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The Texas Rangers spent the first half of the regular season in search of answers. They tweaked their lineup in each and every direction. They fired a hitting coach and hired a hitting coach. They demoted players and promoted players.
Rangers veteran All-Star second baseman Marcus Semien made it clear when he addressed what this deadline means. “I want to be adding at the deadline,” Semien said in the Rangers clubhouse after a recent game. “I always want to make that a goal of mine: To make sure I’m on a team that is adding at the deadline.”
The Texas Rangers get huge Jon Gray injury update as Bruce Bochy gives key rotation insight ahead of second-half of MLB season.
Even without his best stuff, Eovaldi shut down the Atlanta Braves as the Rangers won in his first start since July 13.
Adolis García, who led the team with 39 home runs in 2023, is hitting .232 with 13 home runs in 96 games. The Rangers have shifted García around in the lineup, even removing him from the lineup at times for mental breaks and to work on his mechanics.
Mark Teixeira hit a three-run homer off struggling Mark Mulder, and the Rangers maintained their renewed push toward their first postseason berth since 1999, beating the Oakland Athletics 10-3 ...