The Rangers today announced the following transactions:
-LHP Andrew Heaney has exercised a player contract option for the 2024 season.
-RHP José Leclerc club contract option for the 2024 season exercised by the Rangers.
Both players are now under contract with Texas for 2024.
The Texas Rangers tonight announced that the club has agreed to terms with free agent RHP Jacob deGrom on a five-year contract covering the 2023-27 seasons.
The Rangers today announced that Jon Daniels has been relieved of his duties as President of Baseball Operations, effective immediately. Executive Vice President & General Manager Chris Young will assume oversight of all aspects of the Rangers’ baseball operations department.
Josh Jung had 5 RBI in Tuesday's 5-0 Texas win in Seattle. This is the first win in Rangers history (1972-2022) in which a single player posted 5-or-more RBI to account for all of the club's runs in the victory.
The Texas Rangers announced that the club has acquired LHP Aroldis Chapman from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for LHP Cole Ragans and minor league OF Roni Cabrera.
Josh Jung is the second player in Rangers history to hit a home run in his first Major League at-bat. The only other to do it was Jurickson Profar on 9/2/12 at CLE.
Martín Pérez finishes the month of May with a 0.64 ERA (3 ER/42.1 IP) in 6 starts. It is the lowest ERA by any A.L. pitcher in a month with 40.0+ IP since MIN's Johan Santana had a 0.45 ERA in Sept. 2004.
The Rangers today announced that the club has hired Dayton Moore as Senior Advisor, Baseball Operations and Mike Maddux as pitching coach on manager Bruce Bochy’s Major League staff.
TEX has agreed to terms on a minor league contract with LHP Dallas Keuchel, and he is expected to report to Round Rock (AAA) later this week. The 2015 A.L. Cy Young Award winner is a 2-time All-Star and 5-time Gold Glove Award winner. He has 12 starts for CWS and ARI in 2022.
Josh Jung's 4 extra-base hits (2 HR, 2 2B) are tied for most ever by a Ranger over his first 5 Major League games, along with Ruben Mateo in 1999 and Ruben Sierra in 1986.
Josh Smith has 3 hits in his Major League debut tonight, tying the Rangers club record for hits in a debut (6th time, last Nomar Mazara on 4/10/16 at LAA).
He is the first player (Ranger or opponent) to ever record 3 hits in a MLB debut at Globe Life Field.
The Rangers have four players with 20+ home runs this season — Corey Seager (26), Marcus Semien (20), Adolis García (20), and Nathaniel Lowe (20) — most of any team in MLB.
The Rangers announced the following substitutions for the club’s World Series roster. The moves were approved by MLB after confirmation from MLB’s Medical Director Dr. Gary Green.
- OF Adolis García replaced by INF/OF Ezequiel Duran
- RHP Max Scherzer replaced by LHP Brock Burke
Adolis García has been named Most Valuable Player of the 2023 American League Championship Series.
He is just the 3rd player in Rangers history to receive the honor, joining Josh Hamilton in 2010 and Nelson Cruz in 2011.
The Texas Rangers are the 2023 World Series Champions, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-games-to-1. This is the 1st World Series championship in Washington/Texas franchise history (since 1961), ending a 62-year drought.
Nathan Eovaldi recorded 6.0 shutout innings to earn the World Series-clinching win in Game 5. Eovaldi went 5-0 with a 2.95 ERA in 6 games/starts for Texas in the 2023 postseason. He is the first pitcher in MLB history to win 5 starts in a single postseason.
The 2023 Texas Rangers have won the American League pennant and advanced to the 3rd World Series in franchise history (also 2010-11). Texas is seeking its 1st World Series title. Game 1 of the 2023 World Series will be Friday night at Globe Life Field.
Rangers catcher Jonah Heim recorded a caught stealing (Luis Arraez) in top of the 4th inning tonight. He joins Hall of Famer Iván Rodríguez (4x) as the only Texas catchers to record a CS in the All-Star Game.
