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The Texas Rangers are in a pitching pickle for the first time this season. Jack Leiter is on the 15-day injured list after an ankle injury required him to have surgery earlier this week.

Texas Rangers News / MLB Trade Rumors / June 24

Rangers Release Blaine Crim To Pursue Opportunity In Asia

The Rangers have placed first baseman Blaine Crim on release waivers, as first reflected on the MLB.com transaction log. Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports that the 29-year-old intends to sign with a team in Asia.

Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / June 2

Rangers Have Familiar Slugger at Round Rock Waiting for Opportunity

The wild number of Texas Rangers transactions on Monday included one infielder the Rangers needed in Cody Freeman. He’s back with the big league club for now.

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MLB News / Texas Rangers on SI / May 24

Rangers Claiming Blaine Crim off Waivers Could Influence Trade Deadline

Blaime Crim is back. The Texas Rangers claimed him off waivers from the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. But what does that mean to the future? In the short term, it’s a happy reunion with one of their longest tenured prospects.

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The most surprising player from every MLB team for the 2026 season

The 2026 season has been headlined by young players emerging, but some wily veterans have also had their day. As we head toward the end of the regular season, these 30 players stand out as the biggest surprises on their teams.

MLB News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 23

Rangers Claim Blaine Crim

The Rangers announced that first baseman Blaine Crim has been claimed off waivers from the Rockies. Crim has been optioned to Triple-A Round Rock, and right-hander Carter Baumler was moved from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL to open up a 40-man roster spot.

Colorado Rockies News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 20

Rockies Designate Blaine Crim For Assignment

The Rockies announced Wednesday that first baseman Blaine Crim has been designated for assignment. His 40-man roster spot goes to veteran righty Keegan Thompson, whose contract has been selected from Triple-A Albuquerque.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / May 16

Colorado Rockies’ Infielder Had Great Performance in Albuquerque

It was a big night for one of the Colorado Rockies' prospects, Blaine Crim. The infielder will not stop until he can secure a position in the big league.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / March 6

One Rockies Bench Bat Could Play a Bigger Role Than Expected in 2026

The Colorado Rockies were the worst team in Major League Baseball last season and by a large margin. Their 119-loss season meant change was on the way, and while they might not be a team to finish over .500, they are a team that should be taking steps in the right direction.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / February 24

Rockies First Baseman Suffers Potential Injury, Seeks Medical Advice

The injury bug appears to be approaching the Colorado Rockies already, despite it only being the beginning of spring training. Fortunately, there haven't been too many injury complaints as of right now, but the latest news to come for the franchise is rather concerning.

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The most disappointing player from every MLB team for the 2026 season

The 2026 season hasn't gone as planned for many MLB players. These 30 players stand out as the biggest disappointments for their respective teams.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / February 22

Rockies Still Searching for Answer at First Base

The Colorado Rockies were missing an important piece for the first base position. The first base is one of their areas where they needed to fill in the hole.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / February 7

Rockies Should Give Blaine Crim Room to Win First Base Job in Spring Training

First base has been a bone of contention for the Colorado Rockies this offseason. New Rockies president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta and general manager Josh Byrnes haven’t addressed the position with a Major League free agent.

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MLB News / New Baseball Media / January 28

Rockies Trade Chivilli & Acquire Julien: What to Make of Moves

The Rockies have been busier this winter, or at least more active than past offseasons. On January 28, the Rockies made two trades. Colorado shipped out Angel Chivilli to New York for infielder T.J.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / December 7

Rockies Latest Move Clears Path for Rookies Blaine Crim, Kyle Karros

The Colorado Rockies are still two months away from spring training and more than three months from opening day. But the corner infield spots now appear spoken for.

Colorado Rockies News / Purple Row / November 27

Blaine Crim provided an alternative at first base

Welcome to the 2025 edition of Ranking the Rockies, where we take a look back at every player to log playing time for the Rockies in 2025. The purpose of this list is to provide a snapshot of the player in context.

MLB News / Lone Star Ball / October 23

2025 Season in Review: Blaine Crim

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.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / September 26, 2025

Warren Schaeffer Has Blunt Response on Future of Rockies Breakout Rookie Blaine Crim

When the Colorado Rockies claimed Blaine Crim off waivers on Aug. 3, not much was made of it. It's hard to blame anyone for having that reaction. There

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / September 20, 2025

Blaine Crim Ties Rockies Legend for Second-Most RBI in First Seven Games

The Colorado Rockies are planning for next season. It’s possible that Blaine Crim is now a part of that plan. The Texas Rangers cast off the 19th round pick in 2019 earlier this season after he failed to get a hit in only a handful of Major League at-bats.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / September 13, 2025

Blaine Crim Seizes Chance to Compete for Spot with Rockies in 2026

For Blaine Crim, Friday night’s home run was a long time coming. The new Colorado Rockies first baseman had played 671 minor league games with the Texas Rangers organization and another five Major League games with the Rangers earlier this season before he made his Rockies debut on Friday.

MLB News / Field Level Media / September 13, 2025

Rockies seek to deal Padres another blow in quest for NL West title

In a season with far too many long nights, the Colorado Rockies experienced a really good one on Friday that might put a serious crimp in the San Diego Padres' hopes of a National League West title.

MLB News / Field Level Media / September 13, 2025

Blaine Crim's first career homer powers Rockies past Padres

Blaine Crim belted a three-run homer Friday night for his first MLB hit and Tanner Gordon pitched into the seventh inning as the visiting Colorado Rockies played the spoiler's role with a 4-2 win over the San Diego Padres.

MLB News / Yardbarker / September 12, 2025

Rockies end historic scoreless streak vs. Padres with surprising HR

The Colorado Rockies were looking for any way they could to get on the scoreboard against the San Diego Padres. Then an unexpected source of power provided the end to what had been a historic run of zeroes inside Petco Park on Friday.

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Texas Rangers News / Texas Rangers on SI / May 26, 2025