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Why Status of Corey Seager, Cody Freeman Matters to Rangers

The Texas Rangers want Corey Seager back as soon as possible. They just want Cody Freeman healthy. Both made progress on Monday. Seager took another step toward returning to the field by duplicating his workout from Sunday in Atlanta, per MLB.com's Kennedi Landry.

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Rangers Flail in Series Opener Against White Sox

ARLINGTON, Texas (July 20) — The Texas Rangers began their seven-game homestand with a 10–3 loss to the Chicago White Sox Monday night in front of a crowd of 28,506.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / July 20

50-50 – Rangers take a beating, slip back to .500

The Texas Rangers scored three runs but the Chicago White Sox scored ten runs. The Rangers were perhaps simply outclassed by a better team this evening.

Sebastian Walcott News / Minor League Baseball on SI / July 20

Rangers' Top Prospect Sebastian Walcott Shines in Return From Injury

The Texas Rangers' No. 1 prospect, infielder Sebastian Walcott, has missed a large chunk of the 2026 minor league season after undergoing elbow surgery earlier this year.

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The 'MLB All-Star Game MVPs' quiz

MLB began awarding the All-Star Game MVP Award during the 1962 season. How many of the MVPs since then can you name in eight minutes?

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Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / July 20

Texas Rangers lineup for July 20, 2026

Texas Rangers lineup for July 20, 2026 against the Chicago White Sox: starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom for the Rangers and Erick Fedde for the ChiSox.

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Every first-overall MLB draft pick from the 21st century

The MLB Draft doesn’t get the same attention as the NFL Draft…or the NBA Draft…or even the NHL Draft. There’s the element of a stay in a farm system, the general lack of immediate impact for MLB draft picks, and the fact that it’s tougher for one MLB player to turn a franchise’s fortunes around.

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / July 20

Three Important Rangers Matchups as Jacob deGrom Starts vs. White Sox

The schedule is set. So is the goal for the Texas Rangers. The Rangers will play 13 games in 14 days before the Aug. 3 trade deadline. That stretch includes three games against the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox and seven divisional games, including four against the team chasing the Rangers in the AL West standings — the Seattle Mariners.

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / July 20

What the Texas Rangers Must Do at the Deadline To Make the Playoffs

The Texas Rangers are mostly middling in every major statistical category, including the standings. Entering Monday, the Rangers find themselves just one game over .500, but at the top of the American League West by 0.5 games.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / July 20

Rangers Reacts Results: The Draft

Last week, our Rangers Reacts survey asked folks to grade the team’s 2026 draft. This turned out to be one of the rare instances where most everyone was pretty pleased.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / July 20

2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings — #11

Congratulations to Dalton Pence, who has been named the #10 prospect in the 2026 LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings, receiving a little under a quarter of the vote.

Texas Rangers News / MLB on ClutchPoints / July 20

Predicting Rangers’ biggest move before MLB trade deadline

The Texas Rangers are a half-game ahead of the Seattle Mariners in the AL West early in the second half. It’s been a pillow fight out west all year long, and the team needs reinforcements to pull away.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / July 20

Minor league update for 7/19/26

Hickory’s game was suspended due to rain in the top of the first with the Crawdads down 6-0. It will be resumed in late August. Hub City starter Kamdyn Perry didn’t make it out of the first, allowing two runs in 0.2 IP, walking one.

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The 20 greatest MLB teams to never win the World Series

Even the most successful regular-season teams in Major League Baseball have failed to win it all. Here's our list of 20 such clubs that fall into that category.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / July 20

Monday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Evan Grant writes that the Texas Rangers suffered through mental mistakes that led to a series loss in Atlanta yesterday. Kennedi Landry has some takeaways from Texas’ series finale defeat, which in addition to defensive miscues, included pitching miscues and batting miscues.

