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Ian Kinsler's shattered bat flies into stands
Your browser does not support iframes.It's hard enough to avoid being hit by errant baseballs as a spectator in the stands. But avoiding a broken bat is an entirely different story.The group of Texas Rangers fans sitting in the first few rows behind the third base dugout Tuesday night can certainly attest to dodging a shattered bat.They lived through a scary moment in the bottom...
Collision at the plate leaves Kinsler in stitches
ARLINGTON, Texas It will take more than three stitches to keep the Rangers' Ian Kinsler out of a game.
Kinsler, who just returned from the disabled list over the weekend, suffered a cut on the left side of his face after a home plate collision in the third inning Tuesday.
Kinsler was cut by the mask of Oakland catcher John Jason when he scored from second on a single to center...
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Rangers' Kinsler gets stitches after collision
Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler is back on the field with stitches on his face and blood on his jersey after a vicious collision at home plate.
The start of the fourth inning of Tuesday night's game against Oakland was delayed for several minutes while Kinsler was getting treatment.
When Kinsler slid feet-first into home in the bottom of the third, his helmet came...
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Rangers INF Baker on DL with sprain from high five
The low point of that high five for Jeff Baker is a trip to the 15-day disabled list.
The Texas Rangers placed the utilityman on the DL with a sprained right thumb on Tuesday, five days after an over-exuberant high five from an unidentified teammate.
''It's frustrating when something is out of your control and it's non-baseball related,'' Baker said. '...
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Rangers' Joakim Soria looks to begin rehab assignment Thursday
The Texas Rangers need some help. They were leading the American League West for much of the early part of the season, and it looked like they would run away with the division. Now though, the Rangers are two games behind the first place Oakland A's. Help may not be coming for the offense very soon, but the bullpen could get some relief soon. Joakim Soria is on his way...
Calming Cotts sets up winning finish for Rangers' bullpen
ARLINGTON, Texas It had been a while since the Rangers' bullpen had to protect a lead, but the Rangers' relief staff showed no signs of rust in Monday's 8-7 win over Oakland.
The bullpen retired the first 16 batters faced and helped the Rangers' offense, which finally showed some life, reclaim the lead for good.
"They settled it down and gave us a chance to...
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Timetable for Rangers Colby Lewis, Alexi Ogando Still Unknown
The Texas Rangers have dealt with a solid starting rotation throughout the season, wherein the Rangers boast the fourth-best team ERA (3.70) in the American League (although much of that is due to the masterful bullpen pitching from the likes of Joe Nathan, Tanner Scheppers, and Robbie Ross).Despite a solid rotation, the fact that Alexi Ogando is currently on his second stint on...
Profar begins outfield crash course
ARLINGTON, Texas Monday Jurickson Profar debuted as the youngest designated hitter in Texas Rangers history.
Soon enough he could have another spot in the lineup as an outfielder.
Profar, who said hes never played outfield in his life, worked with outfielder coach Gary Pettis Monday as he continues to try and expand his utility role.
Texas manager Ron Washington said it would...
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Rangers give Berkman another day off
ARLINGTON, Texas Lance Berkman and his achy knees feel fine physically.
His bat is another story.
Berkman was out of the Texas lineup for a second-consecutive day Monday as manager Ron Washington wanted to give his designated hitter a chance to get some rest.
Berkman is using the time to work on his mechanics.
"I felt pretty good in terms of not having a lot of pain, but...
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The Texas Rangers aren’t the team they pretended to be this season. losing streak reaches five games.
As I’ve said all along, the Rangers’ gaudy early season record–like last year’s–is nothing more than fool’s gold. Only this year their early successes are even more illusory since they’re not as deep offensively as they were in 2012 when they still had Josh Hamilton, Mike Young and Mike Napoli on their roster. Add to that the fact that they NEVER should have gotten...
Mike Olt Launches Two Home Runs In the 9th For Triple-A Round Rock
The Texas Rangers number two prospect Mike Olt is no stranger to the long ball hitting 28 home runs a year ago at Double A Frisco, but on Sunday took things to a new level homering twice in the ninth inning asTriple A Round Rock scored eight times and rallied for a 9-4 victory at Oklahoma City. Olt credits a small adjustment after going 0 -for- 3 heading into the ninth-inning...
No easy solution to Rangers' lineup woes
ARLINGTON, Texas Making a change for change's sake almost never works, but what the Rangers have been doing for six games isn't working, either.
The Rangers lost their sixth game in a row Sunday mainly because of a stagnant offense. The temptation is to shake things up, but manager Ron Washington would rather dig in and trust that things will turn around naturally.
It...
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Baseball continues to be bond that ties Ryan family
ARLINGTON, Texas Nolan Ryan had plans to be the kind of father who was around a lot on Father's Day.
Ryan thought he'd retire from baseball in his early 30s and then take up coaching sons Reid and Reese through their Little League days.
Of course that didn't happen as Ryan ended his Hall of Fame career with 324 victories and 5,714 strikeouts at the age of 46.
That...
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59 YEARS AND COUNTING
Rangers couple sport adorable tandem jerseys
This couple seem to be proud Texas Rangers boosters and even bigger fans of each other. They were photographed at a Rangers game each wearing a red team jersey with "Together 19" and "Since 54" on their backs, respectively. Put them side-by-side and you get Together Since 1954 — if you're not dyslexic. The cuteness factor is off the charts. ...
Rangers: Matt Harrison could be out until September
There is no timetable for the return of Rangers starting pitcher Matt Harrison. Harrison will begin a throwing program on Monday but could be out until September.
The Rangers want Harrison to take it slow since he has not thrown in two months.
“It would be like starting my offseason throwing program. It’s frustrating, but it could be worse. I could have missed the whole year...
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