Wednesday morning Rangers things

Good morning, folks…it appears I’m doing the links today…

The Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals last night by a score of 5-0.

Evan Grant’s game story talks about the Rangers being more aggressive on the basepaths in an effort to kickstart a somnolent offense.

Taylor Sheridan, creator of “Yellowstone,” threw out the first pitch before yesterday’s game.

Prior to the game, the Rangers activated catcher Danny Jansen from the injured list.

The Rangers also had positive updates on Jacob deGrom, Jack Leiter and Josh Jung.

Kennedi Landry writes that it is crunchtime for the Rangers after their unpleasant road trip.

Evan Grant looks at why the recent skid has the Rangers in a difficult spot.

Sebastian Walcott is expected to play in the field this season, not just DH, with the question being whether that will be in AA, AAA or the majors, and someone owes Jared Sandler an apology.

MLB Pipeline runs down some prospects who could be called up to the majors in the near future, with Walcott being included on the list.

The Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Mansfield’s Miracle League Field.

Oswaldo Pirela, former Ranger minor leaguer and current San Diego Padres minor league catching instructor, was detained by ICE in El Paso as part of the federal government’s crackdown on the scourge of minor league baseball coaches.