Will Smith, whose Texas Rangers made the first big reliever trade of the season and have improved by three spots in the Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza Week 14 team rankings.
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Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — Week 14 (July 3 to July 9) Team Rankings, 1–30

Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — Week 14 (July 3 to July 9) Team Rankings We are in the 14th week of the season. The leader of the team bullpen/reliever/relief corps rankings has remained the same but has widened its lead by a significant margin. The team that plummeted on the leaderboard two weeks ago […]

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The Anthony Volpe Breakout is Upon us

The Anthony Volpe Breakout Is upon Us When the New York Yankees announced at the end of spring training that Anthony Volpe would open the year as the team’s starting shortstop, there was no shortage of excitement among fans. Considering the fact that Volpe grew up a Yankee fan and was a consensus top-five prospect […]

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Rangers Lose Heartbreaker to Astros

Astros 12, Rangers 11 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Jul 3) — The Texas Rangers dropped their series finale to the Houston Astros, 12–11, Monday afternoon. They put forth a very nice effort to come back. This included a big three-run homer by Travis Jankowski. This series may not have gone the Rangers’ way, but that is the […]

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National League All-Star Starters Selected

Phase two of All-Star voting ended on Thursday at noon, and the National League Starters were announced on ESPN. Pitchers and alternates for the game will be announced on ESPN on July 2. The All-Star festivities begin on July 10 with the Home Run Derby, followed by the game on July 11. The game will […]

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Oakland Athletics Take Two from White Sox

In their first matchup of the season, the Oakland Athletics (23–63) took two of three from the Chicago White Sox (37–49). They will meet again in August for a four-game series in Chicago, Illinois. This was a battle of two of the worst pitching staffs in baseball this year, and it did not disappoint. The […]

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Rangers Lose Tough One to Astros

Astros 5, Rangers 3 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Jul 2) — The Texas Rangers fell to the Houston Astros Sunday, 5–3. A big three-run triple by Chas McCormick helped decide this one for the Astros. This was a rather discouraging loss for the Rangers after their 5–2 win on Saturday. Now their lead over the Astros in […]

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2023 All-Star Teams Announced

The full rosters for the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star teams were announced Sunday. This year’s game will be played on July 11th at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington.  The fan-voted starters were announced on Thursday.  A breakdown of the All-Star teams follows: Here are the All-Star starters: AMERICAN LEAGUE C: Jonah Heim (TEX) 1B: Yandy Díaz (TB) 2B: Marcus […]

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Rangers Cruise to Win over Astros

Rangers 5, Astros 2 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Jul 1) — The Texas Rangers took the second game in their four-game set against the Houston Astros on Saturday, 5–2. The Rangers played small ball as RBI base hits by Corey Seager, Travis Jankowski, and Marcus Semien secured the win. This was a big victory for the Rangers. […]

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