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PHOENIX — Joc Pederson was out of the Texas Rangers lineup Sunday with a hard brace on a still-swollen left hand, and the club had not decided whether its designated hitter goes on the injured list, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reported before the series finale against the...

PHOENIX — The Texas Rangers recalled outfielder Alejandro Osuna from Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday and optioned infielder/outfielder Cam Cauley to Round Rock in the corresponding move. Texas made the swap with designated hitter Joc Pederson's status unclear for the coming days, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reported...

PHOENIX — Wyatt Langford opened a six-run fifth inning with a 435-foot home run Saturday night at Chase Field. The Texas Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 to even the three-game series. Texas had lost three in a row and five of seven. Arizona had won five of six. Wyatt...

PHOENIX — Rangers manager Skip Schumaker dropped Wyatt Langford to sixth in the order Saturday, three spots under Josh Jung in Jung's first game back. Asked on Rangers Sports Network what he sees from Langford at the plate, Schumaker pointed at the standings. "Some guys right now at this time...

PHOENIX — Josh Jung hits third and plays third base Saturday, seven weeks after a left calf strain took him out of the Texas Rangers lineup. How long he stays on the field each night is something Rangers manager Skip Schumaker would not pin down, telling Rangers Sports Network the...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers designated hitter Joc Pederson is among the players ESPN’s Jeff Passan expects to reach free agency this winter. In an early outlook on the market published Thursday, Passan projected that every mutual option in Major League Baseball will be declined, and Pederson’s option for 2027...

ARLINGTON, Texas — In an early free agency outlook published Thursday, ESPN’s Jeff Passan projected that every mutual option in Major League Baseball will be declined this offseason. He named Texas Rangers designated hitter Joc Pederson and catcher Kyle Higashioka among the players who would become free agents as a...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Between batting practice and first pitch on Sept. 3 at Globe Life Field, Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger shaved his beard down to a goatee. He cleared it first with his wife, Ashlyn, who approved the change on the condition that it produced home runs. "Two...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Jacob deGrom said the Texas Rangers know their record and have to win quite a bit from here after Saturday’s 6-3 loss in 10 innings to the Tampa Bay Rays at Globe Life Field. deGrom went 6 innings and gave up 2 solo home runs. He said...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Drew Rasmussen has the weapons to get hitters out after the Tampa Bay Rays right-hander held Texas to 3 hits over 7 innings in Saturday’s 6-3 Rays win in 10 innings at Globe Life Field. Texas took better at-bats later in...