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Reaction to the death of Willie Mays, 'the godfather of center fielders'

Jun. 18, 2024 23:32 PM EDT

Reaction from the sports world and beyond to the death of baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays. He died Tuesday at age 93, Mays family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced. Mays’ electrifying combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most...

Mets get 22 hits and their 6th win in a row, 14-2 over reigning World Series champ Rangers

Jun. 18, 2024 00:22 AM EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — DJ Stewart hit a three-run homer and Brandon Nimmo also went deep around a bunch of singles as the New York Mets extended their winning streak to six games with a 14-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night. The Mets' 22 hits, five for extra bases,...

Rangers' deGrom on mound for first time since surgery and Scherzer close to Texas season debut

Jun. 17, 2024 19:23 PM EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom threw off a mound Monday for the first time since reconstructive right elbow surgery just over a year ago, while the next start for Max Scherzer could be his season debut for the Texas Rangers. DeGrom threw 15...

J-Rod goes deep to help Mariners win for 6th time in 7 games, 7-5 over Rangers

Jun. 15, 2024 22:12 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez hit a two-run homer, his second in three games, George Kirby allowed an unearned run over six innings and the Seattle Mariners held off the Texas Rangers 7-5 on Saturday. Seattle won for the sixth time in seven games and won its ninth consecutive...

Max Scherzer throws 4 2/3 innings in rehab start and rejoining Rangers could be next step

Jun. 15, 2024 22:56 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — Max Scherzer threw 4 2/3 innings in a rehab start for Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday night in what could be the final step before rejoining the Texas Rangers rotation. Texas manager Bruce Bochy said before Saturday's game in Seattle that if all went well in the...

Lorenzen pitches Rangers past Dodgers 3-1 for their 1st series win in Los Angeles since 1999

Jun. 14, 2024 08:12 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Lorenzen pitched a season-high seven innings, rookie Wyatt Langford had two RBI singles and the Texas Rangers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Thursday night to win a series at Dodger Stadium for the first time since 1999. “Just a terrific job...

Corey Seager hits 3-run homer against his old team in first regular-season game back in LA

Jun. 13, 2024 02:24 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Corey Seager returned to Dodger Stadium in a big way, hammering a go-ahead, three-run homer that reminded Los Angeles Dodgers fans what they've been missing. Texas' 3-2 victory Wednesday night was Seager’s first regular-season game at Dodger Stadium since he...

Seager hits 3-run homer in return to Dodger Stadium, Rangers win 3-2 as Pages thrown out at plate

Jun. 13, 2024 01:56 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Corey Seager hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Walker Buehler in his return to Dodger Stadium and the Texas Rangers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Wednesday night when Andy Pages ran through a stop sign and was thrown out at the plate for the final out. ...

Semien goes deep and García steals home as Bochy's Rangers beat Giants 7-2 to avoid series sweep

Jun. 09, 2024 17:02 PM EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien launched a two-run homer after getting hit in the helmet by a pitch, Adolis García stole home and the Texas Rangers avoided being swept by manager Bruce Bochy's former team with a 7-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. The first...

Heliot Ramos drives in all the Giants runs in a 3-1 win at Bochy-managed Texas to take the series

Jun. 08, 2024 19:59 PM EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Heliot Ramos drove in all the runs for San Francisco and put the Giants ahead to stay with his two-run homer in a 3-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday. The Giants, who won three World Series titles with Bruce Bochy from 2010-14, have taken the...