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In a span of three days the week before opening day, the Rangers scratched ace Yu Darvish from that scheduled start because of neck stiffness, and found out they would be without second baseman Jurickson Profar and catcher Geovany Soto for 10 to 12 weeks each because of injuries.
If Robbie Ross needed a statement game to justify a spot in the Texas Rangers starting rotation, he got it.
Perhaps the medicine the Texas Rangers needed was a strong game after getting another dose of injury news Tuesday morning.
Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish has been scratched from his Opening Day start on March 31 due to a stiff neck. Darvish will return to the Dallas area for further examination, according to MLB.com.
Mitch Moreland returned to the Texas lineup from a side injury and singled home two runs during a five-run sixth inning as the Rangers defeated the Athletics 6-2 Monday.
With Spring Training in Surprise winding down, manager Ron Washington was probably hoping to have most of his roster set. Instead, the final week before Opening Day at Globe Life Park in Arlington may prove to be the most interesting for the Rangers brain trust.
Texas catcher Geovany Soto has a tear in his right knee that will sideline him for 10 to 12 weeks. He will undergo surgery on Wednesday to repair the torn cartilage.
Will Venable and Carlos Quentin homered, Chase Headley drove in three runs with a pair of doubles, and the Padres beat the Rangers by a score of 11-7 on Sunday afternoon.
Jurickson Profar, the prized prospect who was supposed to be the opening day second baseman for the Rangers, will be out an estimated 10 to 12 weeks with a tear in his shoulder.
Johnny Cueto was scratched because of a sore back on Thursday, but the Reds rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Rangers on Joey Votto's bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning.
The online dating service is launching 29 fan pages — one for every U.S. team — under a promotion with MLB that allows the website's users to connect with singles who are fans of particular clubs.
Greg Maddux will throw the ceremonial first pitch before the Texas Rangers season opener. His first pitch March 31 will be caught by his brother, Texas pitching coach Mike Maddux.
The 25-year-old Andrus is the Rangers' longest-tenured position player. The shortstop's 757 games played are nearly two full seasons more than any other current Texas player.
Jim Adduci capped off a 10-pitch at bat by hitting a two-run homer in the eighth inning to help the Rangers rally for a 7-6 win over the Cubs on Tuesday night.
Carlos Gomez and Mark Reynolds hit their first home runs of spring training and also doubled, and Marco Estrada allowed four hits in six scoreless innings Tuesday in Milwaukee's 9-3 win over a Rangers split squad.
All over spring training, there's been an outbreak of wrecked elbows and pained pitchers. Next stop, those dreaded words: Tommy John surgery.
Mike Moustakas went 3-for-3 and Yordano Ventura struck out six batters in six dominant innings, helping the Royals shut out the Rangers by a score of 6-0 on Monday night.
Yu Darvish is the unquestionable ace of the Texas Rangers pitching staff. Cliff Lee once was. Now, the two will face-off in the season opener on March 31 at Globe Life Park in Arlington.
Yu Darvish pitched into the fifth inning and catcher J.P. Arencibia hit a grand slam, leading the Texas Rangers to a 14-8 spring win against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
Shin-Soo Choo homered off of Ryan Vogelsong in the third inning, but the Rangers and the Giants played to a 4-4 tie on Thursday night in a spring training matchup.
Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington joined Ben & Skin from spring training in Surprise on Wednesday.
Joe Blanton allowed just one infield single in five scoreless innings and an Angels' split-squad routed the Texas Rangers 12-1 Wednesday.
Although his seven seasons as president of the Rangers were very successful, Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan doesn't want Texans to expect miracles as he begins his new job with the Houston Astros.
Ben & Skin get a visit with Texas Rangers Assistant GM Thad Levine and get to talk all things baseball. Listen as they broadcast live all this week from Surprise, AZ.
Spring training games don't count for stats or standings, but crazy stuff still happens.
