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Idle Monday Diaz is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Giants.

Impact Diaz will get a breather after he started behind the plate in the final two games of the Rangers' weekend series in Houston. Austin Wynn will handle catching duties Monday.

AUGUST 3 • ROTOWIRE

Homers in loss Diaz went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Astros.

Impact Diaz drove in a game-tying run in the fourth inning on a sacrifice bunt and then homered in the sixth to bring Texas within one run. The RBI were his first in 18 contests. He's getting most of the starts at catcher with Kyle Higashioka (forearm) on the injured list.

AUGUST 2 • ROTOWIRE

Astros edge Rangers 5-4, stretching AL West lead with 5th straight win

Taylor Trammell had two RBIs and Christian Walker added two hits and drove in a run to give the Houston Astros a 5-4 win over the Texas Rangers Saturday night that increased their...

AUGUST 2 • Associated Press

Receiving rest Thursday Diaz is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rays.

Impact Diaz will be handed the afternoon off after he started behind the plate in three of the Rangers' last four games. Austin Wynns will handle catching duties for the Rangers in the series finale.

JULY 30 • ROTOWIRE

Resting Saturday Diaz is not in Texas' starting lineup against Seattle on Saturday.

Impact Diaz will get a breather after going 2-for-4 in Friday's 5-4 win over the Mariners. Austin Wynns will serve behind home plate Saturday and bat ninth while forming a battery with right-hander Nathan Eovaldi.

JULY 25 • ROTOWIRE

Meidroth and Benintendi have a pair of RBI singles apiece as White Sox beat Rangers 4-2

Chase Meidroth went 4 for 4 while he and Andrew Benintendi had a pair of run-scoring singles apiece and Anthony Kay pushed through five innings for his first win in more than a mon...

JULY 23 • Associated Press

Moves up depth chart Diaz went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in Tuesday's 10-0 win over the White Sox.

Impact Diaz made a second straight start behind the plate and is in line for more work after the Rangers placed Kyle Higashioka (forearm) on the 10-day injured list. The club selected the contract of Austin Wynns from Triple-A Round Rock in a corresponding move, but the primary catching job belongs to Diaz, who's been Texas' best hitting catcher since his arrival in early June. The 35-year-old backstop is slashing .269/.275/.410 with two home runs, 11 RBI and eight runs scored over 31 games for the Rangers.

JULY 22 • ROTOWIRE

Left out of starting nine Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Impact Diaz will head to the bench for the third time in four games while the Rangers go with Kyle Higashioka behind the dish. Though he appeared to have supplanted Higashioka as the Rangers' preferred catcher while Danny Jansen (forearm) remains on the shelf, Diaz may have faded into a timeshare after going 3-for-19 (.158 average) with a 0:4 BB:K over his last six starts.

JULY 12 • ROTOWIRE

Taking seat Thursday Diaz isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels.

Impact Diaz will retreat to the bench Thursday after going 2-for-7 with a pair of strikeouts through the first two games of the series. Kyle Higashioka will replace him as the Rangers' backstop and bat seventh.

JULY 9 • ROTOWIRE

Riley Greene homers and triples for 4 RBIs as Tigers top Rangers 6-3

Riley Greene homered, tripled and drove in four runs for the Detroit Tigers in a 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers

JULY 5 • Associated Press

Homers in second straight game Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run scored, a walk and a double against Detroit in a 10-4 win Thursday.

Impact Diaz kicked off the scoring in the victory with a 414-foot foot solo blast in the second inning. It was the second consecutive contest with a long ball for the veteran catcher, who had previously gone 18 games without a homer since joining Texas on June 5. Diaz worked as the Rangers' DH on Thursday, and he seems to be gaining traction as a regular in the lineup. He's started five of Texas' past six games, with four of those starts coming behind the plate.

JULY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Eovaldi takes a no-hitter into the 5th inning in the Rangers' 10-4 win over the Tigers

Nathan Eovaldi weathered a three-run Detroit uprising after taking a no-hitter into the fifth inning and Elias Díaz, Josh Smith and Evan Carter hit solo home runs to help the Texas...

JULY 3 • Associated Press

Fry and Hedges homer to power Guardians to a 9-4 victory over Rangers in series finale

David Fry and Austin Hedges hit home runs, and the Cleveland Guardians defeated Texas 9-4 to snap the Rangers’ six-game winning streak

JULY 1 • Associated Press

Rangers complete 4-game sweep of slumping Blue Jays with 3-2 victory

Pinch-runner Jarred Kelenic scored the tiebreaking run by racing home from second base on a wild pitch in the ninth inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the slumping Toronto Blue Jay...

