Texas Rangers MLB Draft Day 2 selections
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If the Texas Rangers are going to turn their season around and make the MLB playoffs, here's what needs to happen after the all-star break.
How the Rangers would handle Jacob deGrom in his first full season back from elbow surgery was a mystery all spring as he met every challenge and looked better and better with each outing. Here’s how they handled him: They’ve basically let him just be, which, all things considered, seems like a pretty good idea.
The New York Rangers are linked to trading for a top-six scoring winger to add some much-needed offense to the lineup.
The Rangers selected 12 pitchers in the 2025 MLB Draft. Four of them have had recent Tommy John surgeries. The Rangers selected Tennessee right-hander, AJ Russell, in the second round on Day 1, before giving way to back-to-back college pitchers with recent Tommy John surgeries in Rounds 4 and 5.
MLB draftees Itsuki Takemoto (Athletics), above, and Freddy Rodriguez (Cubs), helped lead the Rainbows to the Big West Tournament this past season. Takemoto, a two-way player who was drafted as a pitcher, made the All-Big West first team as a utility player.
The first Husker is off the board at the Major League Baseball draft. Junior pitcher Mason McConnaughey was selected in the fourth round by the Texas Rangers.
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