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The Texas Rangers have placed second baseman Rougned Odor on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to April 11, with a right knee sprain, the team announced Saturday. In a corresponding move, the Rangers called up infielder/outfielder Danny Santana from Triple-A Nashville. Right-handed pitcher Edinson Volquez also was transferred from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list to open up a 40-man roster spot for Santana. Continue to Article

April 13, 2019 4:47:pm EST

Texas Rangers relievers found themselves dealing with the wrong kind of buzz Sunday, first from bees in the bullpen and then from the crowd's reaction to another mammoth home run by Mike Trout. The star slugger went deep for the fourth straight game and the Los Angeles Angels, after waiting out a five-minute delay caused by a swarm of bees, beat the Rangers 7-2. Trout hit five home runs in the four-game series and became the fourth Angels player to connect five times in one set. Continue to Article

April 07, 2019 9:40:pm EST

The Rangers bullpen's effort to stand strong against the bees wasn't much more valiant, as a good number of them simply fled their own territory. Really, it just looked like a bad time for everyone around. The swarm eventually dissipated, but the Rangers were left with another problem in the opposing center fielder. Continue to Article

April 07, 2019 7:25:pm EST

The Texas Rangers have placed first baseman Ronald Guzman on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. Patrick Wisdom was recalled from Triple-A Nashville and was expected to split time at the position with Logan Forsythe, who will start against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. Guzman left the Rangers' 5-1 loss to the Angels on Saturday after experiencing tightness in his right hamstring while running out a double in the third inning. Continue to Article

April 07, 2019 3:37:pm EST

Ultimately he was diagnosed as having "forearm fatigue," but Skaggs was limited to just three Cactus League starts, pitching 9 2/3 innings That might explain why Skaggs seemed to hit a wall in his first start of the season last Sunday against Oakland. He retired the first eight batters of the game, but needed 33 pitches to get out of the third inning. Finally with two outs in the fifth, Angels manager Brad Ausmus yanked Skaggs from the game after 86 pitches. Continue to Article

April 06, 2019 3:30:am EST