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Even if he had been so inclined, Michael Young simply couldn't make himself watch the New York Yankees celebrate world championship No.

Former Rangers' pitcher Vicente Padilla, who was released from the team late last season for being a jerk and throwing at opposing player's heads, was accidentally shot in the leg by his body guard while hunting.

As I mentioned last week, although the Texas Rangers had a very successful 2009 season, they still have a shopping list that needs to be addressed this winter in order to build upon their success and hopefully take the next step towards making the postseason.

The Texas Rangers named Clint Hurdle as the team's new hitting coach on Thursday.

A day of off-the-record confirmations and one for-the-record denial about who will become the Texas Rangers' hitting coach came to an end Tuesday with the club expected to add Clint Hurdle to the coaching staff later this week.

Vicente Padilla was treated and released from a Nicaragua hospital after being shot in a leg.

Exactly a year after Barack Obama was voted to replace him as president, George W. Bush was in Japan on Wednesday talking about his former life - in sports.

In the summer of 1988, Bobby Witt threw nine consecutive complete games after a brief exile to the minor leagues, prompting speculation as to what brand of exorcism took place in Oklahoma City and whether the rest of the staff should be on the next bus up I-35. Ferguson Jenkins, Hall of Famer, earned most of the credit for Witt's revival.

Dennis Gilbert, a former agent who is now a special assistant with the Chicago White Sox, was the third of three potential buyers to meet with Rangers officials at the Ballpark in Arlington.

It's not a match made in heaven. In fact, it is quite the opposite. The Chicago Cubs would like to -- have to -- deal disgruntled outfielder Milton Bradley.

Former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle was a lot of things to a lot of people - nobody was more charitable or gracious with his time in the community.

More than 200 Texas Department of Public Safety agents, troopers, pilots and Texas Rangers took part in an Oct.

GIL LeBRETON What makes a good major league hitting coach?A three-year, $2.42-million contract, it seems, as the Chicago Cubs showed us this week.

If the Rangers are seeking advice on improving their approach at the plate, they certainly went to the right place to talk on the first day of casual interviews for a hitting instructor.

For much of the last decade, it's been kind of a tradition for Rangers officials to look at the surprising team in the playoffs and pronounce said club a model to follow.

Rangers officials, including GM Jon Daniels and manager Ron Washington, will start talking with a handful of candidates for the hitting instructor vacancy created when Rudy Jaramillo took a three-year, $2.5 million dollar offer from the Chicago Cubs last week.

ASSOCIATED PRESS Philadelphia pitcher Chan Ho Park sprays champagne in the clubhouse after the Phillies won the National League Championship Series with a 10-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 Wednesday, ASSOCIATED PRESS Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Vicente Padilla towels off in the dugout after being removed from Game 5 of the ...

The Rangers are just beginning the process of looking for a new hitting coach. Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said Monday that he and manager Ron Washington are starting to compile a list of candidates but have not yet begun the interview process.

Finally, the last installment of our delayed series. Here's why it took so long today: There were a lot of relievers to pitch for this team.

As a fan of baseball, October is always one of my favorite times of year. But as a diehard Texas Rangers fan, I have to say this postseason has been a little depressing.