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Rangers give back by passing out turkey, pie at Thanksgiving event DALLAS -- Rangers designated hitter Joc Pederson found himself courtside at the American Airlines Center on Wednesday night, watching the ho...

NOVEMBER 25 • MLB.COM

MLB Free Agency: Biggest Needs for Mariners, Astros, Rangers, Athletics, Angels

Here are the biggest needs in free agency for the AL West: a division that could feature cutthroat races between at least three legitimate c...

NOVEMBER 14 • FOX SPORTS

MLB Free Agency: Biggest Needs for Mariners, Astros, Rangers, Athletics, Angels

Pederson exercises player option to stay with Rangers in '26 (reports) ARLINGTON -- The Rangers only had one option decision for 2026, and to no surprise, it has been exercised. According to reports, designated...

NOVEMBER 6 • MLB.COM

Flaherty, Bieber exercise options for 2026 as 9 more players become free agents, raise total to 162

Detroit pitcher Jack Flaherty and Toronto pitcher Shane Bieber have exercised their player options for 2026 instead of becoming eligible for free agency

NOVEMBER 5 • Associated Press

Sitting against southpaw Pederson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Pederson will remain absent from the starting nine for the second straight day to close out the season while the Guardians send another southpaw (Logan Allen) to the hill. Adolis Garcia will serve as Texas' designated hitter in Pederson's stead.

SEPTEMBER 28 • ROTOWIRE

Leaves yard Pederson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Twins.

Impact Pederson began his night with a solo home run off Zebby Matthews on just his second pitch of the game. It was Pederson's first homer since August 31 and just his second extra-base hit over that span. Pederson remained in the leadoff spot and could stay there the rest of the week when there's a right-hander on the mound. The Rangers are currently slated to face four more righties this week.

SEPTEMBER 24 • ROTOWIRE

Rangers eliminated from playoff chase with 8th straight loss, 4-1 to the Twins

Zebby Matthews allowed his only run on a leadoff homer while pitching seven innings for the Minnesota Twins in a 4-1 win at Texas

SEPTEMBER 24 • Associated Press

Bats leadoff Pederson went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Miami.

Impact Pederson batted leadoff for just the second time this season. He got on base in his first two plate appearances and scored after walking in the third inning. Josh Smith, who normally leads off for Texas, was dropped to sixth in the order. It's unclear if manager Bruce Bochy plans to continue using Pederson atop the order against right-handed pitching, or if this was a one-off decision.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Bats leadoff Pederson went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Miami.

Impact Pederson batted leadoff for just the second time this season. He got on base in each of his first two plate appearances and scored after walking in the third inning. Josh Smith, who normally leads off for Texas, was dropped to sixth in the order. It's unclear if manager Bruce Bochy plans to use Pederson atop the order going forward or if it was a one-game decision.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Drives in two in loss Pederson went 2-for-3 with two walks and two RBI in Sunday's 5-2 extra-inning loss to the Mets.

Impact Pederson didn't waste a bases-loaded opportunity in the seventh inning, when he delivered a two-out, two-run single to tie the game. The multi-hit effort was a relief for the Rangers and Pederson, who entered the game on a 1-for-18 (.056) run.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Alonso's record-setting walk-off homer snaps Mets' skid, sparks wild celebration

Pete Alonso’s three-run, opposite-field homer in the 10th inning lifted the Mets to a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers

SEPTEMBER 15 • Associated Press

Alonso's 10th-inning homer lifts Mets over Rangers 5-2, stops 8-game losing streak

Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer off Luis Curvelo, and the New York Mets stopped an eight-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers

SEPTEMBER 14 • Associated Press

Langford caps comeback for streaking Rangers as Mets drop 8th straight, 3-2

Wyatt Langford hit a tiebreaking single off All-Star closer Edwin Díaz with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Texas Rangers rallied past the plummeting New York Mets 3-2

SEPTEMBER 13 • Associated Press

Idle against southpaw Pederson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Impact Pederson will join fellow left-handed hitters Alejandro Osuna, Josh Smith, Rowdy Tellez and Dustin Harris on the bench as the Rangers stock up on extra right-handed bats to counter Astros southpaw Framber Valdez. Jonah Heim will assume designated-hitter duties for Texas in the series finale.

SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE

Idle against southpaw Pederson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE

Rangers and Astros meet with series tied 1-1

The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series

SEPTEMBER 7 • Associated Press

Rangers host the Astros on 3-game home win streak

The Texas Rangers, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Houston Astros

SEPTEMBER 6 • Associated Press

Deadspin | Joc Pederson, Rangers look to continue torrid stretch vs. D-backs Deadspin | Joc Pederson, Rangers look to continue torrid stretch vs. D-backs

SEPTEMBER 1 • DEADSPIN.COM

Joc Pederson, Rangers look to continue torrid stretch vs. D-backs The Texas Rangers are playing some of their best baseball entering the final month of the regular season.Still needing a push to enter the A...

SEPTEMBER 1 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Rangers bring road win streak into game against the Diamondbacks

The Texas Rangers visit the Arizona Diamondbacks looking to extend a three-game road winning streak

SEPTEMBER 1 • Associated Press

Goes yard again Pederson went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and an RBI double during Sunday's 9-6 win over the Athletics.

Impact The 33-year-old tagged J.T. Ginn for a two-run homer in the first inning, marking Pederson's fourth home run in his last 38 plate appearances spanning nine games. He had gone yard just four times in 195 plate appearances before the stretch. In those nine games, Pederson is 12-for-38 (.316) with 12 RBI and three doubles.

SEPTEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

Rangers slide past Athletics for fifth straight win Jacob deGrom threw five scoreless innings and Joc Pederson homered and drove in three runs on Sunday to help the visiting Texas Rangers post...

AUGUST 31 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Pederson and Jung hit HRs, deGrom has 6 Ks as Rangers beat A's 9-6 to sweep series

Joc Pederson homered, doubled and drove in three runs, Jacob deGrom struck out six in five scoreless innings, and the Texas Rangers beat the Athletics 9-6 on Sunday to sweep the th...

AUGUST 31 • Associated Press

Runs hit streak to eight games Pederson went 1-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Saturday's 9-3 win over the Athletics.

Impact Pederson smacked a seventh-inning double to extend a hit streak to eight games, easily his best stretch of a trying season. He's gone 10-for-33 with five extra-base hits, nine RBI and six runs scored during the streak. In the month of August, the Rangers are seeing what they paid for when signing Pederson to one-year, $18.5 million contract with a player option for 2026. He's slashed .277/.338/.554 with five home runs and 12 RBI over 23 contests.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

Garcia leads Rangers against the Athletics after 4-hit game

The Texas Rangers play the Athletics after Adolis Garcia had four hits against the Angels on Wednesday

AUGUST 29 • Associated Press

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