Texas Rangers

Rangers part ways with pitcher Derek Lowe

2013-05-20 18:58:00

The Texas Rangers designated right-hander Derek Lowe for assignment Monday, clearing the way for Josh Lindblom to make his first major league start against Oakland. Lowe won a big league roster spot in spring training after signing a minor league...

The Times' baseball rankings

2013-05-18 22:24:00

In honor of the Billboard Music Awards, which will be presented Sunday in Las Vegas, Times staff writer Kevin Baxter offers a music-themed look at Major League Baseball. (Statistics through Friday’s games. Last week’s rankings in parentheses):...

Rangers put Ian Kinsler on disabled list

2013-05-19 18:39:00

The Texas Rangers put second baseman Ian Kinsler on the 15-day disabled list Sunday because of bruised ribs and recalled top prospect Jurickson Profar from triple-A Round Rock (Texas). Because Kinsler entered Friday night's game as a pinch-runner, the...

Nolan Ryan's son, Reid Ryan, hired as Houston Astros president

2013-05-17 18:07:00

Reid Ryan choked back tears as he was introduced Friday as president of his beloved Astros, the team he grew up watching in the days when his Hall of Fame father, Nolan Ryan, starred as a pitcher for Houston. "My ties with the Astros go all the way back...

Giants' starting rotation suddenly lacking starpower

2013-05-18 18:02:00

Giant vulnerability? The San Francisco Giants rode their starting pitchers to two World Series championships in three years, and starters renowned for their health are at it again. None of the Giants' five starters has missed a turn this season....

Letters: A lot of errors going around

2013-05-17 17:44:00

Obviously the owners of the Angels and Dodgers have never heard of team chemistry. Arte Moreno and the Guggenheim Guy thought they could build better teams just by adding more expensive elements. Here's a lesson from Chemistry 101: You won't improve...

White Sox ace has Angels trumped again

2013-05-17 23:04:00

Second verse, same as the first. The Angels got their second crack at Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale in six days, and just like they did Sunday night in U.S. Cellular Field, they looked helpless against the 6-foot-6, 180-pound left-hander. Sale gave...

Tampa Bay puts David Price on DL because of strained triceps

2013-05-17 00:00:00

The Tampa Bay Rays put Cy Young Award winner David Price on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left triceps. This is the first time in Price's career that he has been on the DL. The left-hander departed his start Wednesday night against Boston...

Dodgers and Marlins have many ties that bind them in history

2013-05-10 17:24:00

The Miami Marlins and the Dodgers are inextricably linked through history and trades: • On April 5, 1993, in their first game, the then-Florida Marlins defeated the Dodgers, 6-3. Former Dodgers knuckleballer Charlie Hough earned the victory; Orel...

Take heart, Dodgers and Angels fans: Others are suffering too

2013-05-11 17:06:00

The Dodgers — and their world-record payroll — have sunk to the bottom of the National League West. The Angels — and their collection of superstar hitters — are flailing in the depths of the American League West. We thought we...

Pirates' Francisco Liriano to make season debut Saturday

2013-05-10 19:25:00

Francisco Liriano will come off the disabled list and make his Pittsburgh Pirates debut Saturday against the New York Mets. The left-hander has been sidelined all season while recovering from a broken right arm. Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle says the...

Josh Hamilton's allergy issues nothing to sneeze at

2013-05-14 18:59:00

addCustomPlayer('1j59v4a9evljr1d1b5hvawowo7', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1j59v4a9evljr1d1b5hvawowo7', 'eplayer15'); Josh Hamilton said he has changed sinus medication and is scheduled to be tested for allergies, but he wanted to make one thing about his...

Oakland Athletics' Coco Crisp steals second base against Texas Rangers' Elvis Andrus during the first inning at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, Monday, May 20, 2013. (Khampha Bouaphanh/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT) ORG XMIT: 1138970

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Oakland Athletics' Yoenis Cespedes connects for a solo home run off Texas Rangers' Justin Grimm during the third inning of their Major League Baseball game, Monday, May 13, 2013 at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, California.

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo after hitting a two run home run against the Texas Rangers this month.

2013-05-06 00:00:00