Texas Rangers News

Barry Zito met Thursday with the Texas Rangers, the team that failed to sign the ace left-hander after drafting him in 1998. Zito and his agent, Scott Boras, visited with Rangers general manager Jon Daniels. A year after the Rangers drafted Zito in the third round, Oakland made him a first-round pick in 1999 out [...]

The Arizona Diamondbacks could be talking dollars soon with free agent pitcher Mark Mulder, who lives in…

Gary Matthews Jr. won’t have to wait very long to find out what his former Texas Rangers teammates think about him jumping to the AL West-rival Los Angeles Angels. The clubs start next season with a three-game series at Angel Stadium. “Secretly, one of the players over there with the Rangers wants to play in [...]

Gary Matthews Jr. reached a preliminary agreement Friday on a $50 million, five-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels following a career year with the Texas Rangers. “It came down to the Angels and the Giants,” Scott Leventhal, Matthews’ agent, told The Associated Press. “The deciding factors were that he was so familiar with the [...]

Needing a utility player and likely a leadoff hitter, the Texas Rangers turned to an old friend. Free agent outfielder Frank Catalanotto finalized a $13 million, three-year contract Tuesday to return to Texas, where in 2001 he started at five positions and finished fifth in the AL batting race with a career-best .330 average.

After acquiring outfielder-DH Frank Catalanotto, the Texas Rangers are expected to shift their focus back to…

Five-time Gold Glove outfielder Gary Pettis has been hired to be the Texas Rangers’ first base coach, completing first-time manager Ron Washington’s staff. Pettis’ hiring was announced Monday, when the Rangers formally filled out Washington’s staff. The staff includes former major league manager Art Howe, who was hired as bench coach two weeks ago.

Free-agent outfielder Frank Catalanotto has agreed to a three-year, $13 million deal to return to the Texas Rangers after playing the last four seasons for the Toronto Blue Jays. The deal includes a team option for a fourth year, and was confirmed by a Rangers official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract [...]

Backup catcher Miguel Ojeda and the Texas Rangers agreed Thursday to a $430,000, one-year contract. Ojeda, who was eligible for salary arbitration, is guaranteed $300,000 under the deal. He was acquired from Colorado on July 30, came up to the Rangers on Sept. 3 and hit .308 (4-for-13) with four RBIs. Ojeda batted .230 for [...]

Frank Thomas is close to signing a contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, espn.com first reported, contingent on…