KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Their season already wobbling precariously on the precipice, the Rangers began a do-or-die week Monday. They began it with Josh Jung on the bench. For a second straight day. There is no lingering injury.

The Rangers are planning to skip right-hander Jacob deGrom's next start, which was scheduled for Wednesday night vs. the Royals, due to shoulder fatigue. President of baseball operations Chris Young said before Tuesday's contest at Kauffman Stadium that deGrom returned to Texas and was evaluated by team physician Dr.

The Texas Rangers are staring down missing the playoffs for the second straight year. Coming off a World Series championship in 2023, that is an abject disaster

The Texas Rangers finished a six-game week against the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Toronto Blue Jays with a 2-4 record, three late-game meltdowns, two position players injured and one big bad blowout loss.

Rangers manager Bruce Bochy says first baseman Jake Burger is headed home to Texas for tests on his sore left wrist and will miss at least two or three games.

At the trade deadline, the Rangers seemingly improved the best pitching staff in baseball. But when the team can’t hit and score timely runs and that best pitching staff is constantly in high leverage situations, it’s hard to tell if anything is actually good.

First baseman Jake Burger, who had a 1.097 OPS in August, was placed on the IL on Monday with a sprained left wrist. It is Burger’s third trip to the IL this season. The Rangers recalled outfielder Alejandro Osuna from Triple-A Round Rock to replace Burger.

Texas Rangers Starting Pitcher Jacob deGrom has turned back the clock in 2025. He will need to be just as good this evening when he faces the best team in the American League, the Toronto Blue Jays.

Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger exited Sunday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre with left wrist discomfort. Burger, who was 1 for 3 with a run scored and another driven in,