ROWDY TELLEZ NEWS

Guardians Walk it Off, Make MLB History With AL Central Title Comeback

The Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 9-8 victory over the Texas Rangers, putting an exclamation point on their improbable AL Central title.

SEPTEMBER 28 • FOX SPORTS

Two straight absences to close season Tellez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Tellez 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. Jake Burger will start at first base in Tellez's place.

SEPTEMBER 28 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians remain tied in the AL Central after 7-3 loss to Rangers

Alejandro Osuna hit a three-run homer in the first, rookie Jack Leiter matched a career high with 10 strikeouts and the Texas Rangers beat Cleveland 7-3 on Friday night

SEPTEMBER 27 • Associated Press

Regular run against righties Tellez will start at first base and bat cleanup in Thursday's contest versus the Twins.

Impact It's his fourth start over the last five games against right-handed pitching, as Tellez has overtaken Jake Burger as the Rangers' primary first baseman. Tellez has a .915 OPS with one home run over his last nine tilts.

SEPTEMBER 25 • ROTOWIRE

Johnston and Norby hit back-to-back homers in sixth to push Marlins past slumping Rangers, 4-3

Troy Johnston and Connor Norby hit back-to-back solo home runs with two outs in the sixth inning and the Miami Marlins beat the slumping Texas Rangers 4-3 on Saturday night

SEPTEMBER 21 • Associated Press

Marlins beat slumping Rangers 6-4 in 12 innings for fourth straight win

Jakob Marsee and Brian Navaretto hit RBI doubles in a three-run 12th inning that lifted the Miami Marlins to their fourth straight win, 6-4 over the Texas Rangers

SEPTEMBER 20 • Associated Press

Contributes clutch homer Tellez hit a two-run homer in a pinch-hit appearance during Friday's extra-innings loss to the Marlins.

Impact The Texas slugger launched a titanic 425-foot, two-run blast off Miami reliever Michael Petersen in the 10th to tie the game at 3-3. Tellez has fallen out of an everyday role in Texas, as Jake Burger has overtaken the starting role at first base. Through 43 total games with Rangers, Tellez is now batting .270 (27-for-100) with five homers, 17 RBI and 12 runs scored since joining the club in mid-July.

SEPTEMBER 20 • ROTOWIRE

Astros hold off Rangers 6-5 to keep pace in AL West and improve wild-card position

Jeremy Peña went 3 for 3 with a walk and scored twice, Jose Altuve drove in two runs and the Houston Astros held on for a 6-5 victory over the Texas Rangers

SEPTEMBER 17 • Associated Press

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

Delivers key hit in win Tellez went 1-for-1 with a ground-rule double and an RBI in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Mets.

Impact Tellez entered as a pinch hitter in the top of the ninth inning and belted a two-out, ground-rule double to produce the go-ahead run and complete Texas' comeback. Since Jake Burger's return in early September, Tellez's regular gig at first base disappeared. Saturday's appearance was his fifth straight as a pinch hitter.

SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Delivers key hit in win Tellez went 1-for-1 with a ground-rule double and an RBI in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Mets.

Impact Tellez entered as a pinch hitter in the top of the ninth inning and belted a two-out, ground-rule double to produce the go-ahead run and complete Texas' comeback. Since Jake Burger's return in early September, the regular gig at first base Tellez had has disappeared. Saturday's appearance was his fifth straight as a pinch hitter.

SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

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

Losing out on strong-side role Tellez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Impact Tellez will hit the bench for the fourth game in a row, with two of his absences coming against left-handers and two coming against right-handers. He had been occupying the strong side of a platoon at first base, but Tellez appears to have surrendered that role to Jake Burger, who was reinstated from the injured list Monday. Tellez initially found some success with the Rangers after being promoted from Triple-A Round Rock on July 18, but over his last 10 games, he's gone just 4-for-26 with no walks and 10 strikeouts.

SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE

Losing out on strong-side role Tellez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Impact Tellez will hit the bench for the fourth game in a row, with two of his absences coming against left-handers and two coming against right-handers. He had been occupying the strong side of a platoon at first base, but Tellez appears to have surrendered that role to Jake Burger, who was reinstated from the injured list Monday. Tellez initially found some success with the Rangers after being promoted from Triple-A Round Rock on July 18, but over his last 10 games, he's gone just 4-for-26 with no walks and 10 strikeouts.

SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE

Hitting bench vs. righty Tellez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Impact Since receiving a promotion from Triple-A Round Rock on July 18, Tellez has operated as the Rangers' preferred first baseman against right-handed pitching, but his hold on a strong-side platoon role could be loosening. Over his last 10 games, Tellez has cobbled together a middling .172/.250/.379 slash line. Even with righty Zac Gallen on the bump for Arizona, Tellez will give way to the right-handed-hitting Jake Burger at first base.

SEPTEMBER 3 • ROTOWIRE

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SEPTEMBER 2 • MLB.COM

Goes hitless Sunday Tellez started at first base and went 0-for-5 in Sunday's 9-6 win over the Athletics.

Impact Tellez has handled regular reps at first base against right-handed pitching in recent weeks, but he's gone just 5-for-27 with a 2:10 BB:K over his last 10 games and could be at risk of losing out on regular starts. According to Kennedi Landry of MLB.com, Jake Burger (wrist) could be activated from the injured list as soon as Monday, and the Rangers may consider giving the right-handed-hitting Burger a look as the full-time first baseman rather than deploying him in a platoon with Tellez.

SEPTEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

May lose consistent playing time Tellez started at first base and went 0-for-5 in Sunday's 9-6 win over the Athletics.

Impact Tellez has been given regular work at first base the last couple of weeks, but he could be losing his grip on the job. The Rangers may activate Jake Burger (wrist) from the injured list Monday, per Kennedi Landry of MLB.com, which means fewer at-bats for Tellez.

SEPTEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

Rangers power past Athletics with home runs from Heim and Helman

Jonah Heim and rookie Michael Helman hit home runs to back a strong start by Jack Leiter, and the Texas Rangers beat the Athletics 5-2

AUGUST 30 • Associated Press

The Rangers can't stop trolling the Mariners by picking up Seattle cast-offs Rangers sign former Mariners utility man Dylan Moore as injuries mount. Could he follow Sam Haggerty and Rowdy Tellez to an MLB roster spot?

AUGUST 27 • SODOMOJO.COM

Slugs 15th long ball Tellez went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer and two walks in Sunday's 5-0 victory over Cleveland.

Impact The Texas first baseman went deep for the second consecutive game with a 426-foot, two-run shot off Guardians starter Gavin Williams in the fourth. Since joining the Rangers on July 18, Tellez has been a surprisingly dependable bat, hitting .283 with four long balls, 13 RBI and eight runs scored across 25 contests while playing in a strong-side platoon role. Through 253 total plate appearances, the 30-year-old is slashing .227/.277/.459 with 40 RBI and 28 runs scored with Texas and Seattle.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

Slugs 15th long ball Tellez went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer and two walks in Sunday's 5-0 victory over Cleveland.

Impact The Texas first baseman went deep for the second consecutive game with a 426-foot, two-run shot off Guardians starter Gavin Williams in the fourth. Since joining the Rangers on July 18, Tellez has been a surprisingly dependable bat, hitting .283 with four long balls, 13 RBI and eight runs scored across 25 contests while playing in a strong-side platoon role. Through 253 total plate appearances, the 30-year-old is slashing .227/.277/.459 with 40 RBI and 28 runs scored with Texas and Seattle.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

Homers by Tellez and Pederson back Kelly's pitching as Rangers blank Guardians 5-0 to sweep series

Rowdy Tellez and Joc Pederson homered, and Merrill Kelly earned his first win with Texas by pitching seven terrific innings as the Rangers beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-0 to sweep...

AUGUST 24 • Associated Press

Goes deep in win Tellez started at first base and went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-3 win over Cleveland.

Impact Tellez swatted his third home run in 24 games since being promoted to the majors July 18. He started at first base for the fourth time in the five games since the Rangers placed Jake Burger (wrist) on the 10-day injured list. All of his starts have come against right-handers.

AUGUST 23 • ROTOWIRE

Pederson hits walk-off, Langford homers, scores tying run in 4-3 Rangers win over Guardians

Joc Pederson hit a walk-off RBI double to give the Texas Rangers a 4-3 comeback win over the Cleveland Guardians

AUGUST 23 • Associated Press