By T.R. Sullivan Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz is living a day-to-day proposition as multiple media outlets report that Major League Baseball is getting ready to announce suspensions for players involved in the league’s investigation into Biogenesis. …read more
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By T.R. Sullivan Rangers general manager Jon Daniels and various assistants buried themselves in their offices Friday afternoon, working on a deal to acquire pitcher Matt Garza from the Cubs. …read more
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By T.R. Sullivan Rangers starter Nick Tepesch had to leave the game in the second inning after getting hit on the right arm with a line drive off the bat of Mariners catcher Jesus Montero.
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By T.R. Sullivan Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish was one batter away from becoming the 24th pitcher in Major League history to throw a perfect game, but his bid for history came to an end when Marwin Gonzalez hit a ground ball straight up the middle for a single in Texas’ 7-0 win over the Astros on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park. …read more
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By T.R. Sullivan Rangers pitcher Matt Harrison, trailing by two runs in the bottom of the sixth on Sunday, walked Justin Maxwell with one out. He retired Jason Castro for the second out but then walked Matt Dominguez. That was enough for manager Ron Washington. …read more
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By T.R. Sullivan Rangers outfielder Julio Borbon showed up to the clubhouse on Wednesday, packed and dressed for the team flight back to Arlington, Tex. He is just waiting to hear what the Rangers are going to do with him. …read more
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By T.R. Sullivan Rangers closer Joe Nathan pitched an inning in a Minor League camp on Monday. The outing came after Nathan pitched a scoreless inning against the Reds on Sunday, striking out two of the three batters faced. …read more
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By T.R. Sullivan Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre says he will know in a few days if he will join the Dominican Republic in the second round of the World Baseball Classic. There are two issues at hand: Beltre is not happy with the way he is swinging the bat, and officials from the Dominican Republic are double-checking the rule about adding players to the tournament. …read more
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By T.R. Sullivan Rangers left-handed pitcher Martin Perez was lost for at least two months when he suffered a broken left arm during Sunday’s 7-6 loss to the Mariners. …read more
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By T.R. Sullivan Rangers left fielder David Murphy hit .347 against left-handed pitching in 2012, with a .405 on-base percentage and a .440 slugging percentage. All three numbers were easily the highest for him against left-handers in five full seasons with the Rangers. …read more
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By T.R. Sullivan Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux has been putting together his plan for Spring Training, and it includes stretching out 12 pitchers in preparation to be starters.
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By T.R. Sullivan Rangers infielder Jurickson Profar and outfielder Engel Beltre both have dreams of being in the Majors. Profar is undecided about playing for the Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic, while Beltre believes that path runs through the Classic.
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