The Rangers have selected RHP Kumar Rocker with the 3rd overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft. The former Vanderbilt University star has gone 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA and 14.4 SO/9 in 5 starts this summer for Tri-City in the independent Frontier League.
With Nathan Eovaldi entering tonight's All-Star Game, Texas will have 6 players on the field for T2nd inn. Research by Elias Sports Bureau indicates this will be the 1st time that one club has had 6 players on the field at the same time in an ASG since 1951 (Brooklyn Dodgers).
Adolis García is the 2nd player in Rangers history to have 20+ home runs, 20+ stolen bases, and a 20+ game hit streak in the same season, along with Iván Rodríguez in 1999.
The Rangers have been selected as winner of the inaugural Silver Slugger Award as Offensive Team of the Year in the American League. Texas led the A.L. in all 4 slash categories (.263/.337/.452/.790) for 1st time in franchise history, leading league w/ 881 R and 233 HR (tied).
Martín Pérez is the first MLB pitcher to allow zero home runs in a month in which he pitched at least 40.0 innings since LAD’s Hyun Jin Ryu in May of 2019 (45.2 IP), and the first A.L. pitcher to do so since BOS’ Clay Buchholz in June of 2015 (40.2 IP).
The Texas Rangers have been selected as the 2023 Baseball America Organization of the Year, it was announced today.
The Rangers were also selected for the award came in 1989, as the club has now won twice in the honor’s 42-year history since its inception in 1982.
Rangers LF Josh Smith has been taken to an area hospital for further scans and testing on his face and jaw. He was struck on the right side of his face by a pitch in the bottom of the 3rd inning.
Former Rangers 3B Adrián Beltré has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, it was announced Tuesday evening on MLB Network.
Beltré joins Nolan Ryan and Iván Rodríguez as the only former Texas players elected by the BBWAA in their first year on the ballot.
Texas Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien has been selected as the winner of the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association's Heart & Hustle Award for 2023. He is the first Ranger ever to receive the honor which was established by the MLBPAA in 2005.
Evan Carter is youngest batter (21 years, 35 days) in MLB history to reach safely 4+ times in his postseason debut. He is 1st batter to reach safely 4+ times in his postseason debut since 2020, when both STL's Dylan Carlson (NLWC G1) and CLE's Josh Naylor (ALWC G1) both did it.
Rangers 1B Nathaniel Lowe has been announced as winner of the 2022 Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award at first base for the American League. The announcement was made during tonight's awards show that is currently airing on MLB Network.
The Texas Rangers today announced that the club has reached 2024 contract agreements with the following arbitration-eligible players:
LHP Brock Burke
RHP Dane Dunning
C Jonah Heim
RHP Jonathan Hernández
1B Nathaniel Lowe
RHP Josh Sborz
OF Leody Taveras
Rangers OF Adolis García has been named a starting outfielder for the American League All-Star team in an announcement today by MLB. With the addition of García, the Rangers are scheduled to have 5 A.L. position player starters for Tuesday's All-Star Game in Seattle.
The Texas Rangers today announced that the club has dismissed manager Chris Woodward. Third base coach Tony Beasley has been named as the team’s interim manager effective with tonight’s game against the Oakland A’s and continuing through the remainder of the 2022 season.
Evan Carter is the first player in MLB history to have an extra-base hit, walk, and run scored in each of his first 3 career postseason games.
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The Rangers have selected RHP Brock Porter in the 4th round of the 2022 MLB Draft. Porter was named 2022 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year at St. Mary's Prep in Orchard Lake, Mich., after going 9-0 with 3 no-hitters, a 0.41 ERA, and 115 strikeouts in 58 innings.
LHP Cody Bradford is expected to have his contract selected from Round Rock (AAA) tomorrow, when he will make his Major League debut as the starting pitcher for Monday's homestand opener vs. Atlanta at 7:05 pm CT at Globe Life Field.
