Michael Young News

Elvis Andrus is going to find out over the next week just how rewarding his rookie season was with the Rangers.

Clint Hurdle plans to have a simple philosophy as hitting coach of the Texas Rangers, emphasizing a team-oriented approach and doing whatever it takes to score one more run than the opponent.

In a post to Paul's Random Stuff , Paul looks in to the 14 players from the Mets who were added to the Topps 2009 team set.

MLB playing career: Picked in 19th round of the 1973 Draft as an outfielder and spent four seasons in the minors until injury ended his career.

When Vicente Padilla is home he often hears stories from his uncles about the day the Sandinistas came to his house in Chinandega, Nicaragua, to recruit him as a boy soldier.

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

Throughout the American League Championship Series, which starts tonight, you will probably be treated to many references about the Los Angeles Angels ' upcoming winter of decisions.

Happy birthday to Michael Young , who turns 33 today. 0 recs 71 comments Comments Huh? During the season? People bashed him all the time last year and before the season, but he didn't get bashed much this season to my recollection.

JIM REEVES It's a bad joke, right? Somebody's pulling our legs, both of them, all at the same time.

Fifteen years later, with one bad run-production season as the most recent memory, and Rudy Jaramillo, the best hitting coach in baseball, is gone because he wanted to be gone.

Longtime hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo rejected a one-year contract offer and will not return to the Texas Rangers next season, it was announced Wednesday.

MARK Teixeira and Alex Rod riguez have enjoyed high-profile, middle-of-the-order relationships in their careers.

The Yankees' Andy Pettitte reacts on his way to the dugout after striking out Michael Young of the Rangers during a game in August.

Every day, before every game, Rudy Jaramillo takes his perch behind the batting cage at The Ballpark in Arlington, stepping up on the trailer tongue to get a better view.

When manager Joe Maddon was asked for playoff predictions, he had two teams from his past standing in the end.

Texas Rangers infielder Michael Young has been named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending August 23.

Lincoln : Joe, please tell Ron Washington, Michael Young, and the hoards of Ranger fans that signing Marlon Byrd in free agency is a bad idea... Joe Sheehan: The devil is in the details.

Taylor Teagarden singled in the go-ahead score during a three-run ninth Friday, bringing Texas a 7-4 victory over Seattle.

The third baseman said unless something dramatic happens between today and tomorrow, he'll be in the lineup against the Angels.

Michael Young was able to return to the Rangers lineup when they opened a four-game series against the Angels on Monday.