Rangers Officially Announce Napoli's 3rd Texas Stint
Mike Napoli passed his physical, clearing the way for an $8.5 million, one-year deal and his third stint with the Rangers. The team officially announced the deal online early Thursday morning.
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Mike Napoli passed his physical, clearing the way for an $8.5 million, one-year deal and his third stint with the Rangers. The team officially announced the deal online early Thursday morning.
The Texas Rangers acquired right-handed knuckleballer Eddie Gamboa from the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, when they placed reliever Jake Diekman and first baseman Prince Fielder on the 60-day disabled list.
Free agent pitcher Colby Lewis, who spent nine of his 11 years in Texas, said goodbye to the club and their fans on Tuesday.
The Rangers have been AL West champions in each of manager Jeff Banister's first two seasons, and their 95 wins last year were the most in the American League. That is a lot to celebrate, but not nearly enough.
According to numerous sources, the Texas Rangers have agreed to a deal with fan favorite, Mike Napoli.
Rob Manfred has pushed for faster baseball games since he became MLB commissioner two years ago. But the average time of a nine-inning game last season was 3 hours, a four minute increase over 2015.
Students shouted "Ivan! Ivan! Ivan!" as Ivan Rodriguez visited his former elementary school on Friday.
Left-handed reliever Wesley Wright has agreed to a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers and will report to major league spring training.
The Rangers and free agent James Loney have agreed to a minor league contract, a person familiar with the deal said Monday. Loney will join several others vying for time at first base for Texas.
New National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee becomes third Ranger to have number retired. The ceremony will happen in August.
Unable to acquire Tyson Ross through a trade in the past, the Rangers made the right-hander a priority when he became a free agent this offseason. Ross and the Rangers on Thursday finalized a one-year deal that is worth up to $9 million.
Ivan Rodriguez, the beloved former catcher of the Texas Rangers has been elected to MLB's Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Texas Rangers reliever Jake Diekman is expected to miss at least half the season after upcoming surgery to treat colitis, a digestive condition.
The Rangers agreed to a minor-league deal with free agent pitcher Dillon Gee.
Josh Hamilton is returning to the Rangers on a minor-league deal, according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports.
