Texas Rangers - The Japan Times

Baseball / MLB Jun 2, 2018

Shohei Ohtani doubled for his first hit in four games as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 on Friday. After Albert Pujols hit a two-run home run to put Los Angeles ahead in the bottom of the first inning, the 23-year-old Ohtani ...

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Apr 11, 2018

Pitcher Nick Martinez finding Japan to his taste after joining Nippon Ham from Rangers

by Jason Coskrey

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Nick Martinez is still making a lot of adjustments to his new baseball life in Japan. He's had to acclimate himself to a new style of baseball, a new culture, the travel and learn how to pack for NPB ...

Baseball / MLB Mar 22, 2018

Cubs starter Yu Darvish tames Rangers in six sharp innings

Yu Darvish looked as if he would stumble on the mound, yet still managed to unleash a pitch that struck out Drew Robinson of the Rangers. "I got off-balance," Darvish said through a translator. "I thought of not throwing it, but I ended up getting ...

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jan 5, 2018

Fighters formalize partnership with Texas Rangers

The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters have struck a business alliance with the major league's Texas Rangers, the team announced on Friday. Fighters general manager Hiroshi Yoshimura said he is hoping for an active exchange in a wide range of fields, including scouting and transfers ...

Baseball / Japanese Baseball Jan 4, 2018

Dragons sign Dillon Gee to one-year deal

The Chunichi Dragons have signed right-hander Dillon Gee, who had major-league stints with the Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins in 2017, on a one-year contract. The 31-year-old American, who was 3-2 with a 3.47 ERA in the major leagues last year, has agreed to terms ...

Baseball / MLB Dec 7, 2017

Shohei Ohtani, representatives wrap up round of meetings with seven MLB clubs

Shohei Ohtani has completed a round of meetings with all seven major league clubs in the running to sign him, U.S. media reported Wednesday. Ohtani and his representatives held talks with the San Diego Padres, the last of the seven clubs to meet with the ...

Baseball / MLB Dec 6, 2017

Shohei Otani hears pitches from Cubs, Mariners, Rangers

Coveted two-way star Shohei Otani met with representatives from the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs in Los Angeles on Tuesday, according to U.S. media. The meetings followed talks Monday between the 23-year-old slugging ace and the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Angels ...

Baseball / MLB Nov 9, 2017

Rangers, Yankees and Twins hold financial advantage in Shohei Otani sweepstakes

The Texas Rangers, New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins can pay the most to a young international amateur free agent as highly touted Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-outfielder Shohei Otani prepares to enter the market. MLB and NPB have agreed to the outlines of a ...

Baseball / MLB Jul 31, 2017

Rangers star Beltre joins MLB's 3,000-hit club

Adrian Beltre had a feeling like none other he has experienced on a baseball field when he saw his three children coming toward him. Then they kept running to the wall in right-center field. Only after helping unveil a logo commemorating Beltre's 3,000th career hit ...

Baseball / MLB Jul 27, 2017

Marlins hammer Darvish in rout

Yu Darvish gave up a career-worst 10 runs and was chased from the game after just 3⅔ innings as the Miami Marlins pounded the Texas Rangers 22-10 in a 32-hit slugfest Wednesday. Four days before the trading deadline in what could be his last start ...

Baseball / MLB Jul 25, 2017

Stanton stays hot, powers Marlins past Rangers

By the end of his career, Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton would like to homer in all 30 major league parks. He added another to his list in a big way Monday night, hitting a pair of home runs against the Texas Rangers in a ...

Baseball / MLB Jul 22, 2017

Cubs show interest in trade for Darvish

The Chicago Cubs have made inquiries to the Texas Rangers about the availability of ace Yu Darvish, with a trade between the teams "more plausible than it would've been entering the All-Star break," according to a report on the MLB website. Texas had lost five ...