation Monday night. But when the right-hander came to the plate in the fifth inning of the Cubs' 9-2 victory over the Rangers, the roar from the Wrigley Field crowd was in response to the Bulls' upset win over the Heat in Game 1 of the NBA..." May 07

Dallas Morning News "Former Ranger Julio Borbon didn’t start in the completion of the Rangers’ three-game season series with the Cubs. Borbon, whom the Rangers lost on outright waivers in April, has settled into a bench position with the Cubs. He has made only two starts, both in left field. Borbon began play..." May 07

Dallas Morning News "With the designated hitter out of play, Texas Rangers’ Lance Berkman is comfortable with being on call as a pinch-hitter for this week’s first three games. “It’s a good break when you’ve got some aches and pains,” said Berkman, who had two surgeries on the right knee last year while with St...." May 07

Dallas Morning News "Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish nearly maxed out on pitches in a 14-strikeout effort against Boston on Sunday. Darvish threw 127 pitches, most in the majors this season, in seven innings. Manager Ron Washington said on Monday that he would have pulled Darvish had his last hitter, Pedro..." May 07

Boston Herald "It took until the first week in May, 31 games to be precise, before the Red Sox went face to face with adversity. It’s a good sign that the team did not fly back to Boston last night in a puddle of their own tears. They got swept here by a very good team, one that is playing better than..." May 06

Dallas Morning News "With Boston starting left-hander Jon Lester in a day game after a night game, manager Ron Washington had an ideal spot to use backup catcher Geovany Soto. Instead, A.J. Pierzynski talked his way into the lineup, with forgettable results at the plate. Pierzynski had only the second..." May 06

Dallas Morning News "Texas Rangers right-handed reliever Jason Frasor had a first in the win against Boston. For the first time with the Rangers, Frasor appeared in a tie game. In Frasor’s previous 10 appearances, the Rangers either trailed or led by five-plus runs. Most of those appearances qualified as mop-up..." May 06

Dallas Morning News "If Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington’s plan holds, Lance Berkman will be a spectator for the next three games. The Rangers will face the Chicago Cubs on Monday to begin a brief run of three consecutive games at National League parks. Washington, reserving the right to change his mind, said..." May 06

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Panic over the Texas Rangers’ current hitting woes had started to set in across the region entering Friday, with fans at Rangers Ballpark muttering in disbelief and fans at home yelling at their televisions each time a key hit had eluded the lineup. Rangers hitters, on the other hand, are..." May 04

Boston Herald "Mike Napoli spent the first 11 years of his professional career with the Angels, but it was not until he became a Ranger in 2011 that he first felt like he truly belonged. So tonight, when the Red Sox open a three-game series in Arlington, Texas, Napoli will be going back to where he has his..." May 03

MLB.com "The next time the Rangers sign a shortstop to a long-term deal, Jurickson Profar hopes it's him. The Rangers announced an eight-year, $120 million contract extension for Elvis Andrus on Thursday. Profar, the No. 1 prospect in baseball according to MLB.com, is happy for his fellow shortstop and..." May 03

Dallas Morning News "Mike Napoli is not Josh Hamilton. Not even close. For starters, Napoli is helping his new club. With Napoli adding a large dose of power to the middle of the lineup, Boston brings a high-scoring offense and the best record in the majors into Friday’s series opener against the Rangers at the..." May 03

CSN Chicago "Tyler Flowers’ teammates showered him with support on Thursday night at the conclusion of his first official meeting with his predecessor. It didn’t hurt matters that the White Sox new catcher provided all the offense and helped the pitching staff navigate its way through a 3-1 victory over..." May 03

MLB.com "Rangers pitcher Matt Harrison underwent additional surgery Wednesday to repair a herniated disc in his lower back. Harrison had surgery eight days ago to repair the disc and felt additional discomfort this week. An MRI showed Harrison had further herniation in the disc and needed more surgery. The..." May 02

Chicago Tribune "The Chicago White Sox couldn't avoid controversy with former teammate A.J. Pierzynski - even with two out and nobody on base in the bottom of the ninth inning of their 5-2 win over Texas. Pierzynski, whose eight seasons in Texas were marked by his all-out hustle that endured him to Sox fans as..." May 02

CSN Chicago "Chris Sale was so bewildered by events in the second inning on Wednesday night he shook his head as he walked into the dugout. Fortunately for Sale and the White Sox it was the only time the young ace was left in a confused state. After an early hiccup, Sale bounced back and regained top..." May 02

MLB.com "Lance Berkman said that one of the things that struck him about his new team is how committed so many players were to their craft. He would later also discover that the Texas Rangers were a close-knit team and a good group of people to hang out with. Berkman believes that same kind of closeness..." May 01

Fox Sports Southwest "The Texas Rangers couldn't have drawn up the conclusion to April any better Tuesday night. The Rangers had their top pitcher on the mound and an offense that woke up after a bad weekend in Minnesota. That combination of Yu Darvish and a suddenly hot offense proved to be too much for the..." May 01

CSN Chicago "Robin Ventura expects more chatter than usual to come from the opposing catcher on Tuesday night when the White Sox play the Texas Rangers. He only managed A.J. Pierzynski for one season, but Ventura knows how the backstop operates and what the White Sox can expect when they face their former..." April 30

Dallas Morning News "SCOUTING THE STARTERS Rangers: RHP Yu Darvish (4-1, 1.65) will start after a team loss for the fourth time this season. The Rangers are 12-3 when Darvish starts after a team loss. Darvish has the third-lowest opponents average in the majors at .145. That includes a .082 for 49 at-bats by..." April 30

Dallas Morning News "The Rangers and Colorado, a pair of first-place clubs, share the major league lead for outs on the bases. Each team has run into 15 outs on the bases. The Rangers caught the Rockies during the weekend, giving up eight outs while splitting a four-game series at Minnesota. Manager Ron..." April 30

Dallas Morning News "In 2009, Texas Rangers right fielder Nelson Cruz started well. He is doing the same thing this season, leading the club in homers (five), RBIs (19) and slugging percentage (.521). Cruz played in the World Baseball Classic, for the Dominican Republic, before each season. The WBC experiences..." April 30

Dallas Morning News "The Texas Rangers wasted right-hander Alexi Ogando’s second consecutive capable start. Ogando allowed three runs in six innings. He has given up seven runs, five earned, in 13 innings in his last two starts, but the Rangers lost both games. “There are certain things you can’t really..." April 29

Dallas Morning News "Left fielder David Murphy’s trying April continued Sunday as he went hitless in four at-bats during the Rangers’ 5-0 loss to Minnesota at Target Field. Murphy opened the seven-game trip with a two-hit game in a win at the Los Angeles Angels. He went 3-for-24 on the duration of the trip,..." April 29

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Forget the rookie status. The Texas Rangers’ rookies in the rotation have pitched like savvy veterans the past two nights. After Nick Tepesch threw 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball Thursday, Justin Grimm turned in his best start in the big leagues Friday. Grimm threw seven scoreless innings,..." April 27

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Getting on hot streaks at the plate is something Nelson Cruz has done his entire career. He opened the 2011 season with home runs in the first four games. In 2010, he hit .340 in July and had six homers the final month of the season. And nobody can forget the six-homer, 13-RBI performance..." April 26