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Justin Verlander only had about 30 minutes to decide whether to accept a trade the Astros. In the end, he figured that he couldn't pass up a chance to join the team with the American League's best record.
Elvis Andrus hit two of the four Texas home runs and the Rangers held on beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-6 Sunday in the rubber game of a series with wild-card implications for both teams.
Kole Calhoun hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 on Saturday night.
The Angels acquired outfielder Justin Upton from Detroit and infielder Brandon Phillips from Atlanta on Thursday, adding two veterans with seven combined All-Star selections to their lineup.
The Houston Astros acquired Justin Verlander in a trade with the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night, just before the deadline for having players eligible for postseason play.
The Los Angeles Angels have acquired slugging outfielder Justin Upton from the Detroit Tigers, upgrading their lineup for the playoff race.
The 2017 MLB season has been dominated by offense, but that doesn't mean there haven't been great pitching performances. While the usual suspects like Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer, Chris Sale and Corey Kluber have all been unsurprisingly dominant, there have also been major breakouts from a number of young arms.
A baseball game won't fix Houston's problems. But it will help.
The Texas Rangers Wednesday announced several more initiatives to assist the victims of Hurricane Harvey.
Shin-Soo Choo homered and drove in four runs, backing the strong pitching of Martin Perez, ironically helping Texas move ahead of Tampa Bay in the AL wild-card standings while playing in the Rays' ballpark.
Royals pitcher Danny Duffy has been cited for driving under the influence in suburban Kansas City last weekend.
The fallout from the Rangers and Astros series being moved to Tampa Bay has been felt all around the state of Texas.
A.J. Griffin gave up consecutive home runs to his former team in the second inning and retired only 10 batters as the Oakland Athletics beat Griffin and the Texas Rangers 8-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
Shin-Soo Choo hit his 16th home run and the Rangers added an unearned run but managed little else Sunday in Oakland.
had Pinder homered twice to help the Oakland Athletics end Cole Hamels' five-game win streak with an 8-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.
Umpires deserve respect, but poor performance will cost them.
Adrian Beltre hit two early homers and the Texas Rangers pushed three runs across in the 10th inning to beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-5 Wednesday night.
Commissioner Rob Manfred says Major League Baseball plans to issue a policy on fan behavior for all ballparks next season.
But the Texas Rangers still believe they can make a run, and Monday night they took a step in that direction with a 5-3 victory over the Angels.
Eight teams attempting to make push for postseason, which ones should you believe in?
Miguel Gonzalez escaped early trouble and pitched six scoreless innings, leading the Chicago White Sox over the Texas Rangers 3-2 Sunday.
Holland wrote "thank you" to Rangers fans on the pitcher's mound Saturday.
Nomar Mazara keeps driving in runs, and it's helping the Texas Rangers climb in the AL wild-card race.
The Boston Red Sox's principal owner says he wants to take steps to rename a Fenway Park street.
Fantasy baseball isn't as popular as its football counterpart. Fans are missing out.
