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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Elvis Andrus tossed his bat like he knew he had just hit a tying three-run homer in the seventh inning. Now that the longest-tenured Texas player - never known for going deep in eight previous seasons - is just one home run shy Continue to Article

May 31, 2017 12:46:am EST

Adrian Beltre was finally in the lineup for the Texas Rangers on Monday night, making the debut in his 20th major league season and resuming his pursuit of 3,000 hits. Beltre was activated from the disabled list before the series opener against Tampa Bay. The 38-year-old Beltre went into this season 52 hits shy of 3,000 for his career. Continue to Article

May 29, 2017 7:35:pm EST

After going more than a full season without a road win, Andrew Cashner gave the struggling Texas Rangers a vital victory away from home. Cashner pitched seven strong innings and Joey Gallo hit his 15th home run as the Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 Sunday, snapping their longest losing streak of the season at five. ''Tremendous job by him today,'' Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. Continue to Article

May 28, 2017 5:16:pm EST

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Steven Souza has not only staked his claim to the most awkward outfield dive in baseball this week, he absolutely owns it. What he lacked in style points, he made up for with a good result. As for Souza, his attempt during Friday’s game against the Twins lacked style points, awareness and ultimately the baseball, as his dive was approximately 20 feet off the mark. But what Souza lacked in those areas, he made up for in humility, which helped him win over everyone at Target Field. Continue to Article

May 27, 2017 1:34:pm EST

Across the way from John Farrell in the Rangers dugout this series is a manager who was voted the American League’s best in his first year at the helm, 2015. Jeff Banister is one of three full-time skippers Rangers president Jon Daniels has had in his time running the Rangers. Much has been made about how Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski views the manager’s job: that in-game management isn’t the most important, but running the clubhouse is. How does another top baseball exec look at it? Daniels explained on the CSNNE Baseball Show podcast. “I think manager’s an enormous role,” Daniels said. “Huge importance, I don’t buy into any of the sort of snarky commentary. … What I think Continue to Article

May 25, 2017 8:32:pm EST

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