Texas Rangers News & Updates

The Texas Rangers hitch a ride east for their first road game of the spring where they will take on the Chicago Cubs from Mesa, AZ. It’s days like today where we discover people such as Jonah Bride, Cooper Johnson, and Tyler Wade both exist and are employed by the Rangers. Right-handed rotation hopeful Kumar […]

Texas Rangers infielder Cody Freeman has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in his back, the team announced today. He is expected to miss four to six weeks. Freeman, who the beats say gave the team an injection of energy when he came up last August, was in the mix for a bench spot to […]

Spring Training is the time for players to experiment at new positions, particularly when said players are fighting for spots on a 26-man roster.  The Rangers’ camp is no exception, as manager Skip Schumaker told reporters (including Shawn McFarland of the Dallas Morning News) that career infielder Justin Foscue will get some work as an…

Outfielder Chandler Simpson is experiencing left hamstring tightness in early camp, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. The Rays will keep him out of the first few exhibition games to allow him time to rest. “Right now, we’re going to slow play him, just get his legs underneath him,” said manager Kevin…

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Josh Smith leapfrogs into the second base job after Rangers announce Cody Freeman will miss time with back injury.