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / July 20

Rangers-White Sox Series: Preview, Starting Pitchers, Injured List

The Texas Rangers return home from their quick trip to Atlanta with the American League West lead. But only slightly. The Rangers (50-49) lost two out

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Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / July 20

Thoughts on an 8-5 Rangers loss

Braves 8, Rangers 5 That didn’t go the way we were hoping. Nathan Eovaldi was allowing homers and couldn’t go deep into the game, and the bullpen combined with some poor defensive decision making to allow a big inning late.

Texas Rangers News / New Baseball Media / July 20

2026 MLB First-Half Recap: Texas Rangers

In an AL West that’s up for grabs, the Rangers, so far, are in the driver’s seat. Thanks to some timely offense and good pitching, the Texas Rangers were and are currently in first of the division.

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / July 19

Rangers Set Jacob deGrom’s Post-All-Star Break Pitching Debut

The Texas Rangers and Jacob deGrom have set a date. The Rangers ace will start Monday’s game against the Chicago White Sox, per the Rangers’ probables page at MLB.com.

Texas Rangers News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 19

Rangers Release Nabil Crismatt From Minor League Deal

Right-hander Nabil Crismatt has been released from the Rangers’ Triple-A Round Rock affiliate, according to Crismatt’s transactions page at MLB.com. He had been on the full-season injured list owing to elbow surgery during spring training.

MLB News / Field Level Media / July 19

Starting pitchers for Rangers, Braves come with questions

Texas right-hander Nathan Eovaldi has sufficiently recovered from his recent illness in time to make the start on Sunday when the visiting Rangers meet the Atlanta Braves in the rubber game of the series between two division-leading teams.

MLB News / Field Level Media / July 18

Rangers rally in 6th to edge Braves

Brandon Nimmo had three RBIs, including two that gave Texas the lead in the crucial four-run sixth inning, helping the visiting Rangers come from behind to beat the Atlanta Braves 7-6 on Saturday.

Texas Rangers News / Pro Football Rumors / July 17

NFL Suspends Cardinals Exec Ryan Gold For Violating Gambling Policy

The NFL has suspended Cardinals director of college scouting Ryan Gold indefinitely for violating its gambling policy. The ban will take effect immediately, but Gold has the right to appeal it.

Sebastian Walcott News / Athlon Sports / July 15

Rangers Top Prospect Makes Season Debut

Texas Rangers top prospect Sebastian Walcott took a major step forward in his recovery from injury on Tuesday. The 20-year-old shortstop/third baseman made his season debut on Tuesday, beginning a rehab assignment with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Rangers.

Jonah Bride News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 13

Rangers Release Jonah Bride

The Rangers have granted infielder Jonah Bride his release, per Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News. He’s now a free agent and is eligible to sign with any club.

Texas Rangers News / MLB on ClutchPoints / July 13

1 trade Rangers must not make at 2026 MLB trade deadline

The Texas Rangers enter the August 3 MLB trade deadline as a franchise at a crossroads. While the Rangers are currently in first place in the AL West with

Wyatt Langford News / Athlon Sports / July 13

Wyatt Langford's Swing Is Changing. His Results Are Getting There First.

Here's a stat that shouldn't make sense. Wyatt Langford has played in roughly half of Texas' games this year. Missed nearly all of May. Missed most of June.

Brandon Nimmo News / Field Level Media / July 12

Brandon Nimmo boosts Rangers to walk-off win over Astros

Brandon Nimmo's walk-off single capped off a 3-for-5 game for the Texas Rangers, who scored a 6-5 victory over the Houston Astros Sunday and won two of three during the weekend series in Arlington, Texas.

Texas Rangers News / 5 GOATs / July 11

Texas Rangers select Miami LHP commit Gio Rojas in 2026 MLB Draft

The Texas Rangers selected Miami commit pitcher Gio Rojas No. 16 overall in the 2026 MLB Draft. Rojas just wrapped up his high school career at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.

Corey Seager News / Larry Brown Sports / July 9

Corey Seager is being linked to one team in trade rumors

Corey Seager might potentially be going from AL West to AL East. The Texas Rangers may consider the possibility of trading away their veteran shortstop Seager if they sputter over the next several weeks, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported on Thursday.