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The Rays' young offensive nucleus gelled around veteran outfielder Tommy Pham, who served as their main catalyst, thanks to his impressive plate skills and power/speed production. The 31-year-old eclipsed the 20-homer plateau for the third consecutive campaign and also matched a career-high with 25 stolen bases in 654 plate appearances. Highly-touted former top prospect Austin Meadows put together a legitimate breakout campaign, hitting .291/.364/.558 with 33 home runs and 12 steals across 591 plate appearances. Continue to Article

November 01, 2019 12:01:am EST

Five-time MLB All-Star Josh Hamilton was arrested on a charge of injury to a child in Fort Worth, Texas on Wednesday, according to multiple reports. CBS DFW reports that Hamilton turned himself in at the Tarrant County courthouse on the third-degree felony charge and faced a $35,000 bond. According to the report, one of the bond conditions prohibited Hamilton from contacting one of his three daughters or any child under the age of 17. Continue to Article

October 30, 2019 5:31:pm EST

Texas Rangers outfielder/designated hitter Shin-Soo Choo recently underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder, the team confirmed on Friday. Choo underwent the procedure last week. "Choo had his left AC joint scoped last week," Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said in a statement. Continue to Article

October 25, 2019 2:14:pm EST

Joe Maddon accomplished a great deal in five seasons as manager of the Chicago Cubs. "Nothing but warm fuzzies about five years in Chicago," Maddon said. "But I will say this, I've already had a lot of outreach from my guys in Chicago, and wow -- I cannot be more proud of that group, I wish them nothing but the best. Continue to Article

October 24, 2019 7:45:pm EST

The Rangers didn't look like a winning team coming into the year, but they kept their heads above water a lot longer than most expected. One big reason — or two, really — was that Lance Lynn and Mike Minor had great years to lead an otherwise shaky starting rotation. According to Baseball Reference, Minor tied Justin Verlander for the MLB lead in pitcher WAR (wins above replacement) while Lynn ranked third. Continue to Article

October 17, 2019 2:09:pm EST

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