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Mike Minor needed one more strikeout to reach 200. So when Chris Owings popped a foul ball toward first in the ninth, Minor yelled at Ronald Guzmán to let it drop. Guzmán did. Minor struck Owings out on the very next pitch for No. 200 as Texas beat Boston 7-5. On September 26, 2019, Minor and Lance Lynn became only the second Rangers duo with 200 strikeouts in the same season, joining Nolan Ryan and Bobby Witt in 1990. Two hundred strikeouts. One intentionally dropped popup. Baseball.
Right on Rangers254,517 views • 22 days ago
On October 16, 2023, Nathan Eovaldi stared down one of the nastiest jams of the Rangers’ title run. Texas led Houston 5-2 in ALCS Game 2. Bottom of the fifth, bases loaded, nobody out. The tying run was on first. Evo struck out Yainer Díaz. Then José Altuve. Alex Bregman grounded out, and Houston got NOTHING. Texas won 5-4 and went up 2-0. That whole World Series run looks a little different without this escape. That’s Big Game Nate.
Right on Rangers25,851 views • 2 days ago
O’Hoppe raking in AAA. Surely we have no use for him at the major league level, right?
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At just 22 years old, Hank Blalock took down the most dominant closer in baseball. On July 15, 2003, he came off the bench and crushed a two-out, two-run homer off Eric Gagné to put the American League ahead 7-6. Gagné went 55-for-55 in save chances that season and won the Cy Young. Hank got him anyway, with World Series home-field advantage on the line. That swing is exactly why Rangers fans loved Hammerin’ Hank.
Right on Rangers66,758 views • 3 months ago
On Sept. 29, 2019, the Rangers played the final game at Globe Life Park, the place we still called The Ballpark. For 25 seasons, it was summer heat, fireworks, Juan Gone and Pudge, Michael Young and Hambone, Beltré, October and ordinary nights you never knew you’d miss this much. Lance Lynn struck out 10 as Texas beat the Yankees 6-1, with Ballpark-era greats returning to the field afterward. Later that day, home plate crossed the street. The rest of us carried 25 summers home.
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The greatest postseason pitching performance in #TexasRangers franchise history belongs to Derek Holland. Argue with a wall. Texas was down 2-1 in the 2011 World Series against St. Louis, facing a potentially devastating 3-1 hole. A 25 year old Derek Holland, fresh off a 16-win regular season, was tasked with limiting a stout St. Louis offense. Holland’s final line: 8.1 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 7 K. Legendary.
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Rougned Odor never met smoke he wouldn’t send back with interest. On July 18, 2015, Hank Conger motioned him back into the batter’s box, words were exchanged, and both benches emptied at Minute Maid Park. Once everybody cleared out, Odor stepped back in and ripped a leadoff triple. Texas scored twice in the inning and needed every bit of it in a 7-6 win. Peak Rougie. Start the argument if you want. Just understand he was probably getting the last word.
Right on Rangers47,385 views • 3 months ago
Adrián Beltré was already a Rangers legend and one of the greatest third basemen baseball had ever seen. On July 30, 2017, hit No. 3,000 made his place in history impossible to argue. Beltré doubled down the left-field line. His family joined the celebration as he became the 31st player in MLB history and the first Dominican-born player to reach 3,000 hits. That was Beltré in Texas. Greatness, joy, and a ballpark that loved him right back.
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Absolutely no one needs to be defending this defense after tonight. It’s completely embarrassing that Jack Leiter has to eat 5 ER and a loss in that gem of a start. • The Burger misplay had a .250 xBA. Easy double play and inning ender. • The Smith misplay had a .180 xBA. Also would have ended the inning. This isn’t JV baseball. It’s the major leagues. The offense didn’t improve enough this season for the defense to go from best in the league to middle of the pack. Both plays HAVE to be made to keep this game at a two-run deficit.
Right on Rangers51,738 views • 5 months ago
About time Skip got ejected. Rangers gonna need some fire to steal this one late.
Right on Rangers24,721 views • 2 months ago
The best high school pitcher in the draft just fell to the Rangers at No. 16. Gio Rojas is a 6-foot-4 lefty who posted a 0.58 ERA with 124 strikeouts in 72 innings as a senior. His fastball reaches 98, the slider misses bats, and MLB Pipeline ranked him No. 8 overall in the entire class. Prep arms always come with risk. But man, this is exactly the kind of upside swing I want Texas taking.
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On July 19, 2000, the Rangers quietly made the trade that defined an era. Texas sent Esteban Loaiza to Toronto for a Double-A infielder named Michael Young. The first and final hits of his Rangers career tell only a fraction of the story. In between came 2,230 hits, seven All-Star selections, a batting title, and two pennants. The trade did not look franchise-changing that day. But No. 10 made sure it became one. For a generation of us, Michael Young was the standard.
Right on Rangers22,709 views • 3 months ago
Carter Baumler ain’t just making the team. He gonna be closer here in a minute.
Right on Rangers41,093 views • 6 months ago