Joc Pederson - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Swats homer in win Pederson went 1-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 9-1 win over Kansas City.

Impact Pederson is in the midst of a power surge, having swatted four homers over the last four games. He's lately getting turns as the team's leadoff batter and is slashing .295/.380/.682 with six walks, five home runs and nine RBI over 14 games in that role.

2 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Royals head into matchup against the Rangers on losing streak

The Kansas City Royals look to break their four-game slide with a win against the Texas Rangers

9 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Gore tosses 6 1/3 shutout innings, Rangers hit 3 homers in 9-1 win over Royals

MacKenzie Gore continued his home-field mastery this season with 6 1/3 shutout innings, Brandon Nimmo, Nicky Lopez and Joc Pederson homered, and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas C...

14 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Swats pair of homers in loss Pederson went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs and a third run scored in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Astros.

Impact Pederson and opposing designated hitter Yordan Alvarez stole the show, each hitting two homers in the contest. Pederson has gone 10-for-23 (.435) with three homers and six RBI over his last eight games. He's now batting .250 with a .791 OPS, six long balls, 16 RBI, 20 runs scored, five doubles and no stolen bases over 51 contests this season. The 34-year-old should continue to fill a strong-side platoon role at DH while routinely hitting leadoff when in the lineup.

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Yordan Alvarez homers twice for 2nd consecutive game to help Astros beat Rangers 4-3

Yordan Alvarez homered twice for the second consecutive game, including a tiebreaking solo shot in the eighth inning of the Houston Astros’ 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers

2 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Belts three-run homer Pederson went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Tuesday in a 10-7 win against the Astros.

Impact Pederson struck out to lead off Texas' half of the first inning, but he redeemed himself in the same frame with a three-run homer to cap an eight-run inning. Remarkably, the long ball gave Pederson his first multi-RBI game of the season. While he's improved his batting average to .234 after hitting just .181 last season, Pederson has otherwise struggled to produce -- he has only four homers and 14 RBI across 151 plate appearances.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Joc Pederson homer caps 8-run 1st as Rangers beat Astros 10-7 a night after Houston's no-hitter

Joc Pederson hit a three-run homer to cap an eight-run first inning in Texas’ 10-7 win over the Astros on Tuesday night, a day after three Houston pitchers combined to throw a no-h...

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Rangers try to make sense of an 8-run 1st a night after Astros threw a no-hitter at them

The Texas Rangers were trying to make sense of an eight-run first inning a night after the Houston Astros beat them with a combined no-hitter

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Houston Astros Toss Combined No-Hitter Against Texas Rangers

The Houston Astros threw the first combined no-hitter of the 2026 MLB season to defeat the Texas Rangers.

4 DAYS AGO • FOX SPORTS

Houston Astros Toss Combined No-Hitter Against Texas Rangers

Josh Jung hits tiebreaking single in 9th inning as Rangers rally for 5-4 win over Rockies

Josh Jung hit a go-ahead single in the ninth inning, Ezequiel Duran and Jake Burger connected for back-to-back home runs, and the Texas Rangers rallied past the Colorado Rockies fo...

MAY 20 • Associated Press

Rangers play the Rockies after Pederson's 4-hit game

The Texas Rangers take on the Colorado Rockies after Joc Pederson had four hits on Tuesday in a 10-0 win over the Rockies

MAY 20 • Associated Press

Racks up four hits in rout Pederson went 4-for-5 with a double, a run and an RBI in Tuesday's 10-0 victory versus Colorado.

Impact Pederson didn't start Tuesday, but he entered the game in the second inning as a pinch hitter for Andrew McCutchen. Pederson finished the contest and ended up with a season-high four hits -- one more than he had tallied over his previous 20 at-bats combined. The veteran DH is slashing .236/.356/.355 with three home runs, four doubles, 15 runs and 11 RBI through 135 plate appearances on the campaign.

MAY 20 • ROTOWIRE

Rocker's strong outing, Nimmo's homer, lift Rangers over Rockies, 10-0

Kumar Rocker tossed a career-high 7 2/3 innings, Brandon Nimmo homered, and the Texas Rangers beat the Colorado Rockies 10-0

MAY 20 • Associated Press

Burger blasts a homer, drives in 4 as Eovaldi powers the Rangers past the Astros 8-0

Jake Burger homered and tied a career high with four RBIs and Nathan Eovaldi pitched seven strong innings to lead the Texas Rangers to an 8-0 win over the Houston Astros

MAY 17 • Associated Press

Reaches base three times Saturday Pederson went 1-for-3 with two walks and an RBI single during the Rangers' 4-1 loss to the Astros on Saturday.

Impact Pederson supplied the Rangers' lone run after his single in the seventh inning brought Jake Burger home. Pederson is up to 10 RBI on the season and is slashing .214/.333/.330 with three home runs and 13 runs scored in 126 plate appearances.

