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The Texas Rangers announced on Wednesday that they will be calling up third baseman Josh Jung from Triple-A Round Rock. Jung is the Rangers’ top prospect, and fans have been clamoring for his promotion for the last several months. The news was first reported by Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News. The Rangers deemed […] READ MORE
Rangers 5, Athletics 2 ARLINGTON, Texas, Jul 13 — The Texas Rangers were able to win their series with the Oakland Athletics with a victory on Wednesday night by a final score of 5–2. The Rangers played small ball on this night at Globe Life Field. RBI singles by Corey Seager, Leody Taveras, and […] READ MORE
Rangers 4, Phillies 2 ARLINGTON, Texas, June 22 — The events of Wednesday afternoon saw the Texas Rangers sweep the Philadelphia Phillies. The final score of the series finale was 4–2. A two-hit afternoon by shortstop Corey Seager was a big factor in this one. It helped the Rangers secure their second win in […] READ MORE
Rangers 5, Astros 3 ARLINGTON, Texas, June 13 — The Texas Rangers strutted away with a win on Monday evening, as they made a comeback to beat the Houston Astros by a final score of 5–3. It was Adolis Garcia Bobblehead Night at Globe Life Field, and he contributed to the win with an […] READ MORE
Rangers 3, Royals 1 ARLINGTON, Texas, May 12 — On Thursday night, the Texas Rangers won their series finale against the Royals by a final score of 3-1. The Kansas City Royals now head to the Mile High City to start a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies starting on Friday. The Rangers, meanwhile, […] READ MORE
Royals 8, Rangers 2 ARLINGTON, Texas, May 11 — The Kansas City Royals evened their series against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. Kansas City third baseman Bobby Witt Jr. and second baseman Whit Merrifield both stepped up on this night. The final score was 8–2. On a night where Rangers fans were hoping to […] READ MORE
Astros 4, Rangers 3 ARLINGTON, Texas, Apr 27 — The Texas Rangers have lost their second straight game. On Wednesday night, a crowd of 20,399 filed into Globe Life Field on another pleasantly warm evening in Arlington. This was the Rangers’ third game in a four-game series against the Houston Astros. Despite numerous base […] READ MORE
Shortly before the clock struck midnight on Thursday evening, the Texas Rangers signed yet another arm for their bullpen. According to Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News, the Rangers have inked right-hander Garrett Richards to a contract. The deal is for one year and is worth $4.5 million. It also includes a club option […] READ MORE
On Tuesday evening, the Texas Rangers signed infielder Brad Miller, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. With only weeks to go until Opening Day, the Rangers are stocking up on personnel. Prior to the start of the MLB lockout in early December, they managed to stay busy. They signed shortstops Marcus Semien and Corey […] READ MORE
Ejection Inspection, Week Eight: Mike Shildt Dumped after Pitcher Is Asked to Change His Hat Welcome to Week Eight of Ejection Inspection! The premise and ground rules are detailed here. The condensed version: each ejection from the previous week (Thursday through Wednesday) is listed in a table. The author – a former player/coach/umpire – analyzes […] READ MORE
Evan is the owner and sole contributor of Thompson Talks, a website discussing the Big Four North American Pro Sports as well as soccer. He also is a credentialed member of the Diamondbacks press corps for Last Word on Baseball. His first and biggest love is baseball.
Evan lives in Mesa, Arizona and loves history, especially of sports. He is the treasurer for the Hemond-Delhi Chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and also is a USSF and AIA soccer referee. He released his first book, Volume I of A Complete History of the Major League Baseball Playoffs, in October of 2021.
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