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Baseball / MLB Jan 26, 2019

Rangers to retire Adrian Beltre's No. 29

The Texas Rangers are retiring Adrian Beltre's number. The team revealed the plan Friday night at the end of its winter awards program. Beltre, who had 3,166 career hits, played the last eight of his 21 big league seasons for Texas before announcing his retirement ...

Baseball Nov 10, 2018

Rangers pitcher Chris Martin happy to return to Japan with MLB All-Stars

by Jason Coskrey

For Texas Rangers pitcher Chris Martin, being back in Japan is a homecoming of sorts. Martin played for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters during his two years in NPB, but there is still some nostalgia in suiting up for the MLB side at Tokyo Dome ...

Baseball / MLB Sep 22, 2018

Struggling Rangers fire Jeff Banister, name Don Wakamatsu interim manager

The Texas Rangers fired manager Jeff Banister on Friday after the team stumbled to its first consecutive losing records in 10 years following AL West titles in each of his first two seasons. The Rangers took a 64-88 record into the Friday night's game against ...

Baseball / MLB Sep 12, 2018

Shohei Ohtani's eight-game hitting streak ends as Angels beat Rangers

Shohei Ohtani saw his hitting streak end at eight games after going 0-for-3 as the cleanup hitter during the Los Angeles Angels' 1-0 win over the Texas Rangers. Ohtani left teammate Mike Trout stranded three times, first when he grounded out against recently-recalled right-hander Adrian ...

Baseball / MLB Sep 11, 2018

AL Player of the Week Ohtani continues hit streak

Shohei Ohtani extended his hitting streak to eight games with a fourth-inning double but the Los Angeles Angels were defeated 5-2 by the Texas Rangers on Monday. Ohtani, who was named Player of the Week for the Sept. 3-9 period, proved himself worthy of his ...

Baseball / MLB Sep 6, 2018

Shohei Ohtani hits two home runs after getting surgery recommendation

Shohei Ohtani homered twice on a huge night at the plate after getting bad news about his pitching arm, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 9-3 on Wednesday. Perhaps headed for Tommy John surgery, the two-way rookie sensation went 4-for-4 with three ...

Baseball / MLB Sep 5, 2018

Ohtani equals Matsui with latest home run

Shohei Ohtani hit his first MLB home run off a left-hander and his 16th of the season, but the Los Angeles Angels lost 4-2 against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night. Ohtani, who hit .309 against lefties compared to .279 versus right-handers while playing for ...

Baseball / MLB Aug 20, 2018

Angels lose to Rangers despite Shohei Ohtani's efforts

Shohei Ohtani doubled and scored a go-ahead run on Sunday but the Los Angeles Angels surrendered the lead and suffered a 4-2 loss against the Texas Rangers. With the Angels trailing 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Ohtani, batting third as the Angels' designated ...

Baseball / MLB Aug 19, 2018

Ohtani comes off bench to hit three-run homer in victory

Albert Pujols keeps climbing up the career hits list and hurting the Texas Rangers in their home park. This time, he had some help from rookie sensation Shohei Ohtani. Pujols drove in a season-high four runs, Ohtani hit a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Angels ...

Baseball / MLB Aug 11, 2018

Yankees hurler Masahiro Tanaka roughed up, loses for first time since April

Masahiro Tanaka was tagged with his first loss since April 17 after allowing six runs over five-plus innings on Friday in the New York Yankees' 12-7 loss to the Texas Rangers. Tanaka (9-3) gave up six hits, including three homers, and three walks, while striking ...

Baseball / MLB Jul 28, 2018

Rangers trade Cole Hamels to Cubs

The Chicago Cubs are gambling a change of scenery and a pennant race will help Cole Hamels return to form. The Cubs acquired the veteran left-hander from the Texas Rangers on Friday for right-hander Eddie Butler, minor league pitcher Rollie Lacy and a player to ...