Latest Bruce Bochy News

Rangers expect World Series MVP Corey Seager and All-Star 3B Josh Jung ready for opening day

Mar. 25, 2024 21:53 PM EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — World Series MVP Corey Seager and All-Star third baseman Josh Jung are expected to be in the lineup for the Texas Rangers on opening day Thursday, even after both played in only one Cactus League game before the team broke camp from Arizona. Seager, who had...

MLB 2024: Splashy Ohtani, Yamamoto signings boost Dodgers as teams try to dethrone Rangers

Mar. 19, 2024 14:59 PM EDT

As the Los Angeles Dodgers made splashy signings with Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto this offseason, other teams focused on modern baseball's stark reality: pricey payrolls often don’t translate into titles. Baseball’s biggest spender has won the World Series just three...

AL West Preview: Astros still top the division while Rangers are reigning World Series champions

Mar. 18, 2024 15:51 PM EDT

Bruce Bochy doesn’t ever want the Texas Rangers to let go of those memories of their first World Series title. “We just don’t want to lean on them,” said Bochy, whose first season with the Rangers ended with the first World Series championship for the 63-year-old franchise,...

American League West Preview Capsules

Mar. 14, 2024 10:08 AM EDT

Capsules of American League West teams, listed in order of finish last year: ___ HOUSTON ASTROS 2023: 90-72, first place, lost to Texas in AL Championship Series. Manager: Joe Espada (first season). Opening Day: March 28...

Gregory Santos back on mound for the Mariners. Their new reliever may not be ready for season opener

Mar. 08, 2024 18:21 PM EST

Newly acquired Seattle Mariners reliever Gregory Santos threw a light bullpen session Friday, his first since experiencing right lat soreness after throwing off a mound at the the start of spring training three weeks ago. Jerry Dipoto, the team's president of baseball operations,...

MLB cracking down on obstruction in an effort to encourage more aggressive baserunning

Feb. 16, 2024 15:45 PM EST

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. and Corbin Carroll just got a little more dangerous. Same for Bobby Witt Jr., Elly De La Cruz and the rest of baseball's fastest players. Major League Baseball wants umpires to crack down on obstruction, and the commissioner's office...

World champion Rangers among 18 teams that get going with pitchers and catchers on the field

Feb. 14, 2024 18:27 PM EST

The new sign outside the Texas Rangers’ training facility in Surprise, Arizona, became a favorite photo opportunity on Wednesday. “World Series Champions. 2023.” “I’ve gotten even a deeper appreciation of what these guys did. It was just incredible year with...