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It wasn’t long ago that the Washington Nationals were celebrating winning a World Series. Four years removed from that championship triumph, the Nationals head into the 2024 offseason on the back of four consecutive losing seasons and no clear end of the rebuild in sight. The Nationals continue to move forward with that rebuild after […]

The Texas Rangers are celebrating their World Series victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks, but a former Rangers slugger has decided to retire from the MLB. Seven-time All-Star Nelson Cruz announced his retirement decision on an episode of the Adam Jones podcast on Thursday morning. Breaking: For the second time in less than a month on […]

The Texas Rangers won the first World Series in franchise history on Wednesday night and a big reason why was the play of Corey Seager. The superstar shortstop rose to the occasion for the Rangers the entire postseason, taking home World Series MVP honors for the second time in his career. In between celebrations, Seager […]

With the Texas Rangers winning the World Series, fans will now move their attention to the offseason. Twenty-nine teams didn’t have enough to be crowned champions, and even the Rangers will need to add more in the offseason if they want to defend their title. The MLB trade deadline is a great way to improve […]

The Texas Rangers just won their first World Series in franchise history after defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 Wednesday and winning the series 4-1. Despite the monumental win, the reigning champions are not the early favorites to win the 2024 World Series, the Atlanta Braves are. Per FanDuel Sportsbook, the Braves are the favorites to […]

As the MLB offseason officially gets underway, contract negotiations across the league will commence as teams look to fill and retool their rosters. Superagent Scott Boras will be a very busy man for the next five months and he’s eyeing an extension for one of his newest clients, New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso. […]

The MLB season came to a close on Wednesday night when the Texas Rangers won Game 5 of the World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. They are the champions, and we have now entered the offseason. The St. Louis Cardinals came into this season with playoff hopes and dreams of being in the Rangers’ position, […]

New Boston Red Sox president of baseball operations Craig Breslow is holding his introductory press conference today, and he made it clear that the team needs to get better from a starting pitching standpoint. “Pitching, and specifically starting pitching, is an area of need in this organization,” Craig Breslow said, via Alex Speier of NESN. […]

The New York Mets have been searching for a new manager ever since moving on from Buck Showalter following a disappointing 2023 season. A ton of names have surfaced as possibilities for the Mets, and they recently interviewed former San Diego Padres manager Andy Green. Now, after too many rumors to count, the Mets are […]

The World Series came to an end on Wednesday night as the Texas Rangers pulled away late in game five to earn the championship crown over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Now, the MLB offseason is underway. The New York Yankees envisioned themselves being the last team standing when the season began, but they ended up far […]

Former President of the United States George Bush shared his pleasure after the Texas Rangers won the World Series Wednesday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks. In a press release, Bush went on to congratulate the team, players, and coaching staff on the championship according to Bob Nightengale. “As a Texas Ramgers fans I am thrilled […]

Nathan Eovaldi capped off a postseason performance for the ages with his Game 5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night, one that clinched the Texas Rangers their first World Series title in franchise history. In the process, Eovaldi joined a rare club, becoming just the fourth pitcher in MLB history to win five […]

The Texas Rangers won Game 5 of the World Series to clinch their first championship in their 52-year history, sending fans into a wild celebration. While fans were thrilled to have seen their team win it all, they weren’t forgetting John Smoltz, who seemed to be openly rooting for the Arizona Diamondbacks throughout Game 5. […]

For the first time in their 63-year history, the Texas Rangers are world champions. The 2023 iteration of the Rangers finally got the job done, highlighting an epic road postseason with a 5-0 shutout of the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday night. Texas went an MLB postseason record 11-0 […]

The Atlanta Braves announced that they have signed reliever Joe Jimenez to a three-year contract worth $26 million. Joe Jimenez will make $8 million in 2024, then $9 million in each of the last two years of the deal, according to the Braves’ release. Jimenes has agreed to donate 1% of his salary to the […]

Bruce Bochy has done what seemed like a feat that would be hard to replicate in the history of the MLB. The Texas Rangers manager has gotten his fourth World Series ring. This is with the help of Corey Seager to overpower the Arizona Diamondbacks. A lot could have changed had he not made the […]

There is a reason for all of Arlington to celebrate in the coming days and months. The Texas Rangers are finally the kings of Major League Baseball after ending their franchise World Series drought, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games in this year’s Fall Classic. For Rangers fans, there can’t be a more perfect […]

The Texas Rangers won their first World Series title in the franchise’s 63-year history on Wednesday. Naturally, the Rangers are the talk of the baseball world, and owner Ray Davis revealed his true feelings on the team’s long wait to hoist the World Series trophy: "This franchise waited 63 years to pick up that trophy." […]

It’s been a rough few days for the Minnesota Vikings. The team’s 24-10 victory over the Green Bay Packers was marred when it was revealed that QB Kirk Cousins was lost for the season with a torn Achilles tendon. Somehow, the Texas Rangers (yes, the baseball team) just made things worse. On Wednesday, the Rangers […]

The Texas Rangers led by Chris Young and Corey Seager have pulled off what seemed like an impossibility a few months ago. They now hold a World Series trophy after battering down the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 5. This historic triumph was made all the more sweet given that this is the first time the […]

