The Texas Rangers have plenty to improve on the offensive side. But no position needs more help than center field. Evan Carter remained available most of the season but batted under .200 and still could not hit left-handed pitching.
Trying to improve an aging team won’t be easy for Texas Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young. He oversees one of the oldest rosters in baseball.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Evan Carter and Nicky Lopez are back in the Texas Rangers’ lineup Wednesday night against the New York Mets. Both sat out Tuesday’s 6-3 loss at Globe Life Field.
The Texas Rangers have been unable to get any traction on an American League playoff berth. With each passing day, it becomes clear the Rangers are playing out the string.
How many of the active MLB players to reach 100 hits in at least eight different seasons can you name in five minutes?
ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Evan Carter is one of the players the club is hoping has a big September after Carter’s leadoff home run in the eighth inning of Saturday’s 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
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.
Texas Rangers center fielder Evan Carter had not started the previous two games due to matchups against left-handed starting pitching. So when the Los Angeles Angels started a right-hander on Tuesday night, Carter returned to the lineup.
After a miserable first few months of the 2026 season, Texas Rangers center fielder Evan Carter finally showed just what he can do in July. Carter posted a sub-.200 batting average in each of the first three months of the schedule, but delivered in July with a .315 average and a .912 OPS in 22 games.
To say Evan Carter is having an up-and-down season is an understatement. The once-hyped Texas Rangers prospect was a World Series contributor when he joined the club in the fall of 2023.
The Texas Rangers placed outfielder Wyatt Langford on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a left hamstring strain and activated outfielder Evan Carter after a short turn on the IL because of an oblique strain.
For a week, Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker has been saying that injured outfielder Evan Carter has been ahead of schedule. Well, on Friday it sounds like he’ll take the final step toward returning to the Majors.
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.
Throughout spring training Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said he wasn't building an opening day roster — he was building a 40-man roster. It needed to be one that could ride the waves that inevitably come during a 162-game baseball season.
The Texas Rangers placed outfielder Evan Carter (oblique) on the 10-day injured list on Saturday. In a corresponding move, the club recalled utility man Cody Freeman from Triple-A Round Rock.
Rangers outfielder Evan Carter is heading to the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain, the team announced. The Rangers recalled infielder/outfielder Cody Freeman from Triple-A Round Rock to take Carter’s roster spot.
Three years ago, Evan Carter arrived in Arlington and immediately became one of the defining players of the Texas Rangers’ first World Series championship run.
The Texas Rangers rebounded from a series loss to the Houston Astros with a 9-1 series-opening win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday. Currently third in the AL West, the two-and-a-half-game gap between the Rangers and the division-leading Seattle Mariners is still very much surmountable.
The Texas Rangers earned a 6-1 victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. The Rangers have played fairly well and are tied with the Athletics for first place in the American League West with a 13-12 record.
Texas Rangers center fielder Evan Carter is off to a slow start at the plate, but the 23-year-old still is finding ways to impact the game with his glove.
The Texas Rangers did something with Evan Carter on Sunday that they haven’t done in quite some time. No, it wasn’t batting him against a left-handed pitcher.
Rangers outfielder Evan Carter was plunked by a pitch on his right wrist Thursday, and subsequent imaging revealed a fracture.
It is no secret that the Texas Rangers have been a disappointment this year, and I am sure they would be the first ones to tell you that. Heading into games on June 19, they currently sit at 36-38, which is seven games back from the division-leading Houston Astros.
The Texas Rangers announced several moves ahead of their season opener on Thursday. While many of them stand out, the optioning of Evan Carter to Triple-A Round Rock is perhaps catching many people off guard.
If these familiar faces can replicate their past performances, they’ll provide the spark their teams need to turn the page on injury-plagued seasons and chase their championship dreams.
The Texas Rangers went from winning a World Series to finishing 78-84 in 2024, good for third place in the AL West. While poor performance was part of the reason, injuries to key players anchored the ship.
Rangers rookie outfielder Evan Carter has probably played his last game of the season, as GM Chris Young told reporters including Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News that the team doesn’t expect Carter to return from the injured list before the regular-season schedule wraps up.
The Texas Rangers couldn’t live for long without one particular member of their 2023 World Series team.
Heralded Texas Rangers outfielder prospects Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford aren't lighting it up in the big leagues, but there's no need for the team to panic about either.
With spring training underway, each team is filled with hope for a World Series title and fresh faces are ready to make a name for themselves in the majors. After winning their first World Series title in 2023, the Rangers will look to make another postseason run in 2024.
There are a few prospects who should have the opportunity to contribute right away, barring injuries or bad springs. Here are four players who could have a big impact in 2024.
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