Omar Vizquel News

Andruw Jones is a free agent. Jones, who made $36 million over the past two years while hitting .190 with 20 home runs and 57 RBIs in 157 games and 490 at-bats, filed for free agency on Friday.

The Rangers are going into baseball's free-agency period hoping to re-sign Marlon Byrd and could come out of it with Jermaine Dye instead.

Omar Vizquel was never a dominating offensive player. With a career batting average of .273 and never having more than 14 home runs in a season, Vizquel was not an "offensive player" by any stretch of the imagination.

Really. It's not a race, but it's a major award. IndyCar driver Milka Duno, the first Hispanic woman to compete in the Indy 500 and the IndyCar Series, has won the 2009 American Latino Award in the "Favorite Alternative Athlete" Category in the 3rd annual American Latino TV Awards.

By ANTHONY ANDRO SEATTLE - It's fitting Ivan Rodriguez, Omar Vizquel and Andruw Jones have their lockers along with same wall in the Safeco Field clubhouse.All three veteran Gold Glovers are in the same boat.

Apparently he wasn't content with going all "crocodile hunter" on an anaconda, as he did during the last off-season. Now Texas Rangers infielder Omar Vizquel has expressed the desire to take up bullfighting in his home country of Venezuela during this year's off-season. He has also said that he hopes to attend all the Triple Crown horse races after ...

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Dan Shannon 757-622-7382 Dallas -- Today, PETA sent an urgent letter to Texas Rangers infielder Omar Vizquel calling on him to abandon his plan to take up bullfighting--which is illegal in the U.S.--when he returns to his home in Venezuela in the off-season. PETA's advice comes on the heels of Vizquel's comments that he wants to become a matador .

But that's just because the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals doesn't want the Rangers' shortstop to become a bullfighter.

One would assume most major-league pitchers would love to be mentioned as a possible Cy Young Award winner.

Former Indians player Omar Vizquel wants to extend his term as the oldest position player in the major leagues.

The oldest position player in the major leagues is planning to play another season.

Jeff Wilson notes that the Rangers weren't exactly hammering the ball last night, but got enough breaks to get enough runs in to prevail.

Seattle 5, Texas 0 Texas Bottom 8th - - Elvis Andrus grounded out to first to end the inning.

Michael Young is in the lineup for the Rangers matchup against the Oakland Athletics after missing the previous two weeks with a strained left hamstring.

Jhonny Peralta never seems to quite get things right when it comes down to winning over Indians fans.

Josh Hamilton can only hope that Friday's third "root nerve injection" is the charm.

Texas Top 6th - Ian Kinsler singled to center. Runners on first and second with one out and Marlon Byrd due up.

Texas Rangers third baseman Michael Young exited early from the team's latter portion of a doubleheader Tuesday with a strained left hamstring.

Rangers third baseman Michael Young will miss a significant portion of Texas' push towards the playoffs with a hamstring injury.