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The Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers are currently battling it out in the Motor City. Ahead of Saturday’s game at Comerica Park, the Rangers provided an update on their catcher, Kyle Higashioka. Higashioka is on the 10-day IL with a mild left intercostal strain. He suffered that injury during the series against the Athletics. Now, […]

The Texas Rangers are a consistent contender in the American League year after year. Bruce Bochy is an all-time manager who fields an offense lead by Adolis Garcia and Marcus Semien. Heading into their series against the Seattle Mariners, Rangers fans got some good news about their All-Star shortstop. Corey Seager, who missed the team’s […]

Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom is finally healthy and dealing, but it has been a long time since he registered a victory. That changed on Tuesday as he earned the win in a 15-2 routing of the Athletics. deGrom reacted to his first victory since April 23, 2023 where he also beat the A’s. Via […]

The Texas Rangers are facing a serious offensive slump, and manager Bruce Bochy knows it’s time for leadership and patience. After losing five of their last six games– including a 2-1 heartbreaker against the Athletics– the Rangers find themselves searching for answers at the plate. Despite strong pitching performances, run support has become a major […]

It is interleague baseball as the Texas Rangers face the Cincinnati Reds. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rangers-Reds prediction and pick. The Rangers opened the season 3-1, taking their first series of the year over the Boston Red Sox. That includes a win in their final game of the season, […]

The Oakland Athletics final series at Oakland Coliseum is against the Texas Rangers. It has given Marcus Semien an opportunity to reflect back on his times with the Athletics and what Oakland meant to MLB. Semin spent 2015-2020 on the Athletics, finishing third in MVP voting in 2019. While he is still looking to help […]

Since May 12, 2022, Texas Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien has never missed a regular season game. But as the Rangers prepare to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday, Semien’s streak will be coming to an end. The infielder is out of the lineup on Wednesday as he has been played a bit, “banged […]

Texas Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi proved to be stellar in his latest start against the Cincinnati Reds, as he struck eight batters and allowed just one run in six innings of work. And his strong performance drew praise from teammate Marcus Semien. Semien, the Rangers’ second baseman who hit a solo home run, scoring one […]

Just a little under a month into the MLB season and it already feels like it’s been on for six months. But we’re just getting started in what should be the usual roller coaster of the 2024 season. Before the first month of the season concludes, though, we get an exciting matchup between two World […]

On Monday night, Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung suffered a fractured wrist after getting hit by a pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays. It was a devastating blow for Jung and the Rangers without question. Rangers veteran second baseman Marcus Semien addressed Jung’s injury after the game. “He’s just going to have to repeat […]

Growing up, one of the classic baseball adages we all learned was that second basemen were all just wishing they had the arm to play shortstop. In 2024, though, that doesn’t appear to be such a surefire bet as we look at the rankings for the top MLB second basemen. There are second basemen who […]

No Adolis Garcia? No problem. Shortly after news broke that the red-hot slugger was devastatingly removed from the World Series roster with an oblique injury, the Texas Rangers pounced on the Arizona Diamondbacks in the early innings of Game 4. Actually, that might be putting it mildly. The 2023 American League champions essentially put the […]

The Texas Rangers will play in Game 7 of the ALCS on Monday night at Minute Maid Park after grabbing a massive win on Sunday against the Houston Astros by a score of 9-2. Bruce Bochy’s squad went into the top of the ninth with a 4-2 lead but managed to add five runs of […]

The Texas Rangers blew a golden opportunity to take a 3-2 series lead over the Houston Astros in the ALCS in Game 5, but now instead, they will have to win two straight in Houston to advance to the World Series. When Adolis Garcia hit a three-run home run off of Justin Verlander to give […]

Marcus Semien and the Texas Rangers are two wins away from clinching a spot in the World Series after taking the first two games of the 2023 American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros. Texas won Game 2 Monday night, 5-4, thanks in large part to an early scoring barrage by the Rangers at […]

One version of the 2023 ALDS is set with the Texas Rangers facing the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles have been patiently waiting on the Rangers, who swept the Tampa Bay Rays in the middle of their home crowd (what there was of it) in the AL Wild Card Series. *Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV […]

The Texas Rangers have been one of the surprise stories of the 2023 MLB season from the very beginning. This was a team that had not seen much success over the past half-decade, but this year they burst onto the scene, leading the AL West division for an impressive 159 days of the regular season. […]

On Tuesday, September 12th, we have a great slate of baseball and FanDuel is running a same-game parlay that’s paying out over 4-1 odds. We take a look at this same-game parlay on our MLB prop odds series this Tuesday, September 12th. With a ton of options on the board, it is always good when […]

On Monday, July 3rd, we have a full slate of baseball and Fanduel is running a same-game parlay that’s paying out over 3-1 odds. We take a look at this same-game parlay on our MLB prop odds series this Monday, July 3rd. With a ton of options on the board, it is always good when […]

It’s been an amazing 2023 MLB season so far for Marcus Semien and the Texas Rangers. After beating the Seattle Mariners for the second time in a row on Saturday to the tune of a 16-6 score at home, the Rangers have reached a territory no team had been to in over eight decades. Via […]

