Texas Rangers News

Ozzie Guillen was tapping his fingers on the desk only moments after the Chicago White Sox dropped 20 games below .500 for the first time since 1989. He even smiled. No rant from the volatile manager, even after the White Sox committed four errors in one inning and lost 5-1 to Texas as the Rangers [...]

The Texas Rangers on Thursday picked up the option on manager Ron Washington’s contract for the 2009 season.

While the Texas Rangers are still a long way from where they want to be, they exercised their 2009 option on rookie manager Ron Washington’s contract Thursday. General manager Jon Daniels said the extension was an “easy decision” that he had been planning for some time. Even though the Rangers are last in the AL [...]

There probably isn’t a major league groundskeeper who hasn’t thought to himself after seeing a struggling pitcher labor through an inning, “He’s so bad, I could pitch better than that.” Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tom Shearn might be the only major leaguer who watches the grounds crew pull out the tarp, line the batter’s box, groom [...]

Texas Rangers shortstop prospect Matthew West became the 23rd minor leaguer to be suspended Thursday, when he received a 50-game ban for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.

Sammy Sosa hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Texas Rangers a 5-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night. Sosa hit a fly ball to center and Jerry Owens made a diving catch, but the fielder had no chance to get up and throw Ian [...]

Texas Rangers left fielder Frank Catalanotto left Wednesday night’s game against the Chicago White Sox in the first inning because of a sore right groin. Catalanotto had a leadoff double for the Rangers and scored on Michael Young’s single. There was no indication then that Catalanotto was hurt, but he was replaced in the field [...]

Third baseman Travis Metcalf was put on the disabled list Wednesday by the Texas Rangers, who activated utility player Jerry Hairston. Metcalf strained his left hamstring running out a grounder Tuesday night against the Chicago White Sox. Hairston had been out since Aug. 8 with a stiff back and was about to begin a rehabilitation [...]

Texas Rangers left fielder Frank Catalanotto left Wednesday’s game against the Chicago White Sox after one inning with a sore right groin.

John Danks finally gets to start a game in Texas — for the Chicago White Sox against the team that drafted him in the first round four years ago. The 22-year-old left-hander and Texas native was the Rangers’ top pitching prospect when they traded the left-hander for Brandon McCarthy last winter, two days before Christmas.