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Corey Seager drives in 1, scores 1 as Rangers edge Mariners

Corey Seager had two hits and an RBI and Jake Burger drove in the tiebreaking run with a sixth-inning double, leading the Texas Rangers to a 2-1 win over the slumping Seattle Mariners on Monday in Arlington, Texas.

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5-5 – Burger feeds Rangers first home win with 2-1 victory over M’s

The Texas Rangers scored two runs while the Seattle Mariners scored one run. In a battle between the league’s two best starters from Stetson University

Skip Schumaker News / Texas Rangers on SI / April 6

Rangers Have Veteran Catching Tandem Skip Schumaker is Excited About

Finding one catcher that can hit consistently is hard enough in Major League Baseball. The Texas Rangers have two. Granted, it’s early in the season, but Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said on Saturday that he’s happy with how Danny Jansen and Kyle Higashioka have performed offensively through nine games.

Luis Curvelo News / Texas Rangers on SI / April 6

Luis Curvelo Gives Rangers Bullpen First Healthy Reinforcement of Season

The Texas Rangers needed a healthy arm after putting Carter Baumler on the injured list on Sunday. In came Luis Curvelo. He didn’t pitch in Sunday’s finale against the Cincinnati Reds, but the right-hander is likely to get a shot sometime in the series with the Seattle Mariners, which starts on Monday at Globe Life Field.

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Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / April 6

Rangers Major Pipeline: Prospect Updates and Movement Toward the Majors

The Texas Rangers now have all four full-season affiliate playing games for the 2026 season. While the Round Rock Express had their Triple-A opener the same weekend the Rangers had their opening day in Philadelphia.

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One storyline to follow for every MLB team in 2026

As Spring Training opens for 2026, all 30 teams have high hopes and big questions. These are the storylines to follow for each team heading into Opening Day.

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Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / April 6

Rangers Monday Fastball: What We Learned, What It Means Two Weeks Into Season

The Texas Rangers are nine games into their 2026 season and enter Monday’s game with the Seattle Mariners with a 4-5 record. The Rangers have been riding wild swings.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / April 6

Rangers Reacts Results: First Reliever Up

In the latest Rangers Reacts, we asked who the first reliever up from the minors would be. Josh Sborz was the leading selection, being picked by a quarter of respondents, followed by Alexis Diaz, Marc Church, and Peyton Gray.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / April 6

2026 Texas Rangers Recap: Week Two

The baseball season is long and grueling. The early part of the season is a rollercoaster, as is most of the season, but the in the first few weeks it feels more like a whiplash of hope and optimism to impatience and pessimism.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / April 6

Minor league update for 4/5/26

Hickory and Frisco played on Thursday, and so were off on Sunday. Hub City was rained out. Round Rock did a great imitation of their parent club on Sunday, losing 1-0.

MLB News / Texas Rangers on SI / April 6

Jacob deGrom, Rangers Host Mariners: Preview, storylines

The Texas Rangers are going to try and turn the page after being swept this weekend when they face the Seattle Mariners on Monday. The Rangers (4-5) have lost four straight games since beginning the season with a 4-1 record, which included a four-game winning streak after losing their opening day game against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Texas Rangers News / Lone Star Ball / April 6

Monday Morning Texas Rangers Update

Good morning. Shawn McFarland has observations on the Texas Rangers who followed up the highs of opening week with a downturn upon entering The Shed. Kennedi Landry writes that the takeaway from Sunday’s latest impotent loss at home was that Jack Leiter is good.

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25 MLB players that could be traded during the 2026 season

The 2026 MLB season is right around the corner, and it is never too early to start thinking about how it might unfold. Seemingly, every year, we have a decent handle on who should contend and who is likely to struggle, which makes looking ahead to the trade deadline inevitable.

Joc Pederson News / Total Pro Sports / April 6

Joc Pederson Hits Back At Haters After Huge Home Run

Joc Pederson enjoyed an excellent solo campaign with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2024 before heading for free agency. The Texas Rangers signed the left-handed slugger, hoping that he could provide some much-needed boost to their offense.