Mitch Garver's grand slam in the 3rd inning was just the 2nd postseason slam ever by a Ranger. The other?: Nelson Cruz's walk-off slam in the 11th inning of 2011 ALCS G2 vs. DET.
Josh Jung hit the 20th home run of his MLB career tonight in career game no. 95.
That is the 2nd-fewest games to reach 20 career HR by any player in WSH/TEX franchise history to only Chris Davis, who hit his 20th HR in his 94th career game on 4/23/09 at TOR.
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Three Texas Rangers have been announced as winners of 2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards at their respective positions in the American League, all first-time winners: C Jonah Heim, 1B Nathaniel Lowe, and RF Adolis García.
Rangers LHP Martín Pérez has been voted as American League Pitcher of the Month for May. He is the first Texas pitcher to win the award since Matt Harrison in June 2012.
Rangers roster moves for Wednesday:
-RHP Alex Speas (
#58
) contract selected from Round Rock (AAA)
-LHP John King optioned to Round Rock (AAA)
-LHP Taylor Hearn designated for assignment
The Rangers today announced the hiring of Boston Red Sox bench coach Will Venable, who will serve as associate manager on Bruce Bochy’s 2023 Major League staff.
The Rangers have selected the contracts of the following players to the Major League roster:
-INF Luisangel Acuña
-OF Dustin Harris
-RHP Zak Kent
-INF Jonathan Ornelas
-RHP Owen White
-RHP Cole Winn
Following these moves, the Rangers are at the 40-man limit on the MLB roster.
Martín Pérez has been selected to the American League roster for the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which will take place on Tuesday, July 19 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
The Texas Rangers today announced the following roster moves:
- 1B Nathaniel Lowe activated from 10-day Injured List (right oblique strain)
- C Sam Huff recalled from Round Rock (AAA)
- 1B Jared Walsh designated for assignment
- C Jonah Heim placed on MLB Bereavement List
Scoreless postseason starts of 6.0+ IP, Rangers history
2010 ALDS G2 at TB - C.J. Wilson - 6.1 IP
2010 ALCS G3 at NYY - Cliff Lee - 8.0 IP
2011 WS G4 vs. STL - Derek Holland - 8.1 IP
2023 ALWC G1 at TB - Jordan Montgomery - 7.0 IP
2023 ALCS G1 at HOU - Jordan Montgomery - 6.1 IP
Evan Carter doubled in his 1st ALCS plate appearance tonight. At 21 years, 47 days of age, Carter is the youngest batter in MLB history with at least 5 XBH in his 1st 6 career postseason games.
Evan Carter (21 years, 59 days old) will be the 2nd-youngest player in Major League history to start and bat third in Game 1 of a World Series, older than only NYY’s Mickey Mantle (20 years, 347 days old) in Game 1 of the 1952 World Series at Brooklyn.
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The Texas Rangers today announced that the club has hired former Major League player Ian Kinsler as Special Assistant to the General Manager. The former Rangers second baseman will assist General Manager Chris Young in many facets of baseball operations.
The Texas Rangers tonight announced that the club has agreed to terms with first baseman/outfielder Yoshi Tsutsugo on a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training camp.
Corey Seager has been selected American League Player of the Week for the week ending July 10, it was announced today by Major League Baseball.
It is the 2nd time that Seager has won a weekly player award, as he also earned the honor with the Dodgers for September 16-22, 2019.
RHP Nathan Eovaldi has been selected Rangers Player of the Month for May. He was 4-0 with a MLB-low 0.96 ERA over 5 starts for Texas in May, the 6th-lowest monthly ERA in club history (min. 30.0 IP).
Corey Seager played the final 3 innings at shortstop tonight, becoming the first Ranger to appear at shortstop in an All-Star Game since Elvis Andrus in 2010.
Texas Rangers RHP Nathan Eovaldi and 3B Josh Jung have been named the American League Pitcher and Rookie of the Month for May, respectively, it was announced this evening by Major League Baseball.
