Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks was paid a $183,594 salary from the team over a nearly yearlong span that began about the same time some front-office personnel were laid off, according to filings in the team's bankruptcy case. The court papers filed this week show that Hicks received that salary, plus $14,452 in expenses, from the Rangers from June 15, 2009, through May 24 this year.

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Vladimir Guerrero's standing ovation had been replaced by boos when he stepped to the plate in the ninth inning. Although Angels fans will always have a soft spot for the slugger, they realized Los Angeles' one-run lead could vanish with just one of his enormous swings. Guerrero's homer and three RBIs earlier Tuesday night were classic Vlad — and so was the late strikeout that helped…

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MIAMI – Edwin Rodriguez told the Florida Marlins' top executives last weekend that he would happily accept whatever job they wanted him to have.

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Texas Rangers right-hander Omar Beltre is scheduled to make his long-delayed major league debut against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night. The Rangers announced Monday that Beltre will be added to the 25-man roster before the second game of the three-game series matching the AL West's top two teams.

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Major League Baseball and Texas Rangers' creditors trying to block the team's sale must hand over documents about actions and conversations that took place before the club filed for bankruptcy last month, a judge ordered Monday. Each side has accused the other of withholding information related to the team's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

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Buck Showalter hasn't managed in the big leagues since 2006 when he was at the helm of the Texas Rangers and…

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Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton has tied the club record for hits in a month, doing so with the second-longest home run in the history of Rangers Ballpark to extend his hitting streak to 21 games. Hamilton hit a 468-foot shot into the upper deck in right-center field, way above the Rangers bullpen.

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Houston Astros ace Roy Oswalt will be pitching at Rangers Ballpark on Sunday. Could he be on that mound in a pennant chase later this summer wearing a Texas uniform? Rangers president and Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan has publicly acknowledged his team's interest in acquiring the 32-year-old right-hander.

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With a pair of All-Star sluggers batting behind him, Ian Kinsler feels no pressure to hit home runs. Still, it sure feels good when he does. "Yeah, it was fun," Kinsler said. "I was able to jog around the bases instead of run." Kinsler ended a career-long 32-game homerless drought with a tiebreaking shot and the Texas Rangers quickly rebounded from their first loss in two weeks…

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Except for Josh Hamilton extending his hitting streak to 19 games with three more hits, things went pretty poorly for the Texas Rangers. Their 11-game winning streak is over after a 7-4 loss to the Houston Astros on Friday night. The game featured Ian Kinsler getting ejected while walking away from the plate, two Rangers errors on one play and Texas manager Ron Washington getting upset after a…

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