Catching up with Jeff Baker
ARLINGTON, Tex. - After spending his entire Major League career in the National League, former Clemson slugger Jeff Baker got his first taste of the American League last season when the Chicago Cubs traded him to Detroit.
Rangers 4, Astros 2
Jeff Baker hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh, and Texas relievers threw 3 1-3 hitless innings to lead the Rangers to a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
Baker greeted Wesley Wright (0-1) with a leadoff home run to right field to give the Rangers their first lead of the night at 3-2.
Robbie Ross (1-0) pitched 1 1-3 perfect innings before Tanner Scheppers pitched...
Baker's HR in 7th leads Rangers past Astros
HOUSTON (AP) -- Jeff Baker hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh, and Texas relievers threw 3 1-3 hitless innings to lead the Rangers to a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
Baker greeted Wesley Wright (0-1) with a leadoff home run to right field to give the Rangers their first lead of the night at 3-2.
Robbie Ross (1-0) pitched 1 1-3 perfect innings before Tanner...
Murphy, Beltre fighting through slow starts
ARLINGTON, Texas Texas outfielder David Murphy wouldnt mind right now if he were hitting his career April average.
Murphy, who got Tuesday off in favor of Jeff Baker, is hitting just .176 this season. Hes a notoriously slow starter, with a .228 lifetime average in March and April, but it doesnt make the start any easier for him to take.
"Its tough for any player to go through...
Murphy, Beltre fighting through slow starts
ARLINGTON, Texas Texas outfielder David Murphy wouldnt mind right now if he were hitting his career April average.
Murphy, who got Tuesday off in favor of Jeff Baker, is hitting just .176 this season. Hes a notoriously slow starter, with a .228 lifetime average in March and April, but it doesnt make the start any easier for him to take.
"Its tough for any player to go through...
Baker exits early, game goes extras
I’m really glad I didn’t try to stay awake for last night’s game. Eleven innings? This girl doesn’t have it in her for any of that nonsense. Especially since it was a loss. Not quite as fun to wake up to that box score this morning.
You know what else wasn’t fun? Watching Jeff Baker limp off the field in the 1st inning after making a great sliding catch. He’s...
Mariners vs. Rangers Game 1 Review
Bad start to road trip. Mariners lose to Rangers 7-0.
Darvish (3-1) let up three hits and struck out 10 in improving to 12-2 in his career at home. The right-hander has 38 strikeouts, eight more than anyone else in the American League, in just 26 2/3 innings.
Joe Saunders' only victory in Arlington came as a member of the Baltimore Orioles in the Wild Card Game last October...
Rangers 7, Mariners 0
Yu Darvish struck out 10 while allowing only three hits over seven innings for Texas, and the Rangers had their biggest inning of the season in a 7-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.
In his first start in a week, and 33rd in the major leagues, Darvish (3-1) had his 10th career 10-strikeout game.
Jeff Baker put Texas up 1-0 with a two-out solo homer in the second...
Rangers-Cubs rained out at Wrigley Field
The Texas Rangers are getting accustomed to this cold, damp weather.
The game between the Rangers and Chicago Cubs scheduled for Wednesday night was rained out. It was postponed two hours before it was supposed to start at Wrigley Field.
No makeup date was announced. The teams are set to play Thursday afternoon.
''(Tuesday) night wasn't bad, just a little chilly but...
Rangers-Cubs rained out at Wrigley Field
CHICAGO (AP) -- The Texas Rangers are getting accustomed to this cold, damp weather.
The game between the Rangers and Chicago Cubs scheduled for Wednesday night was rained out. It was postponed two hours before it was supposed to start at Wrigley Field.
No makeup date was announced. The teams are set to play Thursday afternoon.
"(Tuesday) night wasn't bad, just a little...
A Gentle Plea for Less Selective Rule Enforcement
The other day, Marty Foster got himself in the headlines when he made a controversial call to end a close game between the Rays and the Rangers. “Controversial” is a more charitable way of saying “bad”. On that night, Foster’s judgment helped the Rangers win. On Wednesday afternoon, Foster’s judgment helped the Rays win instead, but this hasn’t generated nearly the...
Texas can't take advantage against Rays
ARLINGTON, Texas The conditions at Rangers Ballpark Wednesday may have been dreadful weather-wise but they were perfect for Texas to complete a sweep of Tampa Bay.
It didn't happen that way though.
Despite getting solid pitching from Derek Holland have having plenty of scoring chances against the Rays, none of them materialized as the Rays blanked the Rangers 2-0.
Texas had...
Baker, Olt homer as Rangers rout Brewers
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) -- A week ago, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington said Alexi Ogando was his No. 4 starter.
On Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers, Ogando showed why.
Ogando scattered two hits and walked three in four scoreless innings of the Rangers' 12-3 win over Milwaukee.
"I felt good," Ogando said through the interpreter. "With the things I was...
Cactus roundup: A's top Royals
ATHLETICS 6, ROYALS 3
PHOENIX -- Eric Sogard had a tiebreaking double in the fifth inning and the Oakland Athletics bullpen slowed the hot-hitting Kansas City Royals in a 6-3 victory on Tuesday.
Alex Gordon had two more hits, including a home run off Tommy Milone to lead off the game.
The Royals, who scored 30 runs in their previous two games, increased their lead to 3-0 in the...
Rangers 12, Brewers 3
Jeff Baker homered off Tom Gorzelanny and Mike Olt against Travis Webb, helping the Texas Rangers rout the Milwaukee Brewers 12-3 Tuesday.
Baker has a seven-game hitting streak, going 12 for 15 (.800).
Rangers starter Alexi Ogando allowed two hits and three walks and struck out three over four innings, his first scoreless outing of spring training. Texas took a four-hit shutout...
Baker, Olt homer as Rangers rout Brewers
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) -- Jeff Baker homered off Tom Gorzelanny and Mike Olt against Travis Webb, helping the Texas Rangers rout the Milwaukee Brewers 12-3 Tuesday.
Baker has a seven-game hitting streak, going 12 for 15 (.800).
Rangers starter Alexi Ogando allowed two hits and three walks and struck out three over four innings, his first scoreless outing of spring training. Texas...
Gentry and Baker lead Rangers over Indians
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) -- Craig Gentry knows he is not a power hitter. Still, he's shown he can handle good pitches to hit.
Gentry hit a two-run homer off Brett Myers to pace the Texas Rangers to a 7-6 win over the Cleveland Indians.
Gentry added a single and scored another run. Jeff Baker, a non-roster invitee for Texas, hit an RBI double and single in his first two at-bats...
Gentry and Baker lead Rangers over Indians
Craig Gentry hit a two-run homer off Brett Myers to pace the Texas Rangers to a 7-6 win over the Cleveland Indians.
Gentry added a single and scored another run. Jeff Baker, a non-roster invitee for Texas, hit an RBI double and single in his first two at-bats, making it eight straight plate appearances in which he'd reached base.
Myers, who pitched 70 times in relief last season...
Rangers 7, Indians 6
Craig Gentry knows he is not a power hitter. Still, he's shown he can handle good pitches to hit.
Gentry hit a two-run homer off Brett Myers to pace the Texas Rangers to a 7-6 win over the Cleveland Indians.
Gentry added a single and scored another run. Jeff Baker, a non-roster invitee for Texas, hit an RBI double and single in his first two at-bats, making it eight straight...
Assume the Position: RF
Finally, the last AtP for positional players. I've used basically all of the outfielders in the other two outfield summaries. This one is a bit light. Soler is a great prospect and that's it. Everyone else sucks.
Last Year
2013
Career
Name
Age
AVG
OBP
SLG
wOBA
pwOBA
AVG
OBP
SLG
wOBA
MLB
LaHair
29
0.259
0.334
0.450
0.339
0.332
0.260
0.334
0.430...
Rangers 10, Indians 0
Lance Berkman singled, walked and scored two runs in his Rangers' spring training debut, a 10-0 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday that gave Texas its first exhibition victory this year after an 0-5 start.
Berkman, who was limited to 32 games last year with St. Louis and needed two knee operations, was held out of the first six exhibition games because of a strained...
1B/OF Jeff Baker: Signed to minor league deal
Hot News for 1B Jeff Baker
Rangers sign Baker to minor league deal
The Texas Rangers signed utility infielder Jeff Baker to a minor league contract, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The deal includes Baker getting a spring training invitation to compete for a spot on the bench. Baker, 31, batted .239 with four home runs and 25 RBI in 201 plate appearances last year with the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves. He is a lifetime...
Baker signs with Rangers
The last remaining right handed outfielder has signed with the Rangers, it's been reported that Jeff Baker has agreed to a minor league deal with Texas. Now I'm not saying Baker would be an improvement over who the Mets have but like I've been saying all along if you can't make a significant upgrade then bring in multiple candidates to compete for the positions...
Rangers add pair of veterans to spring roster
The Texas Rangers continued to add spring training depth Saturday, agreeing to terms with utility man Jeff Baker and left-hander Nate Robertson on minor-league deals with invitations to spring training.
Baker is an eight-year vet who spent the 2012 season playing for the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves. He hit just .239 in 2012 but is a .266 career hitter and can...
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