The Texas Rangers made an announcement about Jacob DeGrom before Saturday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Rebuilt bullpen leads Rangers’ early surge after offseason reset originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Texas Rangers are off to a 3-1 start despite opening the season as underdogs against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Corey Seager and the Texas Rangers begin the 2026 MLB season looking to get back to the postseason, two years removed from winning a World Series title. MORE: MLB preseason power rankings How to Watch Texas Rangers 2026 MLB

With prospects like Caden Scarborough, Josh Owens and Jose Corniell, Texas has plenty of arms with big potential up and down the farm.

The Texas Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies meet Sunday in a matchup between two postseason-caliber teams built around star power in the middle of the order and strong starting pitching foundations.

For the first 32 years of Texas Rangers history (since the club’s relocation from Washington, D.C.), there was just one player to hit for the cycle: Oddibe McDowell on July 23, 1985, against the Indians at Arlington Stadium.

I sent a letter to every baseball team in the MLB, and a bunch of different teams responded. The Arizona Diamondbacks, who made it to the 2023 World Series, sent me two autographs from Alek Thomas and Josh Rojas.

Sunday’s matchup between Texas and Philadelphia features two teams that rely heavily on star hitters but approach games with slightly different identities on the mound. MORE: MLB preseason power rankings How To Watch Phillies vs Rangers The Phillies lean