2023 Texas Rangers season

The 2023 Texas Rangers season will be the 63rd of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 52nd in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 4th season at Globe Life Field. It is also the team's first season under the management of Bruce Bochy.

2023 Texas Rangers
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record25–15 (.625)
Other information
Owner(s)Ray Davis & Bob R. Simpson
Manager(s)Bruce Bochy
Local televisionBally Sports Southwest
Local radioKRLD 105.3 FM (English)

KZMP 1540 AM (Spanish)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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Offseason

The Rangers finished the 2022 season 68–94, an improvement on their 2021 record of 60–102. They finished 38 games out of 1st and missed the postseason for the sixth consecutive season.

On October 21, 2022, the Rangers hired Bruce Bochy to be their manager for the 2023 season.[1]

Rule changes

Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes will be in place for the 2023 season:[2]

  • institution of a pitch clock between pitches;
  • limits on pickoff attempts per plate appearance;
  • limits on defensive shifts requiring two infielders to be on either side of second and be within the boundary of the infield; and
  • larger bases (increased to 18-inch squares);

Regular season

Game log
Legend
Rangers Win Rangers Loss Game Postponed
2023 Game Log: 26–17 (Home: 13–8; Away: 13–9)
March/April: 17–11 (Home: 11–5; Away: 6–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1March 30Phillies11–7Ragans (1–0)Soto (0–1)—38,3871–0W1
2April 1Phillies16–3Eovaldi (1–0)Wheeler (0–1)—31,9162–0W2
3April 2Phillies2–1Pérez (1–0)Falter (0–1)Smith (1)25,8233–0W3
4April 3Orioles0–2Coulombe (1–0)Gray (0–1)Bautista (2)15,8673–1L1
5April 4Orioles2–7Gibson (2–0)Heaney (0–1)—16,2683–2L2
6April 5Orioles5–2deGrom (1–0)Voth (0–1)Leclerc (1)18,5604–2W1
7April 7@ Cubs0–2Stroman (2–0)Eovaldi (1–1)Fulmer (1)29,0944–3L1
8April 8@ Cubs3–10Steele (1–0)Pérez (1–1)—33,5784–4L2
9April 9@ Cubs8–2Gray (1–1)Taillon (0–2)—28,8075–4W1
10April 10Royals11–2Heaney (1–1)Greinke (0–3)—17,4306–4W2
11April 11Royals8–5 (10)Ragans (2–0)Barlow (0–1)—17,7607–4W3
12April 12Royals1–10Keller (2–1)Eovaldi (1–2)—18,3807–5L1
13April 14@ Astros6–2Pérez (2–1)García (0–2)—39,3438–5W1
14April 15@ Astros2–8Brown (2–0)Ragans (2–1)—39,2578–6L1
15April 16@ Astros9–1Burke (1–0)Valdez (1–2)—39,1229–6W1
16April 17@ Royals4–0Dunning (1–0)Lyles (0–3)—11,06810–6W2
17April 18@ Royals12–2Eovaldi (2–2)Keller (2–2)—12,11811–6W3
18April 19@ Royals12–3Pérez (3–1)Singer (1–2)—10,38812–6W4
19April 21Athletics4–5Jackson (1–1)Smith (0–1)Familia (1)28,77512–7L1
20April 22Athletics18–3Heaney (2–1)Fujinami (0–4)—32,38813–7W1
21April 23Athletics5–2deGrom (2–0)Muller (0–2)Smith (2)34,91614–7W2
22April 24@ Reds6–7Díaz (1–1)Leclerc (0–1)—8,81014–8L1
23April 25@ Reds6–7Sanmartin (1–0)Kennedy (0–1)Díaz (3)9,96914–9L2
24April 26@ Reds3–5Sims (1–0)Hernández (0–1)—10,25614–10L3
25April 27Yankees2–4Cole (5–0)Heaney (2–2)King (1)31,32514–11L4
26April 28Yankees5–2Dunning (2–0)Schmidt (0–3)Smith (3)36,34115–11W1
27April 29Yankees2–0Eovaldi (3–2)Brito (2–3)—40,02716–11W2
28April 30Yankees15–2Pérez (4–1)Cortés Jr. (3–2)—39,07817–11W3
May: 9–6 (Home: 2–3; Away: 7–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
29May 2Diamondbacks6–4Burke (2–0)McGough (0–3)Smith (4)23,08618–11W4
30May 3Diamondbacks7–12Mantiply (1–0)Sborz (0–2)—21,42718–12L1
31May 5@ Angels4–5 (10)Estévez (1–1)Smith (0–2)—39,07318–13L2
32May 6@ Angels10–1Eovaldi (4–2)Detmers (0–3)—37,40919–13W1
33May 7@ Angels16–8Sborz (1–1)Suárez (1–2)—41,64120–13W2
