Jon Daniels

SURPRISE, Ariz. — It takes one to know one. A.J. Pierzynski has found a good match in new boss Nolan Ryan. The Hall of Famer who is president and part-owner of the Rangers loves that his new catcher is an instigator who doesn't mind aggravating...

ARLINGTON, Texas — On the other side of the globe, a nation will turn to video screens big and small at about 7:10 Monday night — or, 14 time zones away, 9:10 a.m. Tuesday in Tokyo. Yu Darvish, almost certainly the best pitcher ever in Japan,...

Look out, below. The Rangers, who not so long ago were morphing into the Yankees, are coming down to Earth before our eyes. Barring some diplomacy worthy of a great secretary of state, Nolan Ryan is on his way out of the organization. He feels...

PEORIA, Ariz. — The wind howled when Yu Darvish walked from the third-base dugout to the pitcher's mound, blowing almost directly to the center-field wall. He had picked a hitter's day to make his spring training debut, or so it seemed to almost...

The Texas Rangers are resigned to the possibility that their ace, C.J. Wilson, is leaving, and the Angels and Miami Marlins appear to be the finalists to sign the free-agent left-hander. "Until C.J. makes a decision, we can't rule anything......

After his alcohol relapse last week, Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers visited doctors for Major League Baseball and the players’ association Monday in New York. Texas General Manager Jon Daniels told the Associated Press that Hamilton was...

The Texas Rangers are the first American League team to make consecutive appearances in the World Series since the New York Yankees in 2000 and '01. But Texas General Manager Jon Daniels said Saturday he has no intention of resting......

St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa is not a big fan of the "Moneyball" philosophy that Billy Beane brought to Oakland, one that emphasizes statistics such as on-base percentage over traditional metrics like batting average and home runs. "On-base.....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH The Rangers had to call on right-handed pitchers Josh Lindblom and Ross Wolf this week to make emergency starts. In the process, they ruined a perfectly remarkable streak. Until then,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH Cather A.J. Pierzynski, the ironman of current catchers, ended up on the disabled list Thursday for just the second time in his 14-year career. Pierzynski, 36, has been bothered by a...

Cather A.J. Pierzynski, the ironman of current catchers, ended up on the disabled list Thursday for just the second time in his 14-year career. Pierzynski, 36, has been bothered by a strained oblique muscle on his right side for nearly two weeks....

The Sports Xchange Rangers' Harrison has second operation on back Texas Rangers starting pitcher Matt Harrison had a second surgery on his back in eight days on Wednesday and now will miss at least three months. Harrison had surgery just over a week...