Jack Leiter News / Lone Star Ball / April 6

Thoughts on a 2-1 Rangers loss

Reds 2, Rangers 1 Okay, this is getting annoying. Not Jack Leiter though. Jack Leiter is not annoying. Jack Leiter was tremendous on Sunday. Six pitch mix, better command of his changeup.

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MLB News / Field Level Media / April 6

Rangers, Mariners each licking wounds entering early-season series

The Texas Rangers' strong early-season vibes have come crashing down. After winning four of their first five games, the Rangers have lost four in a row after being swept at home over the weekend by the Cincinnati Reds.

Joc Pederson News / MLB on ClutchPoints / April 6

Rangers DH Joc Pederson’s immediate NSFW reaction to slump-breaking home run

To say that the Texas Rangers’ acquisition of Joc Pederson has been an all-out disaster would be a major understatement. Coming off a 2025 season in which he recorded a ghastly OPS of .613 and an fWAR tally of -0.8, Pederson has not done much throughout the start of the 2026 campaign to dispel the notion that he’s entering washed-up territory.

Kumar Rocker News / Field Level Media / April 4

Rangers' Kumar Rocker ready for long-awaited season debut, faces Reds

Texas Rangers right-hander Kumar Rocker will make his season debut against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday in Arlington, Texas. At long last. Rocker's first game of 2026 wound up delayed until the team's eighth game of the season due to a combination of circumstances.

MLB News / Yardbarker / April 3

Blue Jays' signing illustrates their desperate need for pitching

Blue Jays' latest signing illustrates their desperate need for pitching

The Toronto Blue Jays' rotation took another hit on Tuesday when Cody Ponce landed on the Injured List with a sprained right ACL. They have reportedly dipped back into the free agent pool to add another potential depth option.

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Andrew McCutchen News / Just Baseball / April 3

Andrew McCutchen Is Having Fun and Showing Out for the Rangers

In less than a month, Andrew McCutchen has gone from unemployed to one of the Texas Rangers‘ biggest contributors. Taking the “say I can’t” approach this spring, the veteran outfielder and DH came into Rangers camp guns blazing.

MacKenzie Gore News / Just Baseball / April 3

MacKenzie Gore Can Become a True Ace for the Rangers in 2026

This is the third article in a series about pitchers who can outperform their projections in 2026. The first two entries focused on Cam Schlittler and Connelly Early.

MLB News / Yardbarker / April 3

Francisco Lindor addresses alleged rift with Brandon Nimmo

Mets' Francisco Lindor addresses alleged rift with Rangers' Brandon Nimmo

During a recent chat with MLB insider Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Lindor attempted to put the Nimmo-related rumors to bed.

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Nathan Eovaldi News / Field Level Media / April 1

Rangers alter pitching plans, turn to Nathan Eovaldi in finale vs. O's

The Baltimore Orioles don't want the first week of the season to end with a thud. Some of the feel-good moments have faded as they try to get back in a groove when they take on the visiting Texas Rangers in the Wednesday afternoon series finale.

Dairon Blanco News / MLB Trade Rumors / March 30

Rangers Outright Dairon Blanco

Outfielder Dairon Blanco has cleared waivers and will accept an outright assignment to Triple-A Round Rock, reports Francys Romero of BeisbolFR. Blanco was designated for assignment last week when the Rangers added Andrew McCutchen to their Opening Day roster.

Andrew McCutchen News / Larry Brown Sports / March 30

Andrew McCutchen had hilarious apology after homering against his ex-team

Texas Rangers DH Andrew McCutchen launched his first home run of the 2026 MLB season on Sunday, and he did it apologetically against a former team. McCutchen hit a three-run home run in the top of the fourth inning of Sunday’s game between the Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pa.

Ryan Brasier News / MLB Trade Rumors / March 28

Rangers Re-Sign Ryan Brasier To Minor League Deal

The Rangers have re-signed right-hander Ryan Brasier, according to the transactions tracker on Brasier’s MLB.com profile page. Brasier had previously signed with Rangers back in February but was released just prior to Opening Day.