34May 8@ Mariners2–1Gray (2–1)Gilbert (1–2)Smith (5)15,28221–13W3
35May 9@ Mariners0–5Kirby (4–2)Heaney (2–3)—17,63821–14L1
36May 10@ Mariners4–3Dunning (3–0)Castillo (2–1)Smith (6)22,48022–14W1
37May 11@ Athletics4–0Eovaldi (5–2)Medina (0–2)Smith (7)2,94923–14W2
38May 12@ Athletics7–9 (10)Fujinami (1–4)Burke (2–1)—6,57523–15L1
39May 13@ Athletics5–0Gray (3–1)Kaprielian (0–3)—8,23024–15W1
40May 14@ Athletics11–3Hernández (1–1)Pruitt (0–1)—7,79325–15W2
41May 15Braves0–12Morton (5–3)Bradford (0–1)—26,79125–16L1
42May 16Braves7–4Dunning (4–0)Shuster (0–2)Smith (8)23,24626–16W1
43May 17Braves5–6Anderson (2–0)Burke (2–2)Iglesias (2)30,05326–17L1
44May 19Rockies–—–
45May 20Rockies–—–
46May 21Rockies–—–
47May 22@ Pirates–—–
48May 23@ Pirates–—–
49May 24@ Pirates–—–
50May 26@ Orioles–—–
51May 27@ Orioles–—–
52May 28@ Orioles–—–
53May 29@ Tigers–—–
54May 30@ Tigers–—–
55May 31@ Tigers–—–
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
56June 2Mariners–—–
57June 3Mariners–—–
58June 4Mariners–—–
59June 5Cardinals–—–
60June 6Cardinals–—–
61June 7Cardinals–—–
62June 9@ Rays–—–
63June 10@ Rays–—–
64June 11@ Rays–—–
65June 12Angels–—–
66June 13Angels–—–
67June 14Angels–—–
68June 15Angels–—–
69June 16Blue Jays–—–
70June 17Blue Jays–—–
71June 18Blue Jays–—–
72June 19@ White Sox–—–
73June 20@ White Sox–—–
74June 21@ White Sox–—–
75June 23@ Yankees–—–
76June 24@ Yankees–—–
77June 25@ Yankees–—–
78June 26Tigers–—–
79June 27Tigers–—–
80June 28Tigers–—–
81June 29Tigers–—–
82June 30Astros–—–
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
83July 1Astros–—–
84July 2Astros–—–
85July 3Astros–—–
86July 4@ Red Sox–—–
87July 5@ Red Sox–—–
88July 6@ Red Sox–—–
89July 7@ Nationals–—–
90July 8@ Nationals–—–
91July 9@ Nationals–—–
93rd All-Star Game: Seattle, WA
92July 14Guardians–—–
93July 15Guardians–—–
94July 16Guardians–—–
95July 17Rays–—–
96July 18Rays–—–
97July 19Rays–—–
98July 21Dodgers–—–
99July 22Dodgers–—–
100July 23Dodgers–—–
101July 24@ Astros–—–
102July 25@ Astros–—–
103July 26@ Astros–—–
104July 28@ Padres–—–
105July 29@ Padres–—–
106July 30@ Padres–—–
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
107August 1White Sox–—–
108August 2White Sox–—–
109August 3White Sox–—–
110August 4Marlins–—–
111August 5Marlins–—–
112August 6Marlins–—–
113August 7@ Athletics–—–
114August 8@ Athletics–—–
115August 9@ Athletics–—–
116August 11@ Giants–—–
117August 12@ Giants–—–
118August 13@ Giants–—–
119August 14Angels–—–
120August 15Angels–—–
121August 16Angels–—–
122August 18Brewers–—–
123August 19Brewers–—–
124August 20Brewers–—–
125August 21@ Diamondbacks–—–
126August 22@ Diamondbacks–—–
127August 24@ Twins–—–
128August 25@ Twins–—–
129August 26@ Twins–—–
130August 27@ Twins–—–
131August 28@ Mets–—–
132August 29@ Mets–—–
133August 30@ Mets–—–
September/October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
134September 1Twins–—–
135September 2Twins–—–
136September 3Twins–—–
137September 4Astros–—–
138September 5Astros–—–
139September 6Astros–—–
140September 8Athletics–—–
141September 9Athletics–—–
142September 10Athletics–—–
143September 11@ Blue Jays–—–
144September 12@ Blue Jays–—–
145September 13@ Blue Jays–—–
146September 14@ Blue Jays–—–
147September 15@ Guardians–—–
148September 16@ Guardians–—–
149September 17@ Guardians–—–
150September 18Red Sox–—–
151September 19Red Sox–—–
152September 20Red Sox–—–
153September 22Mariners–—–
154September 23Mariners–—–
155September 24Mariners–—–
156September 25@ Angels–—–
157September 26@ Angels–—–
158September 27@ Angels–—–
159September 28@ Mariners–—–
160September 29@ Mariners–—–
161September 30@ Mariners–—–
162October 1@ Mariners–—–

