Chris Martin joins hometown Rangers after 2 years in Japan
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Texas Rangers have finalized Chris Martin's $4 million, two-year contract after the homegrown pitcher spent the past two seasons in Japan. The 31-year-old right-hander, who was born in Arlington and went to high school about 4 miles from the Rangers' ballpark, had a long road to his first shot in the majors with Colorado three years ago. He pitched for the...
Rangers acquire Matt Moore from Giants for minor leaguers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Texas acquired Matt Moore in a trade with the San Francisco Giants on Friday, raising the possibility of four left-handers in the Rangers' rotation. "As far as the four lefties, generally it's a good thing," Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said. "I realize there's some very heavy right-handed clubs in our division. With the exception of Martin...
Japanese star Shohei Ohtani chooses Angels over Rangers
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Shohei Ohtani has decided he's on the side of the Angels. The Japanese two-way star announced Friday he will sign with the Los Angeles Angels, ending the sweepstakes surrounding his move to the majors in a surprising destination.
Gonzalez, 3 others sign minor league deals with Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Right-hander Chi Chi Gonzalez has signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers only days after the team didn't tender him a major league contract for next season. The Rangers said Monday that Gonzalez, outfielder Anthony Gose, left-hander David Hurlbut and infielder Christian Lopes all signed minor league deals with invitations to major league spring training.
Construction begins on Texas Live hotel
The project to create an entertainment district around the Rangers’ stadium is marking another milestone.
Rangers exercise '19 option on Banister, fire bullpen coach
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Texas Rangers have fired bullpen coach Brad Holman and exercised their 2019 option on manager Jeff Banister's contract. Banister has a 261-225 record over three seasons in his first managerial job. The Rangers were AL West Division champions his first two seasons but missed the playoffs this year.
Rangers end season with 5-2 loss to Athletics
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Daniel Mengden and the Oakland Athletics got a boost going into the offseason after another last-place finish. Mengden, the young right-hander plagued by injuries this season, struck out eight over seven scoreless innings and the A's ended the season with their 17th win in 24 games, a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.
Gallo hits HRs 40, 41 to lift Rangers over A's 8-4
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Joey Gallo hit his 40th and 41st home runs, Andrew Cashner pitched six solid innings and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-4 on Saturday night. Gallo had a two-run homer in the second inning and a solo shot in the third, becoming the sixth Ranger to hit 40 homers in a season and the first since Josh Hamilton had 43 in 2010. Gallo ranks fifth in the majors in...
Choo homers as Rangers top A's 5-3
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Shin-Soo Choo tied a career high with his 22nd home run and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 on Friday night. Martin Perez (13-12) allowed three runs and five hits as Texas ended a seven-game skid. The 13 wins are a career high for Perez and the loss guaranteed Oakland would finish last in the AL West.
Healy, Manaea lead A's past slumping Rangers 4-1
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Ryon Healy hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the sixth inning to help the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 on Thursday night. It was the fifth straight road win for the Athletics and seventh consecutive loss for the Rangers. It's Texas' longest skid since an eight-game slide in 2015.
Gonzalez 4 hits, 3 RBIs in Astros' 11-2 win at sinking Texas
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Marwin Gonzalez had four hits and three RBIs as the AL West champion Houston Astros beat Texas 11-2 on Monday night, putting the Rangers on the brink of elimination in the wild-card race. Gonzalez had two hits and scored twice in an eight-run fourth inning, including a two-run single that chased starter Andrew Cashner (10-11). Gonzalez later hit his 23rd homer, a solo...
A's complete sweep of Rangers 8-1
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Khris Davis hit another big home run, Jharel Cotton pitched five shutout innings of one-hit ball and the Oakland Athletics extended their season-best winning streak to seven games with an 8-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.
Maxwell kneels for anthem, Davis belts 40th as A's top Rangers
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Bruce Maxwell became the first major league baseball player to kneel during the national anthem, and then Khris Davis hit his 40th home run to lift the Oakland Athletics over the Texas Rangers 1-0 on Saturday night.
Gallo blast helps Rangers to win over Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Joey Gallo wasn't sure how far he'd hit his monster home run Sunday, but he knew he hit it good. All 490 feet of it, according to Statcast. Gallo's second inning solo home run -- his 38th of the season, combined with a solid effort from Miguel Gonzalez led the Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the Angels on Sunday.
Upton 2 HRs, Angels give Rangers 5th straight loss
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Justin Upton hit two home runs, Parker Bridwell outpitched Cole Hamels and the Los Angeles Angels moved up in the AL wild-card race, beating the Texas Rangers 2-0 Saturday night. The Angels closed within one game of Minnesota, which lost to Toronto, for the second wild-card spot. The victory also prevented Houston from clinching the AL West, leaving the Astros' magic...
Cruz and Seager lead Mariners past Rangers 10-4
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Nelson Cruz went 4 for 4 with a home run and Kyle Seager hit a two-run homer as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Texas Rangers 10-4 on Thursday night. The Mariners remained 3 1/2 games behind Minnesota for the second AL wild card. Texas entered the game one-half game behind Seattle in the wild card race and fielded a surprise lineup looking for a spark from two injured...
Rangers drop series finale to Yankees, 16-7
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Aaron Judge became the second major league rookie with a 40-homer season, going deep twice as the AL wild card-leading New York Yankees got a series clinching 16-7 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Gary Sanchez also hit two solo homers for the Yankees, giving him 30 this season and 50 in his 161 games since his 2015 debut.
Gomez injured in Rangers' 3-1 loss to Yankees
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Aroldis Chapman entered in the ninth inning of a save situation for the first time since he was removed as the New York Yankees' closer last month. The hard-throwing left-hander made it look as easy as 1-2-3. Chapman struck out two in a perfect ninth to finish a one-hitter in the Yankees' 3-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday. Tyler Austin hit a go-ahead...
'Say Hey': Beltre honored by Rangers, including Mays letter
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - A congratulatory letter from Willie Mays and a video tribute including a request from George Brett were part of a pregame ceremony in which the Texas Rangers recognized Adrian Beltre for joining the 3,000-hit club.
Perez wins 7th in a row; Rangers rally to beat Yankees 11-5
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Martin Perez won his seventh straight start after the playoff-hopeful Texas Rangers rallied from an early four-run deficit and beat the AL wild card-leading New York Yankees 11-5 on Friday night. Elvis Andrus had three hits, including the tiebreaking two-run single in the fifth that put the Rangers up 7-5.