2023 Texas Rangers season
The 2023 Texas Rangers season is the 63rd of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 52nd in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 4th season at Globe Life Field. It is also the team's first season under the management of Bruce Bochy.
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American League champions American League Wild Card | |
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Record | 90–72 (.556) |
Divisional place | 2nd |
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Owners | Ray Davis & Bob R. Simpson |
Managers | Bruce Bochy |
Local television | Bally Sports Southwest |
Local radio | KRLD 105.3 FM (English) KZMP 1540 AM (Spanish) |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
< Previous season |
The Rangers had six players (five starters) named to the All-Star game, a franchise record.[1] On September 30, they clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2016 with a win against the Seattle Mariners.
Despite leading the AL West for most of the season and finishing with the same record as the rival and defending champion Houston Astros, they finished 2nd due to the Astros owning the tiebreaker as a result of taking the season series. The Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in the Wild Card Series in a two-game sweep and the Baltimore Orioles in a three-game sweep in the ALDS to advance to the Championship Series for the first time since 2011, in which they beat their division and Lone Star Series rival, and defending World Series champions Astros in seven games to claim their first pennant since 2011. They will face the Arizona Diamondbacks in the World Series.
Offseason
The Rangers finished the 2022 season 68–94, an improvement on their 2021 record of 60–102. They finished 38 games out of 1st and missed the postseason for the sixth consecutive season.
On October 21, 2022, the Rangers hired Bruce Bochy to be their manager for the 2023 season.[2]
Rule changes
Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes will be in place for the 2023 season:[3]
- institution of a pitch clock between pitches;
- limits on pickoff attempts per plate appearance;
- limits on defensive shifts requiring two infielders to be on either side of second and be within the boundary of the infield; and
- larger bases (increased to 18-inch squares);
Season standings
American League West
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Houston Astros | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — | 39–42 | 51–30 |
Texas Rangers | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — | 50–31 | 40–41 |
Seattle Mariners | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 2 | 45–36 | 43–38 |
Los Angeles Angels | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 17 | 38–43 | 35–46 |
Oakland Athletics | 50 | 112 | 0.309 | 40 | 26–55 | 24–57 |
American League Wild Card
Division leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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Baltimore Orioles | 101 | 61 | 0.623 |
Houston Astros | 90 | 72 | 0.556 |
Minnesota Twins | 87 | 75 | 0.537 |
Wild Card teams (Top 3 teams qualify for postseason) |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Tampa Bay Rays | 99 | 63 | 0.611 | +10 |
Texas Rangers | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | +1 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | — |
Seattle Mariners | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 1 |
New York Yankees | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 7 |
Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 11 |
Detroit Tigers | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 11 |
Cleveland Guardians | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 13 |
Los Angeles Angels | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 16 |
Chicago White Sox | 61 | 101 | 0.377 | 28 |
Kansas City Royals | 56 | 106 | 0.346 | 33 |
Oakland Athletics | 50 | 112 | 0.309 | 39 |
Record against opponents
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2023 |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 7–6 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 7–6 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 8–5 | 3–3 | 10–3 | 26–20 |
Boston | 6–7 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 9–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–11 | 3–3 | 7–6 | 20–26 |
Chicago | 2–4 | 4–2 | — | 8–5 | 5–8 | 3–4 | 6–7 | 3–4 | 4–9 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 15–31 |
Cleveland | 4–3 | 3–3 | 5–8 | — | 4–9 | 2–4 | 7–6 | 3–4 | 7–6 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 20–26 |
Detroit | 1–6 | 1–5 | 8–5 | 9–4 | — | 3–3 | 10–3 | 3–3 | 8–5 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 22–24 |
Houston | 3–3 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 1–5 | 9–4 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 10–3 | 4–9 | 3–3 | 9–4 | 3–4 | 28–18 |
Kansas City | 1–5 | 2–5 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 3–10 | 5–1 | — | 2–4 | 4–9 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 16–30 |
Los Angeles | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–9 | 4–2 | — | 3–3 | 4–2 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 2–4 | 6–7 | 2–4 | 19–27 |
Minnesota | 2–4 | 3–4 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 4–2 | 9–4 | 3–3 | — | 4–3 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 25–21 |
New York | 6–7 | 4–9 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | — | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–8 | 3–4 | 7–6 | 23–23 |
Oakland | 1–6 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 3–10 | 4–2 | 6–7 | 1–5 | 1–5 | — | 1–12 | 2–5 | 4–9 | 2–4 | 14–32 |
Seattle | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 9–4 | 6–1 | 8–5 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 12–1 | — | 3–4 | 4–9 | 3–3 | 22–24 |
Tampa Bay | 5–8 | 11–2 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 8–5 | 5–2 | 4–3 | — | 2–4 | 7–6 | 27–19 |
Texas | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–9 | 5–1 | 7–6 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 4–2 | — | 6–1 | 22–24 |
Toronto | 3–10 | 6–7 | 6–0 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 6–7 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 6–7 | 1–6 | — | 30–16 |
Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.
Game log
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March/April: 17–11 (Home: 11–5; Away: 6–6)
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May: 18–9 (Home: 5–3; Away: 13–6)
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June: 14–13 (Home: 10–8; Away: 4–5)
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July: 11–13 (Home: 8–4; Away: 3–9)
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August: 15–12 (Home: 8–4; Away: 7–8)
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September/October: 15–14 (Home: 8–7; Away: 7–7)
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Detailed records
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Postseason
Game log
2023 Postseason Game Log: 9–3 (Home: 1–3; Away: 8–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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AL Championship Series vs. Astros: 4–3 (Home: 0–3; Away: 4–0)
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World Series vs. Diamondbacks: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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Postseason rosters
Current roster
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Pitchers
Bullpen
Closer(s)
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
60-day injured list
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Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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Triple-A | Round Rock Express | Pacific Coast League | |
Double-A | Frisco RoughRiders | Texas League | |
High-A | Hickory Crawdads | South Atlantic League | |
Low-A | Down East Wood Ducks | Carolina League | |
Rookie | ACL Rangers | Arizona Complex League | |
Foreign Rookie | DSL Rangers 1 | Dominican Summer League | |
Foreign Rookie | DSL Rangers 2 | Dominican Summer League |
References
- Stevenson, Stefan (July 11, 2023). "Texas Rangers Six All-Stars Make History in Seattle". SI.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- Polishuk, Mark (October 21, 2022). "Rangers Hire Bruce Bochy As Manager". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- "Pitch clocks and shift limits: MLB adopts sweeping rule changes for 2023". the Guardian. Associated Press. September 9, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
External links
- 2023 Texas Rangers season at Baseball-Reference.com
- 2023 Texas Rangers fullseason schedule and
- Statistics Archived August 26, 2019, at the Wayback Machine