Detailed records

Season standings

American League West
AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Texas Rangers 2616 0.619 — 13–7 13–9
Houston Astros 2319 0.548 3 10–11 13–8
Los Angeles Angels 2221 0.512 4½ 10–9 12–12
Seattle Mariners 2121 0.500 5 10–12 11–9
Oakland Athletics 1035 0.222 17½ 5–20 5–15

American League Wild Card
Division leaders W L Pct.
Tampa Bay Rays 3211 0.744
Texas Rangers 2616 0.619
Minnesota Twins 2420 0.545


Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Baltimore Orioles 2715 0.643 +3
Toronto Blue Jays 2418 0.571 —
New York Yankees 2519 0.568 —
Houston Astros 2319 0.548 1
Boston Red Sox 2320 0.535 1½
Los Angeles Angels 2221 0.512 2½
Seattle Mariners 2121 0.500 3
Cleveland Guardians 1922 0.463 4½
Detroit Tigers 1922 0.463 4½
Chicago White Sox 1528 0.349 9½
Kansas City Royals 1431 0.311 11½
Oakland Athletics 1035 0.222 15½

Current roster
Texas Rangers roster
Active roster Inactive roster Coaches/Other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

Closer(s)

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Designated hitters

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list



Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
Triple-A Round Rock Express Pacific Coast League
Double-A Frisco RoughRiders Texas League
High-A Hickory Crawdads South Atlantic League
Low-A Down East Wood Ducks Carolina League
Rookie ACL Rangers Arizona Complex League
Foreign Rookie DSL Rangers 1 Dominican Summer League
Foreign Rookie DSL Rangers 2 Dominican Summer League

References
  1. Polishuk, Mark (October 21, 2022). "Rangers Hire Bruce Bochy As Manager". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  2. "Pitch clocks and shift limits: MLB adopts sweeping rule changes for 2023". the Guardian. Associated Press. September 9, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
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