The Rangers have signed RHP Kumar Rocker, the team’s first round selection (third overall pick) in last week’s 2022 MLB Draft. Rocker will be formally introduced at a press conference on Thursday, August 4 at Globe Life Field.
Rangers update after Monday's 5-3 win in Oakland:
-7-game win streak is longest for Texas since June 16-23, 2018
-Club is season-best 21 games above .500 at 67-46
-Texas leads A.L. West by 3.0 games
Catch Rangers Player of the Month Martín Pérez on
@MLBNetwork
’s MLB Central show at 10:40 am CT. Congrats to Martín for winning the Pitch Hand Award for May!
The Rangers tonight announced that the club has acquired LHP Antoine Kelly and INF Mark Mathias from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for RHP Matt Bush.
The Rangers have signed RHP Brock Porter, the team's 4th round selection (109th overall) in the 2022 MLB Draft. Porter was rated among the top draft prospects by MLB Pipeline (no. 11) and Baseball America (no. 12). The club now has 8 of its 18 draft selections under contract.
The Rangers have advanced to the ALCS for the third time in franchise history. Club won A.L. pennants in its previous two visits to the ALCS, 6-G series victories in 2010 vs. NYY and 2011 vs. DET. Some notes from the Rangers' 5-0 start to the 2023 postseason:
The Rays and Rangers enter tonight's series opener at Tropicana Field with the top two records in MLB. According to
@EliasSports
, this marks the latest into a season in Rangers history for the club to be involved in a matchup with the top two records in MLB entering play.
Transactions for Thursday, effective today:
- INF/OF Josh Smith recalled from Round Rock (AAA)
- INF Ezequiel Duran optioned to Round Rock (AAA)
- INF Josh Jung added to taxi squad
Congratulations to the 2022 Texas League Champion Frisco RoughRiders. Frisco is the 1st TEX affiliate to win a league championship since the 2019 AZL Rangers, and first full-season affiliate to take the league title since the 2017 Down East Wood Ducks (High-A Carolina League).
The Rangers have announced uniform number assignments for the club's three new players as well as a change for a member of the coaching staff.
31 – RHP Max Scherzer
35 – RHP Chris Stratton
41 – Pitching coach Mike Maddux
52 – LHP Jordan Montgomery
Some Rangers notes after Tuesday night's win in Oakland:
-Texas has won a season-best 8 straight games, club's longest win streak since going 10-0 from May 9-19, 2017.
-Club is season-best 22 games above .500 for the first time since the end of 2016 (95-67).
The Rangers have traded OF Eli White to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for cash considerations. White had been designated for assignment by Texas on Friday.
Rangers 3B Josh Jung has been named the American League Rookie of the Month for April, it was announced today. Jung is scheduled to appear on MLB Network's High Heat show later this morning.
The Rangers have announced probable starting pitchers for ALDS Games 1 and 2 the next two days in Baltimore.
ALDS G1 on Saturday: LHP Andrew Heaney
ALDS G2 on Sunday: LHP Jordan Montgomery
Congratulations to Rangers SS Corey Seager, who tonight recorded career RBI no. 500 with his RBI double in the 7th inning and career HR no. 150 with his solo shot in the 8th inning.
Nathaniel Lowe has tied his career high with 18 home runs (also 2021). He is slashing .358/.403/.583/.986 (43-120) since the All-Star break. Lowe entered today with MLB's 2nd-most hits in the 2nd half behind only CLE's Steven Kwan.
The Rangers have officially announced that the club has acquired RHP Max Scherzer and cash considerations from the New York Mets in exchange for INF/OF Luisangel Acuña.
Josh Jung finished with a .318/.357/.561/.918 (34-107) slash line in May and currently ranks among A.L. rookies this month in OPS (1st), SLG (1st), hits (1st), total bases (1st, 60), HR (T1st, 6), and RBI (T1st, 16).