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“The belief in our support system out there is high,” senior scouting director Kip Fagg said of the Rangers’ rehab program, headed by former pitcher Keith Comstock, who is in his 19th year of coordinating the rehab program. “Keith [Comstock] is probably the best guy in the business when it comes to that.
South Alabama signee Jamaurion McQueen, a former Brandon star, was picked by the Texas Rangers in 20th round of the 2025 MLB Draft.
The Rangers haven’t selected a high school player in the first round of the MLB Draft since 2018. That changed on Sunday night, when Texas selected Gavin Fien, a shortstop out of Great Oak (Calif.) high school,
The Texas Rangers received contributions from Cody Bradford, a left-handed pitcher from Aledo, when they won the World Series two years ago. Southpaw Kohl Drake, who played high school baseball at Wylie,
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The NHL announced Monday it will open the 2025-26 season with a tripleheader on Oct. 7. The Florida Panthers will raise their Stanley Cup banner ahead of a matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks at 5 p.m. ET. The Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers (8 p.m.) and Colorado Avalanche vs. Los Angeles Kings (10:30 p.m.) will follow that.
Adolis Garcia and Marcus Semien each homered while Nathan Eovaldi capped his stellar first half with another quality start as the visiting Texas Rangers claimed the rubber match of a three-game series against the Houston Astros with a 5-1 victory on Sunday.
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