Thomas Diamond News

Thomas Diamond's former college coach is hoping the right-hander can revive his career with the Cubs.

The Rangers need to go 8-5 the rest of the way to win 90. They need to go 7-6 to tie their 2004 mark of 89-73. And they need to win their final 13 games to match 1999's franchise-best 95 wins.

There wasn't any traffic coming into NYC -- everyone's leaving for the holiday weekend, and even Manhattan traffic wasn't bad.

Diamond claimed, Eyre up... Per the DMN, the Rangers have recalled Willie Eyre who is expected to be in uniform tonight.

The Texas Rangers recalled right-handed reliever Willie Eyre from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday.

The Rangers' playoff push suffered a setback in Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader when third baseman Michael Young left the game after suffering a strained left hamstring.

Right-hander Thomas Diamond is among six players being sent by the Rangers to the Arizona Fall League.

Walk down the third-base concourse at the Double-A Frisco home ballpark, away from the action in the middle of the field, and look into the RoughRiders bullpen.

Walk down the third-base concourse at the Double-A Frisco home ballpark, away from the action in the middle of the field, and look into the RoughRiders bullpen.

Walk down the third-base concourse at the Double-A Frisco home ballpark, away from the action in the middle of the field, and look into the RoughRiders bullpen.

From the Minor Leagues... * Brandon Boggs has been activated at Triple A Oklahoma off the disabled list.

Tuesday 16 Jun Texas Rangers Announce Minor League Highlights and Notes for June 15, 2009 Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 01:32AM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-TEXAS RANGERS MINOR LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTES June 15, 2009 Oklahoma RedHawks Pacific Coast League Manager: Bobby Jones 28-34 T4th Place 1.5 GB GREG GOLSON: OF Greg Golson has hit .351 ...

Former St. Cloud River Bats outfielder Tim Wheeler made it, barely. The 2007 Most Valuable Bat and a junior outfielder from Sacramento State, was a first-round pick on Tuesday in the Major League First-Year Player Draft, becoming the second former Bat to achieve the honor and the seventh in the 16-year history of the Northwoods League.

Two years ago, Tim Wheeler was a 19-year-old from Sacramento, Calif., living in St.