Factors that fueled the Rangers' hot streak The Rangers seem to have found their groove as they have won seven of their last eight games and the last three series. They have played the Nationals, Twins, and White Sox in this stretch, while they are not the best teams in the world it is still improvement. The Roderick Villareal • Texas Rangers News
Kumar Rocker the closer? Let's pump the brakes Near the end of April I happened to come across a couple interesting posts on X/Twitter. The post discussed the possibility that the Texas Rangers might be looking to bring Kumar Rocker back in the closer role following his rehab assignment. This idea would be quickly shut down by Griffin Pickett • MLB- Texas Rangers
Rocker looks great in Rehab Start in Frisco On Friday night, Kumar Rocker made a Rehab outing to get his shoulder ready to reenter the Rangers blazing Starting Rotation. Through 2 Innings Rocker was sitting at 98 on his Fastball and has only allowed a single hit. Rocker was relying heavily on his fastball to care for his Kasey Jarvis • AA Frisco RoughRiders
Rangers Sign Two-Way Phenom, Seong-Jun Kim Rangers fans are in for a treat! The Texas front office, led by Chris Young and Ross Fenstermaker, worked their magic once again, signing Seong-Jun Kim, a two-way sensation from South Korea, for a reported $1.3M signing bonus, pending a physical. Young and Fenstermaker are always looking to the Heath Criswell • MLB- Texas Rangers
Leody Taveras claimed by the Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners have picked up Leody Taveras off waivers. He will add to the outfield depth as the Mariners have Victor Robles and Luke Raley on the injured list. Taveras hit .241 with a .601 OPS along with one home run and eight RBIs. He was not doing well Roderick Villareal • AA Frisco RoughRiders
Rangers hire Bret Boone as new Hitting Instructor The Rangers announced Monday that they are bringing in 14 year veteran, 3 time All-Star, and 2 time Silver Slugger Bret Boone to become the Rangers’ lead hitting instructor for the remainder of the season. The news comes less than 24 hours after the club announced the firing of lead Kasey Jarvis • Texas Rangers News