MAY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Yordan Alvarez hits 1 of Astros' 4 homers off Rangers' Jacob deGrom in 4-1 win

Yordan Alvarez hit his 15th homer and the Houston Astros matched a season high with four longballs in a 4-1 win over the Rangers that left Texas’ Jacob deGrom stuck at 99 career wi...

MAY 17 • Associated Press

Arrighetti brings no-hitter into the eighth inning as Astros shut out Rangers 2-0

Spencer Arrighetti took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Isaac Paredes homered and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 2-0

MAY 16 • Associated Press

Astros' Spencer Arrighetti has a no-hit bid broken up with 1 out in the 8th vs. Rangers

Houston Astros right-hander Spencer Arrighetti had a no-hit bid broken up with one out in the eighth inning Friday night when Texas Rangers rookie Justin Foscue hit a line-drive si...

MAY 16 • Associated Press

Remains at leadoff Pederson batted atop the order and went 0-for-4 in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Diamondbacks.

Impact Pederson batted leadoff for a second consecutive game, both against right-handers, while Brandon Nimmo followed him in the order. Nimmo has been the team's leadoff hitter every game in which he's started. The Rangers haven't faced a lefty since manager Skip Schumaker tweaked the top of the order, but presumably Pederson wouldn't be in the lineup against southpaws. He's had just five plate appearances against left-hander all season.

MAY 14 • ROTOWIRE

Shuffled to leadoff Pederson batted leadoff and went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-4 victory over the Diamondbacks.

Impact Pederson was moved to leadoff and paid immediate dividends with a home run on the second pitch he saw in the first inning. Brandon Nimmo, who left the game with an ankle injury, had been the Rangers' leadoff batter when healthy and batted second Tuesday. Pederson had reached base safely in the first four games of the team's current homestand, and manager Skip Schumaker explained pre-game to Kennedi Landry of MLB.com that he was trying to get runners on base for Nimmo and "lengthen the lineup." It's unclear if Pederson will continue to hit atop the order.

MAY 13 • ROTOWIRE

MacKenzie Gore works career-best 8 innings as Rangers beat Diamondbacks 7-4

MacKenzie Gore allowed three hits in a career-high eight innings, Joc Pederson and Ezequiel Duran homered, and the Texas Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4

MAY 13 • Associated Press

Joc gives Rangers offensive jump-start as new leadoff hitter ARLINGTON -- Rangers manager Skip Schumaker hasn’t been scared of changing up the lineup if things aren’t going smoothly. Joc Pederson hitti...

MAY 13 • MLB.COM

Rangers Lineup vs. Diamondbacks: Joc Pederson in Unusual Spot in Order The Texas Rangers managed just four hits off Arizona Diamondbacks pitching on Monday. That must change.

MAY 12 • SI.COM

Grisham leads Yankees over Rangers 9-2 for 16th win in 19 games but Domínguez hurt hitting wall

Trent Grisham hit a go-ahead, three-run double in a six-run sixth inning, and the New York Yankees beat the Texas 9-2 for their 16th win in 19 games on an afternoon the Rangers mis...

MAY 7 • Associated Press

Absent from lineup Pederson is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.

Impact Brandon Nimmo has been limited to designated hitter duty as he comes back from a hamstring issue, which leaves Pederson without a spot to play. It's just the second time this season that the left-handed-hitting Pederson has been absent from the lineup when the opposition was starting a right-handed hurler.

MAY 6 • ROTOWIRE

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Royals head into matchup against the Rangers on losing streak

Gore tosses 6 1/3 shutout innings, Rangers hit 3 homers in 9-1 win over Royals

Yordan Alvarez homers twice for 2nd consecutive game to help Astros beat Rangers 4-3

Joc Pederson homer caps 8-run 1st as Rangers beat Astros 10-7 a night after Houston's no-hitter

Rangers try to make sense of an 8-run 1st a night after Astros threw a no-hitter at them

Houston Astros Toss Combined No-Hitter Against Texas Rangers

Josh Jung hits tiebreaking single in 9th inning as Rangers rally for 5-4 win over Rockies

Rangers play the Rockies after Pederson's 4-hit game

Rocker's strong outing, Nimmo's homer, lift Rangers over Rockies, 10-0

Burger blasts a homer, drives in 4 as Eovaldi powers the Rangers past the Astros 8-0

Yordan Alvarez hits 1 of Astros' 4 homers off Rangers' Jacob deGrom in 4-1 win

Arrighetti brings no-hitter into the eighth inning as Astros shut out Rangers 2-0

Astros' Spencer Arrighetti has a no-hit bid broken up with 1 out in the 8th vs. Rangers

MacKenzie Gore works career-best 8 innings as Rangers beat Diamondbacks 7-4

Grisham leads Yankees over Rangers 9-2 for 16th win in 19 games but Domínguez hurt hitting wall