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PHOENIX — Rangers manager Skip Schumaker will use Nathan Eovaldi out of the bullpen, and he could use him as soon as Saturday night. The Texas Rangers activated the right-hander off the 15-day injured list hours before playing the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Schumaker told Rangers Sports Network the job will...

SEATTLE — Jacob deGrom retired the first 15 batters he faced Thursday afternoon at T-Mobile Park and struck out 12 in 6 scoreless innings. In the seventh inning, after deGrom had left with a 3-0 lead, Julio Rodríguez hit a three-run homer off Jakob Junis, and the Seattle Mariners beat...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers right-hander Jakob Junis was named among the top relievers in this winter’s free agent class Thursday in an early outlook on the market from ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Junis signed a one-year, $4 million contract with Texas in January, and the deal includes a $5 million...

SEATTLE — Three Texas Rangers relievers combined for 4 scoreless innings Wednesday afternoon after Cody Bradford left a 3-1 game at T-Mobile Park. Tyler Alexander, Trevor Williams, and Robby Ahlstrom allowed 2 hits and 1 walk, and the Seattle Mariners held on for a 3-2 win. With Texas down two...

SEATTLE — Adam Macko worked the eighth and ninth innings Tuesday night and allowed 4 hits and 2 runs, 1 of them earned, in the Texas Rangers' 10-5 win over the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. He struck out 3 and threw 40 pitches. Texas used 2 relievers in the...

SEATTLE — Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker emptied his bullpen and his bench to win Sunday, and he said on Rangers Sports Network that the off day which followed was as much about recovery as the win was about momentum. Riding Sunday's result into the next day was one side...

SEATTLE — Robert Garcia's activation after a single rehab appearance came out of the front office in consultation with the pitching staff, Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said in a pregame interview on Rangers Sports Network before Tuesday night's series opener against the Seattle Mariners. Garcia's velocity and the rest...

SEATTLE — Nathan Eovaldi threw a live batting practice session of about 30 pitches Tuesday and came out of it feeling good, Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said in a pregame interview on Rangers Sports Network. Another live session, rather than a minor league rehab assignment, is the likely next...

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers activated left-hander Robert Garcia from the 60-day injured list Monday. To open the active roster spot, Texas optioned right-hander Ben Peoples to Triple-A Round Rock after Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Garcia's return also took the club's last open spot on the...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Jacob Latz worked a scoreless eighth inning on Sunday and then argued to stay in the game. Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker sent Jakob Junis out for the ninth instead, and Junis retired the side in order in an 8-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Schumaker...