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Rangers are reportedly prepared to offer Nicolas Raskin a new contract to fend off interest in the midfielder, while Michel-Ange Balikwisha responds to Celtic fans over his transfer link to the Scottish champions.
Josh Jung likes to swing the bat. He really likes to swing the bat. With the bases loaded, there might even be lust in his heart. Which is why we’re, of course, going to talk about a walk. Yes, the Rangers slugged a couple of more homers in thrashing a hapless,
The Rockies became the first team to start 7-36 in the modern era (since 1901). They were swept for the seventh time and are 0-3 under interim manager Warren Schaeffer, who replaced Bud Black on Sunday.
Lefty Patrick Corbin turned in another workmanlike -- and at times, dominant -- performance in the Rangers’ 8-3 victory over the Rockies on Wednesday night. With nine strikeouts in six innings, along with help from a quick-striking Rangers offense,
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A Midwesterner, like the new Pope Leo XIV, Burger swelled with pride and saw a little opportunity for motivation. “Basically, I kind of thought: New Pope, new me,” Burger said Wednesday night. “He’s a Midwestern guy like me. I was proud. And since he’s been elected Pope, we’ve been rather hot.”
The Rockies have fallen to 7-36, earning the title of worst record through 43 games in the modern era of Major League Baseball. They were outhit and outpitched by the Rangers again as Texas concludes a sweep that leaves the Rockies at 2-20 on the road.
On Wednesday, Bochy moved into a tie for sixth all-time among Major League Baseball managers with his 2,194 win as the Rangers beat the Colorado Rockies, 8-3. He joined Sparky Anderson just one spot off the top five.
Right field: Adolis García is tied for 10th in the majors in runs saved with six. Bochy credited García’s offseason explosiveness work with helping him move significantly better than a year ago when he dealt with knee pain for much of the year. “He’s really moving well,” Bochy said.
This story was excerpted from Kennedi Landry’s Rangers Beat newsletter. Steve Kornacki contributed to this edition. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.
Rangers have now approached Real Madrid assistant Davide Ancelotti, but the Premiership club are yet to establish a leading candidate for the job. Ancelotti, 35, is the son of Real Madrid manager Carlo, who is leaving the Spanish giants at the end of the season to become Brazil manager.
In addition, the Rangers released some ratings numbers regarding the early returns on the Rangers Gameday pregame show. According to the Rangers, Nielsen ratings for the Dallas-Fort Worth market the RSN produced show has experienced a 164% increase in household ratings. The postgame show also showed a rise of 33% according to the Nielsen report.