The Texas Rangers will be one of the more interesting teams to follow during the 2023 season. They added a number of players in free agency, including arguably the best pitcher in baseball in Jacob deGrom. However, they still have a long way to go in order to compete with the Houston Astros in the […]

When the Texas Rangers signed Marcus Semien over the offseason, they were expecting big things from the slugger. He was an MVP finalist in 2021 after producing a monster season. However, the second baseman struggled mightily out of the gates in 2022 and the label of “bust” was being linked to his name. But Semien […]

The Texas Rangers have spent a truly absurd amount of money in free agency so far this offseason, a record in fact. With more than $500 million now committed to free agents, including Marcus Semien, Jon Gray, Corey Seager and Kole Calhoun, the Rangers are looking to vastly improve upon their dismal 60-102 season. The […]

The Texas Rangers have made big headlines this MLB offseason for their infield acquisitions of shortstop Corey Seager and second baseman Marcus Semien. Apparently, the Rangers aren’t done yet. Per Jon Morosi of MLB Network, Texas is eyeing several star pitchers on the Cincinnati Reds. Sources: #Rangers still working to upgrade their starting rotation after […]

The Texas Rangers set the internet world ablaze earlier today with news breaking that they are signing former Los Angeles Dodgers all-star shortstop Corey Seager to a ten-year deal worth $325 million…and they knew it. pic.twitter.com/0I5VBg52EX — Texas Rangers (@Rangers) November 29, 2021 This comes just a day after the team agreed to a seven-year […]

The Texas Rangers just made another huge splash, coming to terms with star shortstop Corey Seager on a mammoth 10-year, $325 million deal, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. This comes a day after they nabbed Marcus Semien on a seven-year, $175 million pact. The Rangers lost 102 games last season and seem determined to spend […]

The Texas Rangers made a major splash by locking in former Toronto Blue Jays slugger Marcus Semien to a seven-year, $175 million deal on Sunday. The Rangers also nabbed Jon Gray and Kole Calhoun as part of their spending spree. But they might not be done. Even after signing Semien to a huge deal, the […]

The Texas Rangers are looking to exit the rebuild stage and make strides towards contending for the playoffs in 2022, and they just took a huge step towards accomplishing that goal. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Rangers have successfully landed one of the biggest names on the open market. Passan reports that the Rangers […]

The Detroit Tigers are in the market for a new shortstop. After talks with Carlos Correa and Marcus Semien have cooled off, the Tigers appear to be honing in on the former Chicago Cubs and New York Mets shortstop Javier Baez. According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, Baez’s discussions with the Cubs brokedown amid the COVID-19 […]

The New York Yankees are expected to make a move for a shortstop this offseason, having a clear need for improvement at the position. With a handful of quality shortstops in free agency, the Yankees have a few options they could consider on the open market. According to MLB insider Jon Heyman, who was speaking […]

The Detroit Tigers have made it known that they plan to add payroll to a team that has some of the best up-and-coming talents in the big leagues–especially at pitcher. With all of that horsepower on the mound, it is easy to see why the Tigers have been immediately connected to some of the game’s […]

The Texas Rangers were an absolute dumpster fire in 2021, winning just 60 games to finish with the third-worst record in baseball. The Rangers are now hoping to make a splash in free agency, and according to MLB Network’s Jon Morosi, they have their eyes on a few of the top available shortstops. Thursday night, […]

The Seattle Mariners had one of their best seasons in the past two decades. Unfortunately, they came up just short of making the playoffs. They missed it by only one game. Seattle still had an impressive season where they were able to win 90 games in one of the better divisions in the MLB, the […]

The Detroit Tigers have been rebuilding for the last half-decade, but they made some strides last season by going 77-85. While that’s not all that impressive, this was just two years removed from a whopping 114 losses in 2019. Detroit has some money to play with this offseason and could look to make a big […]

Five players from the Toronto Blue Jays were nominated for the Silver Slugger Award for 2021. Three of them — first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., second baseman Marcus Semien and right fielder Teoscar Hernandez — took home the hardware. The trio represented the most Silver Slugger winners from an American League team. Congratulations to our […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are coming off a very impressive season, despite narrowly missing out on the playoffs. A solid core is intact but two of their most important players are set to become free agents this winter: Robbie Ray and Marcus Semien. The Blue Jays extended qualifying offers to both, but it’s expected that […]

When the Toronto Blue Jays signed Marcus Semien to a one-year, $18 million deal in free agency, it looked like a reach. Now, it looks like a bargain. Marcus Semien was one of the more polarizing free agents on the market this past winter. On the one hand, he was a finalist for the American […]

Every single season, MLB fans across the country expect their stars to perform at the highest level. We have become quite accustomed to the likes of Mike Trout and Christian Yelich putting up ungodly numbers, or Jacob deGrom and Justin Verlander dominating on the hill. However, stars are hardly the only players that make their […]

Last week, we covered some of the most overshadowed players in the National League. This week, we turn our attention to the American League. Of course, the most dominant players in the AL in recent years have been Mike Trout and Mookie Betts. Trout is in the midst of another fantastic season, while Betts has […]