The Texas Rangers finally ended their longstanding 62-year title drought on Wednesday. They beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game 5 to clinch their first World Series title in franchise history. Not only that, but they also won the Fall Classic for the first time in Bruce Bochy’s first year as manager. Bochy had the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers, after the 2021 season, decided to let Corey Seager leave for the Texas Rangers in free agency as they had belief that the options they had in the organization were more than capable of replacing his production. But Seager, despite already being elite in a Dodgers uniform, appears to have only […]

Looking to build a World Series winner? If you are a MLB general manager, here is a tip: acquire left-hander Will Smith. The Texas Rangers just found out the benefits firsthand. As a member of the 2023 Rangers, Smith won his third World Series in as many seasons and for as many teams. He’s the […]

The Texas Rangers, after 62 years of existence as a franchise and 51 years of stay in the Lone Star state, have finally accomplished the ultimate goal of baseball — to win the World Series. The Rangers memorably fell short in back-to-back years to start the 2010s, heartbreakingly choking away a 3-2 lead with the […]

The Texas Rangers have won their first ever World Series title in their 62 years. It’s a new moment for the franchise, but not exactly a new moment for Rangers shortstop Corey Seager, who was named World Series MVP. Seager, who could very well have earned the title ‘Mr. October’, also won a World Series […]

The Texas Rangers have done it. They have finally ended their franchise’s World Series drought by taking down the Arizona Diamondbacks in the grandest stage of professional baseball in only five games. Texas also took care of business in Games 4 and 5 of the series despite missing one of their most important players in […]

The Texas Rangers won the World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games. The Rangers stayed hot and played suffocating defense to shut the Diamondbacks down. Naturally, Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki was excited about the home-state team’s win. The former Mavs player took to X to air out his congratulations. Dirk Nowitzki gets […]

Let the 2023 Texas Rangers be a lesson to the rest of Major League Baseball: a rebuild does not need to be a long and slow process. In defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games, the Rangers pulled off something never before seen in MLB history. They became the first team ever to finish 25 […]

No one expected the Arizona Diamondbacks to mount that serious of a push for the World Series title after barely qualifying for the postseason. They entered the 2023 MLB playoffs with the second-worst odds of winning a championship, per FanDuel; after all, they won just 84 games and limped to the finish line. But Diamondbacks […]

The entire population of the state of Texas (or at least the subset of its population that are not fans of the Houston Astros) awaited Wednesday night with bated breath as the Texas Rangers faced off against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 5 of the 2023 World Series with a chance to secure the franchise’s […]

The Texas Rangers, for the first time in the franchise’s history, can finally call themselves 2023 World Series champions. Sure enough, the whole state of Texas and all of the MLB went crazy as Bruce Bochy’s men stood strong despite their injuries en route to the title. Of course, the Diamondbacks fought hard. Unlike Game […]

The man with arguably the sweetest swing in the history of baseball, Seattle Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr., is now using his hand-eye coordination skills to good use in a different field (or depth of field). Griffey is among the many celebrities in attendance Wednesday night’s Game 5 of the World Series between the Texas […]

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred could potentially look into reseeding the MLB playoffs after the Atlanta Braves’ early exit this season. Manfred weighed in on the current MLB playoffs format in an interview with Chris “Mad Dog” Russo on Wednesday. “I think about all the things people raise kind of like fish hooks. Some of them […]

The World Series was expected to resume at 8:03 p.m. Wednesday with the Texas Rangers searching for the first MLB title in their franchise’s storied history. Manager Bruce Bochy was expected to lead his team against the Diamondbacks and manager Torey Luvollo. Luvollo dropped a Corey Seager admission after his team’s Game 4 loss. Rangers […]

The Baltimore Orioles claimed former Atlanta Braves outfielder Sam Hillard off waivers on Wednesday, per The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Justin Toscano. Braves lost Sam Hilliard to the Orioles as they began clearing 40-man roster space. The 40-man roster is now at 38 — which includes the players who technically aren’t free agents yet. https://t.co/NR4msHEljA — Justin […]

Legendary Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker retired after leading Houston to the ALCS, where they lost to the Texas Rangers. Now, Astros general manager Dana Brown is looking for their next manager to continue what Baker has started, leading Houston to the playoffs in all four seasons. However, replacing an icon and 3x Manager of […]

The San Diego Padres reportedly had to take out a loan for about $50 million in September to address short-term cash flow issues and meet their obligations, which included player payroll, according to Evan Drellich, Dennis Lin and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Some officials in the sport suggest that concern should be tempered because […]

Lance Lynn did not have a great 2023 season. He displayed improvement after getting traded from the Chicago White Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers prior to the deadline, but it was still a forgettable campaign for the veteran. In fact, Lynn surrendered an alarming 44 home runs (28 with White Sox, 16 with Dodgers). […]

The World Series is currently in full swing between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers, but the series could come to a close on Wednesday night. The series started off 1-1 as it shifted to Arizona, but the Rangers have won the last two games on the road, and they are now just one […]