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Baseball star Yu Darvish visits Texas Rangers | |
Yu Darvish dropped in on the Texas Rangers, but club officials declined to offer details on the Japanese star pitcher’s get-acquainted trip. MLB.com reported that Darvish made the trip to the Dallas area with his father in order to see the team’s facilities and meet personnel, including club president Nolan Ryan and manager Ron Washington. The Rangers, the two-time defending American League champions, bid more than $51 million last month for the right to negotiate with Darvish, who went 18-6 last season for the Hokkaido-based Nippon Ham Fighters with a 1.44 earned-run average and 276 strikeouts in 232 innings. Darvish, who pitched for Japan in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2009 World Baseball Classic, has kept an earned-run average under 2.00 for the past five seasons in Japan. He has been the strikeout king three times and twice been named the Pacific League’s Most Valuable Player. At 6-foot-5 (196 cm) and 216 pounds (98 kg), his size and skill figures to be baffling for US batters. The Rangers’ bid gave them until January 18 to sign him to a deal bringing him to Major League Baseball. If they can’t, he’ll return to the Fighters. Subscribe to our feed!. Posted in rangers-news | Comments Off
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Rangers’ Torrealba suspended by Venezuelan league | |
Tribune News Services 3:05 p.m. CST, December 26, 2011
CARACAS, Venezuela — Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba has been suspended from Venezuela’s professional baseball league for 66 games for striking an umpire. Torrealba was expelled from a game on Friday after the incident. He argued with the home-plate umpire after striking out, then angrily put a hand to the umpire’s mask and shoved him. League president Jose Grasso Vecchio called Torrealba’s behavior unacceptable, saying it violated the league’s rules. Torrealba plays for the Caracas Lions when not playing in Major League Baseball. His agent, Melvin Roman, said Torrealba acknowledges that he got carried away in the heat of the moment. If anybody needs tickets to games, remember to click the tickets link at the top. Posted in rangers-news | Comments Off
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CARACAS, Venezuela — Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit… | |
CARACAS, Venezuela — Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba has been suspended from Venezuela’s professional baseball league for 66 games for striking an umpire. Torrealba was tossed from a game on Friday after the incident. He argued with the home-plate umpire after striking out, then angrily put a hand to the umpire’s mask and shoved him. League president Jose Grasso Vecchio called Torrealba’s behaviour unacceptable, saying it violated the league’s rules. Torrealba plays for the Caracas Lions when not playing in Major League Baseball. His agent, Melvin Roman, said Torrealba acknowledges that he got carried away in the heat of the moment. Subscribe to our feed!. Posted in rangers-news | Comments Off
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Texas Rangers release former Russell County… | |
Former Russell County, Ala., pitcher Kasey Kiker is among seven minor leaguers the Texas Rangers released Thursday. Kiker, a left-hander, was the 12th overall pick in the 2006 Major League Baseball draft, but he never pitched above Class AA. In his past two seasons, he had an ERA of more than 7.00 and walked more batters than he struck out. Also released were infielder/outfielder Mitch Hilligoss (acquired in a trade with the Yankees for Greg Golson in 2010), pitcher Andrew Doyle, pitcher Juan Grullon, pitcher Paul Strong, infielder Jimmy Swift and catcher Carson Vitale. Leave any suggestions in the comment box. Posted in rangers-news | Comments Off
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Rangers tap Greg Maddux as instructor | |
Published: Nov. 29, 2011 at 7:38 PM
ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 29 (UPI) — The Texas Rangers said Tuesday they have hired former major league pitching great Greg Maddux as a special assistant to the general manager. The American League champion Rangers hired Maddux away from the Chicago Cubs, where he had held a similar position for two years under since-fired GM Jim Hendry. Maddux, 45, a four-time Cy Young Award winner, will be reunited with his brother Mike in Texas, where the latter is the pitching coach under Manager Ron Washington. “We’re excited to add Greg to our group and look forward to him contributing to the development of our young pitchers,” Rangers General Manager Jon Daniels said. Greg Maddux will be an instructor for both the minor and major league staffs during spring training. He will also work with the Rangers’ farm clubs during the regular season, Daniels indicated.
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Rangers’ slugger Hamilton has surgery for hernia | |
Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton had successful surgery to repair a hernia that had hampered him throughout this year’s World Series, the Major League Baseball team said. Doctors in Philadelphia performed the surgery, one day after the hernia was confirmed by an MRI. Texas says Hamilton is scheduled to return to Dallas on Saturday and that he is expected to be make a full recovery in time for spring training in February. Hamilton was limited in the playoffs for the World Series runner-up Rangers, but hit .271 with one homer and 13 RBIs without missing a post-season game. The 2010 AL most valuable player batted .298 with 25 homers and 94 RBIs in 121 regular-season games. Leave any suggestions in the comment box. Posted in rangers-news | Comments Off
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