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Rangers hire Banister as manager

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Arlington, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Texas Rangers have hired Pittsburgh Pirates bench coach Jeff Banister as their new manager. The Rangers said Thursday evening that Banister signed a multi-year contract and will be introduced during a news conference Friday morning. […]

Rangers activate OF Adduci

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Arlington, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Texas Rangers activated outfielder Jim Adduci from the 15-day disabled list prior to Tuesday’s game against the Houston Astros. Adduci suffered a concussion during a 4-2 loss to Houston on Aug. 28 after hitting his […]

Marital infidelity led to Washington’s resignation

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Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Former Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington said marital infidelity led to his resignation earlier this month. Washington resigned on Sept. 5 and cited an “off-the-field personal matter” as his reason at the time. He held a […]

Season over for Rangers’ Darvish

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Arlington, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Texas Rangers have moved right-handed pitcher Yu Darvish to the 60-day disabled list, effectively ending his 2014 season. Darvish was put on the 15-day DL on Aug. 13 with right elbow inflammation. He finished the […]

Washington resigns as Rangers manager

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Arlington, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Ron Washington has resigned as manager of the Texas Rangers. Washington, who had led the club since the start of the 2007 season, has guided Texas to a 53-87 record in 2014, far and away the […]

Rangers recall Ross, activate Holland

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Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Texas Rangers recalled pitcher Robbie Ross Jr. from Triple-A Round Rock to start Saturday’s contest against the Houston Astros. Ross has bounced back and forth between the majors and minors in 2014, going 2-5 with […]

Rangers’ Choo out for season

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Seattle, WA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Texas Rangers announced Monday that outfielder Shin-Soo Choo will miss the remainder of the 2014 season due to a bone spur in his left elbow. Choo, limited to only 75 games in the outfield this […]

A’s acquire C Soto from Rangers

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Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Oakland Athletics acquired catcher Geovany Soto from the Texas Rangers on Sunday for cash considerations. Soto, 31, has played just 10 games this season because of knee and groin injuries. The 2008 National League Rookie […]

Indians put Gomes on DL, acquire Gimenez

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Cleveland, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – The Cleveland Indians placed catcher Yan Gomes on the seven-day concussion list Saturday and acquired catcher Chris Gimenez in a trade with the Texas Rangers. Gomes was hit on the left side of the head by […]

Rangers recall Ross to start

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Arlington, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Texas Rangers recalled pitcher Robbie Ross Jr. from Triple-A Round Rock to start Thursday’s series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays. Ross, who opened the season as the Rangers’ third starter, went 2-4 with a […]