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Rangers Reveal Unexpected Nathan Eovaldi News Ahead of Padres Game

The Texas Rangers will be without their veteran ace for today's game against the San Diego Padres. Nathan Eovaldi was scratched from his scheduled start with what the team described as "a little" left knee soreness.

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Texas Rangers lineup for June 20, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for June 20, 2026 against the San Diego Padres: starting pitchers are MacKenzie Gore for the Rangers and Walker Buehler for the Padres.

Nathan Eovaldi News / Field Level Media / June 20

Rangers scratch RHP Nathan Eovaldi (knee) vs. Padres

Texas Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi has been scratched from Saturday's start against the visiting San Diego Padres due to left knee soreness. The Rangers will turn to left-hander MacKenzie Gore to start the second contest of their three-game series against the Padres in Arlington, Texas.

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The College Baseball World Series dates back to 1947. How many of the champions can you name?

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Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / June 20

Saturday morning Rangers stuff

Good morning, LSB. The Rangers won a spirited comeback affair last night after falling behind 5-0 in the first inning. Evan Grant writes about Texas bailing Jacob deGrom out on his birthday.

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The 25 greatest rookie seasons in MLB history

Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / June 20

Minor league update for 6/19/26

Hickory starter Daniel Keaney made his first ever full season league appearance and threw five innings of shutout, one hit ball, walking two and striking out six.

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / June 20

Rangers Offense Explodes as Jacob deGrom Grinds Through Birthday Victory

ARLINGTON — Jacob deGrom’s 38th birthday was Friday. It felt strangely like an offensive exorcism for the Texas Rangers. deGrom fell into the same pitfall that MacKenzie Gore, Kumar Rocker and Jack Leiter fell into earlier in the week — the first inning crooked number.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / June 20

Thoughts on a 9-7 Rangers win

Rangers 9, Padres 7 And like that, the Rangers’ losing streak ends. Didn’t look that way at first, though, did it? Uncharacteristic wildness from Jacob deGrom in the first inning, capped off by a Ty France grand slam, meant the Rangers were down 5-0 before they ever came to the plate.

MLB News / Field Level Media / June 20

Rangers ride positive response into rematch vs. Padres

After posting their largest comeback win of the season, the Texas Rangers will look to carry that momentum into the second contest of a three-game set with the San Diego Padres on Saturday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.

MLB News / Field Level Media / June 19

Rangers keep responding, defeat Padres in high-scoring affair

Wyatt Langford went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs as the Texas Rangers rallied from a five-run deficit to earn a 9-7 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Friday.

MLB News / Lone Star Ball / June 19

36-39 – First and foremost, Rangers beat Padres 9-7

The Texas Rangers scored nine runs while the San Diego Padres scored seven runs. When the Rangers and Padres took the field for the first inning in tonight’s game, there were just two umpires on the field as the rest were delayed by travel issues.

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Which 20 players have hit four home runs in an MLB game?

The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.

Texas Rangers News / ESPN / June 19

Rangers option 2B Smith just days after return

The Rangers optioned second baseman Josh Smith to Triple-A Round Rock on Friday, just days after his return to the majors from missing 37 games because of injuries and a bout with viral meningitis.

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Randy Vasquez News / Texas Rangers on SI / June 19

Rangers Put Best Matchup Against Randy Vasquez at Top of Lineup vs. Padres

The past few weeks have been a great example of the inconsistencies of the Texas Rangers. Go back to May 15 when they started a three-city, nine-game road trip against three teams that had losing records.

Texas Rangers News / MLB Trade Rumors / June 19

Rangers Option Josh Smith, Select Jarred Kelenic

The Rangers announced that they have selected the contract of outfielder Jarred Kelenic. Infielder Josh Smith has been optioned to Triple-A Round Rock as the corresponding active roster move.

Michel Otanez News / Lone Star Ball / June 19

Michel Otanez outrighted

Texas Rangers pitcher Michel Otanez has cleared waivers and been outrighted to AAA Round Rock, the team announced today. Otanez was designated for assignment last week when the Rangers needed to open a 40 man roster spot when they were adding Joe Ross to the active roster.

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / June 19

Why Rangers Should Have No Untouchable Players at Trade Deadline

Texas Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young did what was asked of him this offseason. He was asked to trim payroll and get younger. It cost him manager Bruce Bochy but led to the hiring of Skip Schumaker.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / June 19

Rangers Reacts Results: A Rangers All Star

This week in the Rangers Reacts survey, we asked which Texas Rangers player was most deserving of an All Star berth. The voting was fairly close at the top: Jacob Latz, who is tied for 6th in the American League in saves and is sporting a 1.62 ERA and a 1.5 bWAR, received a plurality of the vote, at 40%.

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / June 18

Skip Schumaker Explains Why Rangers’ Josh Smith Will See Consistent At-Bats

Josh Smith’s return coincided with Corey Seager’s move to the 7-day concussion IL. When Seager returns, don’t expect Smith to exit the lineup right away.

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The 'Most 250-K MLB seasons' quiz

How many of the 25 MLB pitchers in the Live-Ball Era to strikeout at least 250 batters in multiple seasons can you name in five minutes?

Texas Rangers News / BoxingNews.com / June 16

Garcia wants Rodriguez unification fight before Inoue clash

Robert Garcia wants Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez to fight for a second bantamweight title before chasing Naoya Inoue. Garcia, who trains and manages Rodriguez, told DAZN after Saturday's sixth-round stoppage of Antonio Vargas that he wants the San Antonio southpaw to face WBO titleholder Christian Medina in a unification bout at 118 pounds.

Texas Rangers News / MLB Trade Rumors / June 15