Cactus League

White Sox walk past Rangers

49 days ago

The loss dropped the Rangers' Cactus League record to 0-4-1, though the past two outcomes were decided by pitchers who are unlikely to make the Opening Day roster.

Texas Rangers' offense continues to click as regular season nears

50 days ago

Don't look now, but a Texas Rangers lineup that some fear lost too many in the off-season is starting to punish Cactus League pitching.

Randy Galloway: Yu Darvish makes his pitch for ace status

50 days ago

The new-look Darvish made his Cactus League debut here Tuesday afternoon against the White Sox, and it was Maddux who made one other interesting observation on the 12-month transformation of the...

Giants get back on winning track

50 days ago

Back in Arizona for the first time since the Cactus League season ended, the Giants immediately kick-started their spring trends, both good and bad.

Nelson Cruz cleared for baseball activities as early as Saturday

50 days ago

Spring training is a time to work on things, and Matt Harrison went into his first start wanting to use his slider more.

Alexi Ogando struggles at start, but recovers in Rangers' loss to Cubs

50 days ago

Scheppers went into the game with a 9.00 ERA but has not allowed a run in three of his five Cactus League outings.

Harrison roughed up in first spring outing

50 days ago

Instead the All-Star left-hander allowed four runs on six hits in his Cactus League debut, and Kansas City scored twice late against the Rangers bullpen en route to a 7-5 victory at Surprise Stadium.

Texas Rangers' Big Four starters are trending toward Opening Day

50 days ago

Harrison (toe), Darvish (neck) and Holland (stomach) have been slowed some, and only Darvish has cruised through his Cactus League starts without an on-field hiccup or two.

Washington impressed with Derek Holland's outing in Rangers' 3-1 loss

50 days ago

Almost a month had passed since manager Ron Washington had last seen Derek Holland pitch in a Cactus League game Feb. 28.

Nolan Ryan: Rangers will be a contender

50 days ago

"I think we're going to be very competitive," the CEO and team president said Friday, about three hours before the Rangers opened the Cactus League season against Kansas City.

Rangers notes: World Baseball Classic hot topic in Rangers' clubhouse

50 days ago

Justin Grimm wasn't too pleased with how his spring training had begun and decided to reach out to an old pitching coach, Storm Davis, who is now with the Cubs' Class A affiliate in Daytona, Fla.

Recap: Los Angeles vs. Arizona

93 days ago

Paul Goldschmidt hit a solo home run in Arizona's 5-3 Cactus League win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Recap: San Diego vs. Chicago Cubs

93 days ago

Dave Sappelt hit a three-run homer to back a sharp Edwin Jackson, as the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres, 5-2, in Cactus League action.

Cuban defector Puig hot in the desert in Dodgers' lineup

93 days ago

Through his first 19 games in the Cactus League, including nine starts, the 22-year-old Puig was hitting .450 with five extra base hits and eight RBI.

Shaky first step back for Cubs' Baker

93 days ago

"Cubs brass didn't expect Baker to be the same pitcher Sunday who was the Twins' opening-day starter in 2010, but it shows they still aren't sure quite what they have in a revamped rotation - Jeff...