Texas Rangers News

Jered Weaver is set for his first rehab appearance, Dane De la Rosa is making the most of his time in the bigs and, is Albert Pujols becoming irrelevant? My apologies for not having this up yesterday.

It's never easy to let a player go, but manager Ron Washington got a little emotional when talking about the Texas Rangers decision to designate veteran right-hander Derek Lowe for assignment.

Today, Doug Fister got knocked around in the 5th and finished with 5 earned on 9 hits in 4 2/3 innings.

David Murphy #7, Nelson Cruz #17and Leonys Martin #2 of the Texas Rangers watch the video board of Cruz's grand slam home run in the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners.

May 19, 2013; Arlington, TX, USA; Detroit Tigers pitcher Jose Ortega reacts after giving up a home run to Texas Rangers left fielder David Murphy in the sixth inning at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

Jurickson Profar started his big-league career with a home run in Cleveland last September.

Oakland Athletics' Coco Crisp steals second base against Texas Rangers' Elvis Andrus in the first inning at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Monday, May 20, 2013.

May 19, 2013; Arlington, TX, USA; Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus and Leonys Martin after Murphy hit a three run home run against the Detroit Tigers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

Colby Lewis learned in his second rehab start from flexor-tendon surgery that he's not yet able to get big-league pitchers out, and isn't sure how long it will take to get to that point.

Texas Rangers left-hander Derek Holland, who faces Detroit in the series finale Sunday, has been doing a lot of talking to himself between starts.

Manager Ron Washington has made it clear the club could use another effective RHP for the bullpen.

Murphy put Texas ahead for good with a drive just over the wall in right field in the sixth inning, and the Rangers spoiled the second three-homer game of Cabrera's career with an 11-8 victory on Sunday night.

Josh Lindblom never expected to start in the big leagues. He always viewed himself as a reliever at the highest level and didn't fully commit to starting.

The Texas Rangers have placed second baseman Ian Kinsler on the 15-day disabled list because of bruised ribs and recalled top prospect Jurickson Profar from Triple-A Round Rock.

With a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects says he's determined to return to duty.

Count me in that latter category, I must confess. I thought the real Mitch Moreland was the one we saw for three years and in the first three weeks of this season - a .264-hitting kind of guy, who couldn't hit lefties and infrequently drove in an important run.

May 4, 2013; Arlington, TX, USA; Boston Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks bats in the 4th inning of the game against the Texas Rangers at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

Taking advice from Adrian Beltre, Elvis Andrus stepped to the plate in the eighth inning with one goal in mind.

Nearly six years later, former Cal Poly relief pitcher Evan Reed got his chance to play in the big leagues, getting the call up to join the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.

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