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Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / December 29

2025 Season in Review: Marc Church

With the 2025 Texas Rangers season having come to an end, we shall be, over the course of the offseason, taking a look at every player who appeared in a major league game for the Texas Rangers in 2025.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / December 29

2025-26 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings — #12

Congratulations to Yolfran Castillo, who was voted the #11 prospect in the 2025-26 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings, getting a little under a fifth of the vote.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / December 29

Monday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Evan Grant explains his Hall of Fame ballot. Paul Casella notes that Andrew Heaney — one of only a few people in human history to be the winning pitcher in a World Series game for the Texas Rangers — is calling it a career.

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Andrew Heaney News / Larry Brown Sports / December 29

Ex-Rangers champion announces his retirement from MLB

The Heandog Millionaire has thrown his final pitch in Major League Baseball. Veteran left-hander Andrew Heaney announced in a lengthy post to social media on Sunday that he is retiring from baseball.

Athletics News / Yardbarker

25 MLB players on the brink of stardom in 2026

The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.

Phillies star 1B Bryce Harper takes a swipe at president Dave Dombrowski

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Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / December 28

Top 5 Rangers Free Agents Who Could Return for the 2026 Season

The Texas Rangers came into the offseason wanting to be aggressive. After missing the postseason the past two years, the Rangers have hopes of making it back to October.

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / December 28

Rangers Former First-Round Pick Could be Major Bounce-Back Candidate in 2026

As the new year quickly approaches, the best thing the Texas Rangers can do as an organization is put last year's woes in the rearview window. The Rangers came up way short of their goals in 2025, finishing 81-81 and six games back of a playoff spot.

Kohei Arihara News / MLB Trade Rumors / December 27

Kohei Arihara Signs With NPB’s Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

Former Rangers right-hander Kohei Arihara’s bid to return to MLB is over. The veteran will remain in NPB, signing a four-year deal with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, reports Yuri Karasawa of World Baseball Network (Yakyu Cosmopolitan on X).

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / December 25

Rangers Would be Smart to Get These Three Christmas Gifts This Offseason

The Texas Rangers haven’t made much of a splash in free agency this offseason. Their fans are frustrated. There’s still time to turn it around before spring training starts in February in Surprise, Ariz.

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / December 24

Rangers Named Ideal Fit to Acquire Cheap Free Agent Former All-Star Slugger

The Texas Rangers went into the offseason as a team that needed to make some offensive upgrades following a second straight disappointing season, where they once again missed the playoffs.

David Davalillo News / Texas Rangers on SI / December 24

Numbers That Show Rangers Were Right to Keep Star Prospect David Davalillo

David Davalillo was eligible for the Rule 5 draft for the first time this offseason. The Texas Rangers had a choice to make. Because Davalillo, a prospect from Venezuela, signed after his 19th birthday, he was Rule 5 eligible after his fourth professional season.

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The 25 greatest pitching seasons from the modern MLB era

America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / December 23

Rangers Relief Core Looks Unrecognizable Compared to Just Months Ago

The Texas Rangers have been building quite a bit this offseason, and much of that has come in the form of smaller signings to this point. One of the units

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / December 23

Why Rangers Stars Seager and DeGrom Should Play For Team USA in WBC

Baseball players playing for the World Baseball Classic aren't just playing in a tournament that happens every three years. To support the country you are from playing for the entire world to see is a defining achievement.

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Jacob Webb News / Lone Star Ball / December 23

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MLB News / Yardbarker / December 17

Francesa reveals alleged reasons for Mets' clubhouse issues

New York sports radio legend reveals alleged reasons for Mets' clubhouse issues during 2025 season

A report from late November suggested that the New York Mets' collapse during the 2025 season occurred, in part, because alleged clubhouse issues impacted the club throughout the campaign.

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Ernie Clement reveals risky offseason activity: 'Nothing in the contract about it'