ARLINGTON - In setting an unofficial club record Friday for placing the most players on the injured list while on a break from the schedule, the Texas Rangers also rewarded Cody Freeman and sent a message to Josh Jung. Freeman got a call-up and Jung got what amounted to a “stay down.”

Veteran first baseman Rowdy Tellez has been added to the Texas Rangers roster and was in the lineup against Detroit in their first game after the All-Star break

The Texas Rangers farm system has not been held in high regard recently and that did not change with their 2025 MLB draft class. Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter r

The Texas Rangers spent the first half of the regular season in search of answers. They tweaked their lineup in each and every direction. They fired a hitting coach and hired a hitting coach. They demoted players and promoted players.

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The Rangers also launched a "Together for Texas" campaign, selling T-shirts and raising funds to send to the affected region.

The first seven innings had looked all too familiar for the Rangers. When they were given a great opportunity by the Tigers on a missed tag in the baselines and a throwing error in the third, giving them runners on the corners and one out, Josh Smith swung at a 3-0 pitch at the top of the zone for a pop-up. The inning died on a Seager strikeout.

The Texas Rangers look to build on a thrilling win when they clash with the suddenly swooning Detroit Tigers on Saturday in the middle game of a three-game set in Arlington, Texas. The game will feature a battle of 25-year-old right-handers on the mound as ...