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Rangers pitcher Chris Martin happy to return to Japan with MLB All-Stars
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Dodgers' Kenta Maeda gets no-decision in return from disabled list
Enrique Hernandez dodged home on a wild throw by pitcher Matt Bush in the 11th inning and, hours after a hard collision at the plate led to a bench-clearing incident and a pair of ejections, the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Texas Rangers 3-2 ...
