Japanese free-agent pitcher Yoshinori Tateyama has agreed to a one-year contract with the American League champion Texas Rangers that includes club options for 2012 and 2013. A sidearm thrower who turns 35 on Dec. 26, Tateyama is aiming to pitch in the United States for the first time. General manager Jon Daniels on Tuesday said Tateyama's deal is for a split contract with a lower salary while…

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Free-agent pitcher Cliff Lee shouldn't be expecting a recruiting call from Derek Jeter anytime soon.

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The Texas Rangers filled one of their biggest offseason needs, finally signing Yorvit Torrealba to be their starting catcher. "I'm real excited about it. I was looking for a team that can compete," he said Monday after agreeing to a $6.25 million, two-year contract with the AL champions.

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Brandon Webb hasn't pitched in a big-league game since April 2009 when he took the mound on Opening Day for…

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Austin Jackson was robbed. Neftali Feliz had a great season for the Texas Rangers . He racked up 40 saves and…

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The free-agent and trade markets are packed with power hitters, though the pop isn’t what it used to be.

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Josh Hamilton came up just short in this year's quest to add a "World Series champion" chapter to…

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Thad Bosley is the Texas Rangers' new hitting coach, their third in just more than a year. Bosley was hired Tuesday to replace Clint Hurdle, who last week left the AL champion Rangers after one season when he became the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bosley was a finalist for the job last offseason when Rudy Jaramillo left Texas after 15 seasons to take the same job with the Chicago Cubs.

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The Texas Rangers have offered salary arbitration to Cliff Lee, meaning the American League champions will be compensated with draft choices if the free-agent left-hander signs with another team. Lee was a combined 12-9 with a 3.18 ERA for Seattle and Texas last season. He won three postseason games for the Rangers before two losses against San Francisco in the World Series.

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Vladimir Guerrero has won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award after helping the Texas Rangers earn their first trip to the World Series. The commissioner's office made the announcement Wednesday. Guerrero beat out Boston's David Oritz and Minnesota's Jim Thome. The nine-time All-Star hit .306, with 25 homers, 106 RBIs and 73 runs in 129 games at DH.

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