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LEODY TAVERAS
#65 - CENTER FIELDER - TEXAS RANGERS
4 HR
6 RBI
.227 AVG
Rangers rebuilding while their new stadium hosting playoffs The Texas Rangers are early in the process of another major rebuilding project while their new ballpark will host MLB playoff games
Swipes two bags Sunday Taveras went 2-for-5 with two RBI, two stolen bases, one run and one strikeout in Sunday's win against the Astros.
Impact Taveras homered Saturday, and he made the most of his two singles in Sunday's season finale. He stole two bases in the eighth inning as the Rangers secured an 8-4 win. The 22-year-old took over as the starting center fielder in his first major-league season as he hit .227 with four home runs, six RBI and eight stolen bases over 33 games.
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Homers Saturday Taveras went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Astros.
Impact Taveras had back-to-back jacks in the seventh with Jeff Mathis as he followed up Mathis' three-run blast with a solo shot of his own to put the Rangers up 5-1. The 22-year-old figures to be a long-term piece of the Rangers' rebuild as he heads into the final day of the regular season hitting .219/.305/.395 with 19 runs scored and six stolen bases in 32 games.
4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE
Five-run 7th inning powers Rangers past Astros 6-1 Jeff Mathis hit a three-run home run and Leody Taveras followed with a solo blast in a five-run seventh inning as the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 6-1
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Returns to lineup Taveras (back) will lead off and play center field Saturday against Houston.
Impact Taveras missed Friday's game with a back issue, but it was evidently a minor one. He's good to go for the final two games of his rookie season and will look to improve on his .702 OPS.
4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE
Held out with back issue Texas manager Chris Woodward said Taveras was held out of Friday's game with a back issue, Sam Blum of the Dallas Morning News reports.
Impact Taveras had started 30 consecutive games since being called up Aug. 24, so it was natural to assume Friday was a rest day. Woodward did not elaborate on the injury.
5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE
Heads to bench Taveras will sit Friday against the Astros.
Impact Taveras made his first big-league start back in late August and proceeded to start each of the next 30 games. He hasn't done all that much with the playing time, however, striking out in 31.5 percent of his plate appearances en route to a .229/.317/.385 slash line. Eli White starts in center field in his absence.
5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE
Homers and steals base in loss Taveras went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Angels.
Impact Taveras hit a leadoff homer to start the first inning off Angels starter Andrew Heaney. In the seventh, Taveras knocked a two-out single and stole second, but he couldn't come around to score. The center fielder is up to three homers, five steals, three RBI and 14 runs scored while batting .231/.314/.396 in 26 games.
SEPTEMBER 20 • ROTOWIRE
Trout, Ohtani put Angels past Rangers 4-3 for 3rd straight W Mike Trout delivered a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning of the Los Angeles Angels' 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers
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Twins beat Cubs 8-1, clinch berth in the postseason
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HIGHLIGHTS: Leody Taveras with a Lead Off Home Run
SEPTEMBER 19 • Fox Sports
Regular in 2021? Texas manager Chris Woodward said Taveras could be the starting center fielder Opening Day in 2021, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports.
Impact Taveras, who had two hits in four at-bats in Wednesday's win over the Astros, has made 22 straight starts in center field since being called up late August. "Just based on the quality of his game," Woodward said. "He can man center field just about as good as anybody in the big leagues. That's a huge plus. He could not hit at all and still be valuable. His speed, the way he runs the bases, is a huge asset. Obviously, you have to get on base, but the way he works the strike zone is a huge plus for a younger player." Taveras, who had no experience beyond Double-A entering 2020, is slashing .228/.322/.380 over 23 games this season, but the exposure to MLB pitching should hasten his development.
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Dodgers beat Padres, become 1st to clinch postseason berth
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Kiner-Falefa gets 4 hits, leads Rangers over Angels 7-3 Rangers third baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa has a 12-game hitting streak after matching his career high with four hits in a 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels
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Homers by Seager, Lewis lift Mariners past Rangers 4-3 Kyle Seager hit a two-run homer, rookie Kyle Lewis added a solo shot and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Sunday
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HIGHLIGHTS: Leody Taveras Makes the Catch to Rob the Homer
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HIGHLIGHTS: Leody Taveras Makes the Catch to Rob the Homer
SEPTEMBER 6 • Fox Sports
Better late than never: 'Tantalizing' Leody Taveras takes over center field “An assassin,” Chris Woodward calls CF Leody Taveras. Meet the youngest Ranger, who didn't take as long to arrive as it may seem.
SEPTEMBER 3 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Choo cedes leadoff spot to rookie Taveras Outfielder Leody Taveras made the Opening Day roster as a defensive replacement and pinch-runner. The plan now is for him to be the Rangers’...
SEPTEMBER 2 • MLB.COM
Dodgers set NL homer mark for month at 57, beat Rangers 7-2 Cody Bellinger’s two-run homer gave Los Angeles the National League record for long balls in a month at 57, and the Dodgers beat the Texas Rangers 7-2
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Recent callups Guzmán, Taveras hit B2B HRs Rangers first baseman Ronald Guzmán hit his first home run since being called up from alternate camp and rookie outfielder Leody Taveras hit...
AUGUST 29 • MLB.COM
Muncy 4 RBIs for Dodgers in 7-4 win over Rangers and Lynn The Los Angeles Dodgers can still avoid their first series loss of the season
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Dietrich HR sparks Rangers in 6-2 win over ML-best Dodgers Derek Dietrich led off the Texas seventh inning with a tiebreaking homer and the Rangers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Jackie Robinson Day
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