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Texas Rangers actually doing baseball related activities!

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Despite practicing on a football field, the Rangers are holding a minicamp before Spring Training to work on position fundamentals. More than anything, it's nice to see photos of Rangers doing baseball things.

Happy Holidays from the Rangers

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Happy Holidays from the Rangers

The Texas Rangers purchase The Hickory Crawdads

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The Rangers, who have had a player development agreement with the Hickory Club since 2009, have purchased the club from Don Beaver.

Texas Rangers Slugger Joey Gallo Becomes the Ninth Player Since 2015 to Finish a Season with 40 or More Home Runs and Fewer Than 100 RBI

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An interesting article on Joey Gallo's unique 2017 & the growing trend of 40 home run seasons with fewer than 100 RBI. I didn't realize only Gallo, Bonds & McGwire had seasons with more HRs than singles

Jake Diekman offers new t-shirt in support of Gut It Out Foundation

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Jake Diekman took the dramatic step of halting his professional career to begin a 3-step surgery process that began in January to treat his ulcerative colitis. So far, Diekman has found success in his return to the mound in Frisco and now he needs our help with his latest endeavor off the mound.

Diekman and his fiancé Amanda Soltero formed the Gut It Out Foundation last week with the hopes of connecting patients and caregivers in order to strengthen relationships and resources within the IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) community.

This morning Diekman released a limited-edition t-shirt with Athletes Brand to help raise money and awareness for IBD. The shirt will be sold at AthletesBrand.com for two weeks only (ends 9/4), with proceeds from the sale benefiting the Gut It Out Foundation.

Benji Molina's Improbably Cycle

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Two things that stood out on one of the most improbably cycles of all time. One, his home run was a grand slam. Two, the commentator's call for his triple.

Yu Darvish comes to the rescue of pound-bound doggo

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No way Yu Darvish can leave Texas now. Not with this good girl in tow.

Tweeter @badkaratemovie tweeted out about a blue pitbull pup who was in need of a rescue.

Emily Jones retweeted the alert and it found the eyes of Yu Darvish who came to give the ol' girl a new home.

Rangers seal the deal with Rougned Odor for two horses

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Rougned Odor, offseason rancher hobbyist, signed an extension with the Rangers but not before they kicked in a couple of American quarter horses.