2020 Texas Rangers season
2020 Texas Rangers | |
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Record | 22–38 (.367) |
Divisional place | 5th |
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Owner(s) | Ray Davis & Bob R. Simpson |
Manager(s) | Chris Woodward |
Local television | Fox Sports Southwest (Dave Raymond, C.J. Nitkowski, Tom Grieve) |
Local radio | KRLD 105.3 FM (English) (Eric Nadel, Matt Hicks, Dave Raymond) KZMP 1540 AM (Spanish) (Eleno Orlenas, Jerry Romo) |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The 2020 Texas Rangers season was the 60th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 49th in Arlington as the Rangers, and the inaugural season at the newly constructed Globe Life Field.
On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled.[1] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks.[2] On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day.[3]
Spring training[]
Texas Ranger pitchers and catchers reported on February 11, 2020 to Spring training in Surprise, Arizona, United States.
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
American League West[]
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Oakland Athletics | 36 | 24 | 0.600 | — | 22–10 | 14–14 |
Houston Astros | 29 | 31 | 0.483 | 7 | 20–9 | 9–22 |
Seattle Mariners | 27 | 33 | 0.450 | 9 | 14–10 | 13–23 |
Los Angeles Angels | 26 | 34 | 0.433 | 10 | 16–15 | 10–19 |
Texas Rangers | 22 | 38 | 0.367 | 14 | 16–14 | 6–24 |
American League Wild Card[]
Division Leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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Tampa Bay Rays | 40 | 20 | 0.667 |
Oakland Athletics | 36 | 24 | 0.600 |
Minnesota Twins | 36 | 24 | 0.600 |
Division 2nd Place | W | L | Pct. |
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Cleveland Indians | 35 | 25 | 0.583 |
New York Yankees | 33 | 27 | 0.550 |
Houston Astros | 29 | 31 | 0.483 |
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Wild Card teamsW | L | Pct. | GB |
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Chicago White Sox | 35 | 25 | 0.583 | +3 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 32 | 28 | 0.533 | — |
Seattle Mariners | 27 | 33 | 0.450 | 5 |
Los Angeles Angels | 26 | 34 | 0.433 | 6 |
Kansas City Royals | 26 | 34 | 0.433 | 6 |
Baltimore Orioles | 25 | 35 | 0.417 | 7 |
Boston Red Sox | 24 | 36 | 0.400 | 8 |
Detroit Tigers | 23 | 35 | 0.397 | 8 |
Texas Rangers | 22 | 38 | 0.367 | 10 |
Record against opponents[]
Source: AL Standings Head-to-head |
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Houston | — | 4–6 | 3–7 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 10–10 | |||||||||||||
Los Angeles | 6–4 | — | 4–6 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 7–13 | |||||||||||||
Oakland | 7–3 | 6–4 | — | 6–4 | 7–3 | 10–10 | |||||||||||||
Seattle | 3–7 | 5–5 | 4–6 | — | 8–2 | 7–13 | |||||||||||||
Texas | 5–5 | 6–4 | 3–7 | 2–8 | — | 6–14 |
Roster[]
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Game log[]
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July: 2–4 (Home: 2–3; Away: 0–1)
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August: 10–17 (Home: 7–7; Away: 3–10)
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September: 10–17 (Home: 7–4; Away: 3–13)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Rangers team member |
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Nashville Sounds | Pacific Coast League | |
AA | Frisco RoughRiders | Texas League | |
A-Advanced | Down East Wood Ducks | Carolina League | |
A | Hickory Crawdads | South Atlantic League | |
A-Short Season | Spokane Indians | Northwest League | |
Rookie | AZL Rangers | Arizona League | |
Rookie | DSL Rangers | Dominican Summer League |
References[]
- ^ Mark Feinsand (March 12, 2020). "Opening Day delayed at least 2 weeks; Spring Training games cancelled". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ "Opening of regular season to be pushed back". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ Feinsand, Mark (June 24, 2020). "Play Ball: MLB announces 2020 regular season". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
External links[]
- 2020 Texas Rangers season at Baseball-Reference.com
- 2020 Texas Rangers fullseason schedule and
- Statistics at MLB.com
- Texas Rangers seasons
- 2020 Major League Baseball season
- 2020 in sports in Texas