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Continue readingNote: This file will be updated with any overnight pitching changes or weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of the indicated time of publication. A mere five games grace the Thursday slate, with a clear highlight of the big league debut of Texas Rangers RHP Jack Leiter. […]
Continue readingNote: This file has been updated with any overnight pitching changes or weather-related game postponements, along with the addition of the latest MLB game odds as of the indicated time of publication. The 2024 season has not gone especially smoothly for Toronto Blue Jays ace Kevin Gausman, who last year finished third in the American […]
Continue readingWe asked five of our ESPN MLB experts to each pick one team they think is best suited to take down the Dodgers and Braves in October, when it counts the most. While none of our experts necessarily expects this team to be better than L.A. and Atlanta for the 162-game long haul, they all […]
Continue readingGeneral manager Chris Young said Wednesday that Lorenzen will start the season on the 15-day injured list. That move can be backdated to Monday, making Lorenzen eligible to be activated as soon as April 9, during the team’s second homestand of the season. Lorenzen, a first-time All-Star last season with Detroit who threw a no-hitter […]
Continue readingHappy MLB Opening Week, baseball fans! After a wild offseason, one thing is clear heading into the new season: Everyone is chasing the two superteams that stand alone in the top tier of our initial 2024 rankings. Whether your team is good enough to go toe-to-toe with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves or […]
Continue reading“In some ways, I think success for us is defined by what we do from here moving forward, not what we have done,” Rangers general manager Chris Young said. “You look out and you see the Kansas City Chiefs and what they were able to do in repeating and even what their comments were after […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. John Smoltz believes Shohei Ohtani is likely to end up with a team on the West Coast in free agency. (1:21) The day after the Texas Rangers won their first World Series title in franchise history, 130 players became free agents as baseball’s offseason season began. While this year’s free-agent class […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Take a dive into the ups and down of the Rangers’ journey to becoming the 2023 World Series Champions. (2:25) PHOENIX — AROUND 1 A.M., just hours after he managed the Texas Rangers to their first World Series championship in 63 years of existence, Bruce Bochy hoisted himself from a chair […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. The Rangers celebrate after Josh Sborz strikes out Ketel Marte to secure their first ever World Series victory. (1:03) PHOENIX — The Texas Rangers had just won the franchise’s first championship Wednesday night, and Bruce Bochy was hugging each of his players in turn, including a big embrace of shortstop Corey […]
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