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Yes, it's only May. But now that the season is a quarter of the way finished, it's a great time to figure out how teams measure up to one another. The Texas Rangers have the best record in the majors at 29-15. And they just completed taking three of ...

Did you find it odd to see Yu Darvish come back out for the eighth inning last night with a six-run lead? I did. Darvish had already thrown over 100 pitches. His team had added to its lead, taking a 10-4 advantage into the eighth inning, six outs awa...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The decision to go with Geovany Soto tonight and give A.J. Pierzysnki a day off was another example of how the Texas Rangers coaching staff works together. Sure, many times manager Ron Washington comes into his office five hour...

X factors: Five key elements that could determine the Rangers' fate in 2013.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- For the first outing of Cactus League play, Derek Holland's only regret is that he didn't finish off a couple of hitters. Holland gave up six hits, but none of them were particularly hard-hit balls. He got his three innings of ...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Adrian Beltre and Lance Berkman are nursing minor injuries and won't play in today's first Cactus League game against the Royals. Leonys Martin will start in center field today and manager Ron Washington said Craig Gentry will l...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The wet and chilly weather Wednesday morning gave hitting coach Dave Magadan a chance to have his first full group meeting with his hitters since spring training began. His message, as translated by manager Ron Washington: "Do t...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington took the opportunity Wednesday morning to meet with a small group of players that included the speed guys and those that will likely get the most chances to bunt during the season. "We got a ...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- It's clear not only by the things Yu Darvish is doing on the mound, but by how he is reacting to his spring training surroundings, that the 26-year-old is more comfortable now. Last year, every step Darvish took was chronicled a...

Texas Rangers counting on Lance Berkman's expertise, leadership as veteran begins next chapter.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- It was likely that, even without his comments to CBS 11's Gina Miller on Sunday, Josh Hamilton was going to hear more boos than cheers when he stepped to the plate for the first time wearing an Angels uniform on April 5. After a...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- There was a time last season, when Yu Darvish was in a tight jam, that catcher Geovany Soto called time and trotted to the mound. The catcher told Darvish to count to 10 in English. "Then I asked him to count backwards and t...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Opening Day is now less than six weeks away. The Texas Rangers will take on the Houston Astros on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball on March 31 as the Astros officially join the American League. So who will throw the first pitch of the...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington isn't ready to announce his Opening Day starter, but acknowledged that the choice is between two pitchers. He didn't name them, but he didn't have to. It comes down to Yu Darvish or Matt Harriso...

SURPRISE, Ariz. - David Murphy's goal is to keep shattering preconceived notions about him. He did a good job of it in 2012, showing he could play better defensively and improve his at-bats against left-handed pitching. Now, his mission is to do i...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington wrote out his first major speech of the 2013 season, though he admitted he did ad-lib a bit. Saturday was the first day of full-squad workouts, and the skipper, as is the custom, spoke to his te...