JOC PEDERSON NEWS

Idle for second straight game Pederson is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Yankees.

Impact With the Yankees sending a left-handed starter (Carlos Rodon) to the hill for the second straight day, the left-handed-hitting Pederson will once again remain out of the lineup. Despite facing right-handers in all but nine of his plate appearances on the season, Pederson is still batting just .127, the lowest average among all players in the majors with at least 140 plate appearances. Pederson has struck out at a palatable 19.9 percent clip and has been the victim of a .148 BABIP, so expect the 33-year-old's production to eventually pick up once his batted-ball luck improves.

MAY 22 • ROTOWIRE

Launches second homer Pederson went 1-for-2 with two walks and a two-run home run during Saturday's 5-1 win against the Astros.

Impact Pederson broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning with a two-run homer for his second long ball of the year, which is just the second time this season he's driven in two runs in a game. The 33-year-old still has an ugly .502 OPS for the year, though he may have turned a corner this month with a .233/.439/.500 slash line and 11:5 BB:K through 12 games in May.

MAY 18 • ROTOWIRE

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MAY 18 • DEADSPIN.COM

Joc Pederson hits 2-run homer in the Rangers' 5-1 victory over the Astros

Joc Pederson broke a tie with a two-run home run in the sixth inning, Wyatt Langford hit a solo shot in a two-run seventh and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 5-1 on Satur...

MAY 18 • Associated Press

Cracks first long ball Pederson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 10-3 win over Detroit.

Impact Pederson jumped on the bandwagon, belting one of our home runs off starter Jack Flaherty. It was the first home run of the season for Pederson, who is showing life after dismal start to the season. The slugger is 8-for-31 (.258) with five extra-base hits, three RBI and three runs scored over the last 11 games.

MAY 11 • ROTOWIRE

Corey Seager, Jacob deGrom lead the Rangers past the Tigers, 10-3

Corey Seager had two solo home runs and an RBI double, Jacob deGrom struck out a season-high 10 in five-plus innings and the Texas Rangers beat Detroit 10-3 on Saturday night to en...

MAY 11 • Associated Press

MLB roundtable: Is the Cubs' hot start too good to be true?

FOX Sports' MLB reporters Rowan Kavner and Deesha Thosar take a look at which teams' hot starts are for real, and which ones are just too go...

MAY 8 • FOX SPORTS

Rafael Devers homers and drives in two runs as the Red Sox beat the Rangers 5-0

Rafael Devers homered and drove in two runs, and five Boston pitchers combined for a five-hit shutout as the Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers 5-0

MAY 8 • Associated Press

Multiple hits again Pederson went 2-for-2 with a double and a walk in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to Boston.

Impact Pederson recorded multiple hits for a second straight game and is a combined 4-for-5 with two doubles, one walk and an RBI in the first two games of the series with the Red Sox. It's just the second time all season he's hit safely in consecutive contests. He still has a way to go to dig out of an epic season-starting slump -- his average was .052 on April 22 -- but Pederson is batting .281 (9-for-32) over the last 12 games, and the bat is showing signs of life.

MAY 8 • ROTOWIRE

Joc tests torpedo bat to much success, easing out of slump BOSTON -- In the midst of one of the worst starts to a season in his career, Joc Pederson has tried just about everything to get himself goi...

MAY 8 • MLB.COM

Rangers' bats come alive with new coach Boone in dugout, beating the Red Sox 6-1

Nathan Eovaldi struck out seven over six strong innings, Texas belted out 16 hits in their first game since adding Bret Boone as a hitting coach and the Rangers beat the Boston Red...

MAY 7 • Associated Press

Texas Rangers are struggling on offense and send slumping slugger Jake Burger down to Triple-A

The Texas Rangers have optioned slumping slugger Jake Burger to Triple-A Round Rock

MAY 2 • Associated Press

Out of lineup against lefty Pederson is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics.

Impact Pederson will sit for the third time in the four-game series while the Athletics send another southpaw (Jeffrey Springs) to the hill. With Pederson on the bench, Jonah Heim will serve as the Rangers' designated hitter.

MAY 1 • ROTOWIRE

Idle against southpaw Pederson is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics.

Impact With southpaw JP Sears toeing the rubber for the Athletics, the left-handed-hitting Pederson will hit the bench for the series opener. Jonah Heim will fill in for Pederson as Texas' designated hitter.

APRIL 28 • ROTOWIRE

Climbs above .100 Pederson went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Sunday's 3-2 loss the Giants.

Impact Pederson's bat has shown recent life. He's gone 4-for-11 over his last five games and inched his average to .101. Pederson's not the only member of the team that's struggled to produce; the Rangers rank dead last in MLB with 86 runs over 28 games.

APRIL 28 • ROTOWIRE

Patrick Bailey's pinch-hit single in the 9th lifts the Giants over the Rangers 3-2

Pinch-hitter Patrick Bailey singled home the winning run with one out in the ninth inning, and the San Francisco Giants overcame a two-run deficit to beat the Texas Rangers 3-2

APRIL 26 • Associated Press

Logs first RBI Pederson went 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in Friday's 2-0 win over San Francisco.

Impact Pederson singled home a run in the fifth inning to increase the Rangers' lead to 2-0. Incredibly, it was the first RBI of the season for Pederson, who has mostly batted third for the Rangers. After enduring an 0-for-41 stretch, Pederson has two hits and over his last six at-bats.

APRIL 26 • ROTOWIRE

Eovaldi outlasts Verlander as Rangers beay Giants 2-0

Nathan Eovaldi and three relievers combined on an a four-hitter in the Texas Rangers’ 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night

APRIL 26 • Associated Press

Rangers' Joc Pederson finally snaps embarrassing hitless streak | Sporting News Canada The streak is over!

APRIL 24 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Rangers' Joc Pederson finally snaps embarrassing hitless streak | Sporting News The streak is over!

APRIL 24 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Langeliers has 4 hits, Butler hits HR to help Athletics beat Rangers 5-2

Shea Langeliers had four hits and Nick Kurtz drove in a run with a base hit his first time up in his major-league debut to help the Athletics beat Texas 5-2 on a night that saw the...

APRIL 24 • Associated Press

Rangers' Joc Pederson ends an 0-for-41 slump with a pinch-hit double in a loss at the A's

Texas Rangers designated hitter Joc Pederson ended an 0-for-41 slump with a double in the ninth inning at the Athletics

APRIL 24 • Associated Press

Resting against southpaw Pederson isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

Impact The lefty-hitting Pederson will grab a seat on the bench Wednesday against the lefty-throwing JP Sears and the A's. The 33-year-old slugger's absence will put Jonah Heim at the DH spot while Kyle Higashioka starts behind the dish.

APRIL 24 • ROTOWIRE

Semien hits 3-run homer, Rangers beat A's 8-5 while Pederson slump reaches 0 for 41

Marcus Semien hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs, leading the Texas Rangers over the Athletics 8-5

APRIL 23 • Associated Press

5 things we learned about the Rangers this week: Tyler Mahle's historic start; Dab is back Plus, while Mahle is off to a terrific start, Joc Pederson is off to his own historic start to 2025 ... but not in a good way.

APRIL 21 • DALLASNEWS.COM