JUNE 28 • Associated Press

Seager hits solo HR, Burger has 3 hits and 2 RBIs as Rangers beat Blue Jays 7-4

Corey Seager hit a solo home run, Jake Burger had three hits and drove in two runs and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4

JUNE 27 • Associated Press

Nimmo's 3 hits, Osuna's go-ahead double lift Rangers to 4-3 win over Marlins

Brandon Nimmo had three hits and walked once, Alejandro Osuna hit a go-ahead RBI double and the Texas Rangers beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Monday night

JUNE 23 • Associated Press

Rangers hitters give deGrom some big gifts on a wild night to win on pitcher's 38th birthday

Jacob deGrom was able to celebrate his 38th birthday with a win after some big gifts from the Texas Rangers offense

JUNE 20 • Associated Press

DeGrom has 9 Ks to win on his 38th birthday as Rangers get wild 9-7 victory over Padres

Jacob deGrom struck out nine over six innings to win on his 38th birthday, even after giving up a grand slam to Ty France in the first, and the Texas Rangers beat the San Diego Pad...

JUNE 20 • Associated Press

Only 2 umpires were on the field at the start of the Padres-Rangers game

There were only two umpires on the field when the San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers started their game

JUNE 20 • Associated Press

Seager homers as Rangers top Royals 4-2 to reach .500 for the first time since May 1

Corey Seager homered and singled to lead the Texas Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals

JUNE 11 • Associated Press

Delivers in extra-inning win Diaz went 1-for-1 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 6-4 extra-inning win over the Royals.

Impact Diaz entered the game in the eighth inning after starter Kyle Higashioka was removed for a pinch runner and played a vital role in the win. He went the other way on a 3-2 pitch low and away in the zone to drive in the game-winning run. He then scored the insurance run. He also threw out a would-be base stealer in the eighth. Diaz was recently signed by the Rangers, when the club placed Danny Jansen (forearm) on the 10-day injured list.

JUNE 11 • ROTOWIRE

Díaz and Burger lead the Rangers to a 6-4 win over the Royals in 10 innings

Elias Díaz hit a go-ahead double in the 10th inning as the Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-4

JUNE 11 • Associated Press

Rangers place catcher Danny Jansen on 10-day IL with forearm strain

The Texas Rangers placed catcher Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list retroactive to Wednesday before Saturday night’s game against Cleveland with right forearm strain

JUNE 6 • Associated Press

Lands with Rangers Diaz signed a major-league contract with the Rangers on Friday, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.

Impact Diaz was DFA'd by the Royals on May 22 after going 5-for-22 with two homers, five RBI and an additional run scored in 10 games with the big club. It didn't take long for him to land his next opportunity after electing free agency Wednesday, and he will now report directly to the big-league club. It's unclear how the Rangers will divide playing time between Diaz, Danny Jansen and Kyle Higashioka, but Diaz's hot start to the season could buy him an occasional start behind the dish.

JUNE 6 • ROTOWIRE

Becomes free agent Diaz elected to become a free agent Wednesday.

Impact Diaz had been outrighted to Triple-A Omaha by the Royals, but he's decided to hit the free-agent market instead. The veteran catcher will likely have to settle for a minor-league contract.

JUNE 5 • ROTOWIRE

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Astros edge Rangers 5-4, stretching AL West lead with 5th straight win

Meidroth and Benintendi have a pair of RBI singles apiece as White Sox beat Rangers 4-2

Riley Greene homers and triples for 4 RBIs as Tigers top Rangers 6-3

Eovaldi takes a no-hitter into the 5th inning in the Rangers' 10-4 win over the Tigers

Fry and Hedges homer to power Guardians to a 9-4 victory over Rangers in series finale

Rangers complete 4-game sweep of slumping Blue Jays with 3-2 victory

Seager hits solo HR, Burger has 3 hits and 2 RBIs as Rangers beat Blue Jays 7-4

Nimmo's 3 hits, Osuna's go-ahead double lift Rangers to 4-3 win over Marlins

Rangers hitters give deGrom some big gifts on a wild night to win on pitcher's 38th birthday

DeGrom has 9 Ks to win on his 38th birthday as Rangers get wild 9-7 victory over Padres

Only 2 umpires were on the field at the start of the Padres-Rangers game

Seager homers as Rangers top Royals 4-2 to reach .500 for the first time since May 1

Díaz and Burger lead the Rangers to a 6-4 win over the Royals in 10 innings

Rangers place catcher Danny Jansen on 10-day IL with forearm strain