What is behind Josh Smith’s early offensive explosion? The Texas Rangers lost third baseman Josh Jung less than a week into the 2024 season. The 2023 All Star is not expected back until late June or early July.
Texas Rangers All-Star third baseman Josh Jung had his wrist broken by an errant Phil Maton fastball. It was just the fourth game of the season. The situation at the hot corner seemed dark.
ARLINGTON — For as much as the Texas Rangers offense has struggled during the first month of the season, a few bright spots have emerged. One of those is Josh Smith, who has provided the back end of the lineup with a consistent spark since Josh Jung was sidelined with a broken hand the first week of the season.
Josh Smith and Ezequiel Duran are suddenly playing greater roles than expected for the Texas Rangers, who open a four-game series against the visiting Houston Astros on Friday.
Infielder Josh Smith bolstered the list of former LSU Tigers who have won World Series championships when the Texas Rangers posted a 5-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday night at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz.
Infielder Josh Smith of the Texas Rangers will seek to enhance LSU’s World Series legacy when the Rangers open the World Series Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Josh Smith represented the game-tying run at second base with one out in the ninth inning of Game 5 Friday night. The Texas Rangers trailed the Houston Astros 5-4 with one out and two runners on after Mitch Garver and Jonah Heim reached on singles and Marcus Semien lined out to short.
The Rangers are on the outside looking in on the postseason at the moment. After a miserable few weeks, Texas is in an “all-hands-on-deck” mode, which includes everyone on the roster.
The Texas Rangers were shutout and saw their eight-game winning streak snapped as the Oakland Athletics prevented a sweep Wednesday afternoon 2-0. It's the Rangers (68-47) first loss in August since the Aug.
ARLINGTON, Texas – Josh Smith scored from third base on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth to give the Texas Rangers a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays Monday night at Globe Life Field.
Detroit Tigers starter Reese Olsen was knocked out of Thursday’s series finale with the Texas Rangers after taking a hard ground ball off the inside of his left knee in the second inning at Globe Life Field.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Josh Smith started at third base for Josh Jung in Wednesday's game between the Texas Rangers and the Atlanta Braves. Jung got a well-deserved night off.
A five-run seventh inning proved vital to the Houston Astros and their effort to square their three-game series with the Texas Rangers at one game apiece on Saturday, and that frame offered a picture of poise heading into Sunday night's rubber match.
The Rangers were dealt one of the more notable early-season injuries. It seems the Rangers will turn to a combination of less proven options to cover the position. Let’s take a look at the candidates.
Getting back in the batter’s box for the first time might be a weird experience for Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Smith. Then again, it might not. At some point, Smith will return to the Rangers lineup after being drilled in the face by a pitch Monday night against the Baltimore Orioles.
Rangers outfielder Josh Smith had a big scare on Monday night when he was hit in the face by a pitch. On Tuesday, Smith revealed the extent of his injuries, and it was not as bad as it could have been.
A scary moment unfolded on Monday night in the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles game as Rangers utility player Josh Smith was hit by a pitch in the face.
Utility-men Ezequiel Duran and Josh Smith are both drawing trade interest from teams. The pair came across from the Yankees in the Joey Gallo trade last year, and both made their big league debuts this past season.
Earlier this week I got a few Rangers pitchers’ reactions to the upcoming 2023 rule changes. Next, let’s turn to the hitters’ perspective and catcher’s side of what’s coming next season.
As a player, when you hit your first career home run, it’s a great feeling. It’s one that you won’t ever forget as long as you live. But when it’s an inside-the-park home run, it becomes even more special, mostly because it’s so hard to hit one.
I’m asking everyone to fetch their time warp glasses back to July 2nd, 2021. On that date, Josh Smith was playing Shortstop for the Hudson Valley Renegades against the Jersey Shore BlueClaws in High A ball (Yankees affiliate).
Texas Rangers rookie Josh H. Smith has shown some tremendous hustle in his short time with the Rangers. But how he ran the bases on Wednesday against Philadelphia was something else.
“He’s one of my best friends [and] we have conversations every day. If you ask him, he’s like a brother,” Josh Smith told me when I asked about Rangers’ Ezequiel Duran.
Smith was one of the players acquired from New York in the Joey Gallo trade last July.
Instead of catching the ball, the fan caught a nearby trash can, falling over in a heap and spilling so much trash everywhere that you would think he was Oscar the Grouch.
Rebuilds come with difficult decisions. 2021 presented a few of those for the Texas Rangers, highlighted by the decision to cash in on the trade value of fan-favorite Joey Gallo.
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