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Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish finished third in the 2012 American League Rookie of the Year balloting as Mike Trout unanimously won the award. The Rangers starter had nine second-place votes and 19 third-place tallies. Yoenis Cespedes beat out...

As far as rookie pitchers go, Yu Darvish was the class of the American League in 2012. He had 16 wins, a 3.90 ERA in 29 starts (191 1/3 innings) and solidified himself as the top hurler in the Texas Rangers' rotation. And that won't be enough to w...

Adrian Beltre's stomach for the fight proves invaluable in Rangers' quest.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- If only we could get a microphone on manager Ron Washington when he trots to the mound to have a chat with starter Derek Holland. The skipper had another "discussion" on Sunday night, after Holland walked Mike Trout with two o...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The first game of today's doubleheader includes catcher Geovany Soto, who will be behind the plate with Yu Darvish on the mound. The Game 1 lineups: ANGELS CF Mike Trout RF Torii Hunter 1B Albert Pujols DH Kendrys Morales ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Should Mother Nature allow the Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels to get this game in today, Mitch Moreland will be at first base with Mike Napoli behind the plate to catch Derek Holland. A look: ANGELS CF Mike Trout SS Eri...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- It wasn't the solo home runs to Mike Trout and Chris Iannetta in the first three innings that bothered Rangers starter Ryan Dempster. It was an inability to make crucial pitches with two outs and extending the Angels' advantage. ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Mike Trout is the champion of the WAR stat and Miguel Cabrera is on a quest for the Triple Crown. But right now, with the AL West title in the balance and the Texas Rangers trying to surge toward another postseason appearance and ...

There's a debate on ESPN.com (Insider) right now about which player should win the AL MVP, and it centers around two names: Mike Trout and Miguel Cabrera. I get it. Those are the two biggest names and they certainly have to be considered favorites...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- It wasn't exactly a routine day for Craig Gentry in center field. The speedster got the wind knocked out of him in the fifth after charging a fly ball and making the catch to end the inning. Gentry ran right into Ian Kinsler an...

ESPN Stats & Information (contributions from Harold Shelton, Justin Havens, Mark Simon, Alvin Anol, JB Kritz, Sam Farber, Jacob Nitzberg and Brandon Mendoza) put together a few nuggets on Mike Trout and the Oakland A's. So here are a few AL West note...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The second game of this three-game series is the pitching matchup most folks want to see. Rain spoiled it when the two clubs were in Arlington three weeks ago. But RHP Yu Darvish will take the mound against LHP C.J. Wilson, the man...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout was everywhere Friday. He chased down a long, two-out drive to center by Elvis Andrus in the top of the seventh to end a scoring threat. He hit an RBI triple to get an otherwise dormant ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- It was a play Ian Kinsler makes easily nearly every time he has the chance. But when Maicer Izturis' seemingly routine ground ball went toward Kinsler's glove for a possible inning-ending out in the seventh, Kinsler bobbled and dro...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Mistakes by the Texas Rangers and the timely hitting of Mike Trout cost the Rangers in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. Starter Colby Lewis hit Erick Aybar on an 0-2 pitch and Ian Kinsler made an error, which allowed Tr...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- It's time yet again for the Rangers and Angels to square off, this time in Anaheim. Here are some things to watch this series: * Albert Pujols. He had just one homer and 12 RBIs after the series with Texas, but has seven homers ...