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Catcher Ivan Rodriguez was one of five Rangers who filed for free agency on Thursday, the first day eligible players could file.

Clint Hurdle might have been a man without a job, but he wasn't a man without options only six months removed from his job as manager of the Colorado Rockies.

Five Texas Rangers were among the crush of major leaguers who filed for free agency on the first day of the filing period.

No hitting coach ever has been credited with leading a team to the World Series.

And here's the full roster. Arizona Fall League 2001 retrospective by Geoff Young October 21, 2009 I own a few baseball books, and from time to time, I'll scour the shelves for inspiration.

The Dodgers are easily the most interesting team to watch this post season. WTF is there to enjoy watching Yanks-Angels? I'm rooting for some wholesomely debilitating swine flu, and perhaps a slip and fall or three Best case scenario: Arod cranks a liner right into the melon of that no-talent hack of a girlfriend, and Jeets pulls his groin on a ...

The national impact of the unprecedented halting of a rapist's execution after two hours and temporary reprieves for other condemned inmates likely will become clear over the next few months as courts examine the state's lethal-injection procedures, experts say.

By ANTHONY ANDRO SEATTLE - The Texas Rangers saw enough of Seattle ace Felix Hernandez to know that he's worthy of American League Cy Young consideration.Hernandez won his 19th game of the season Sunday, and went 4-1 against the Rangers this year.

Rangers officials on Tuesday said the 2010 budget and payroll is expected to stay pretty close to what the team spent in 2009.

Attendance is up, they had their first winning season in five years and their young players are one year older and wiser.

Here would be a good offseason, according to Rangers officials: Re-sign Marlon Byrd and Ivan Rodriguez.

Up and down the Texas Rangers ' clubhouse, players point to the improvement in the pitching staff as a big reason for the club turning around its present fortunes.

By JIM REEVES ANAHEIM, Calif. - It hasn't escaped Hank Blalock's notice that he is coming down to what will almost certainly be his final days with the only major league team he's ever known.But don't look for any tears in his eyes at the prospect.It's not that Blalock hasn't appreciated his time in Texas, it's just that that's not the way he is.

Hank Blalock has four days left, and then his time with the Rangers will be over.

Hank Blalock tags base runner B.J. Upton for an out after Upton was caught in a run down.

Jeff Mathis has caught 89 of the 128 2/3 innings Ervin Santana has thrown this season, and Mike Napoli has caught Santana for only 25 innings, but Napoli will be behind the plate tonight for the Angels, who can clinch the American League West title with a win over the Texas Rangers.

OF Fer nando Perez said he wasn't surprised at all when he was given the sign for a squeeze bunt in the ninth inning Sunday.

After trading blowouts in the first two games of their four-game series, the Rangers and A's played an eventful back-and-forth affair on Wednesday, with Texas getting a big night from Hank Blalock on the way to a 9-8 victory.

Saturday night's fireworks show began a little early at Rangers Ballpark. While 31,855 showed up to watch the Rangers-Rays contest, along with the scheduled fireworks show after the game, Rangers hitters went off during an 11-run fifth inning that sparked a 15-3 rout of the Rays.

Late Wednesday night the Rangers did something they haven't been able to do since their 3 week offensive slide started, win a high scoring close game.