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Top Leody Taveras News

  • Rangers' Leody Taveras: Collects first spring hit

    Taveras went 1-for-2 with a triple, a walk, an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's spring game against the White Sox.

    Taveras had his first hit of the spring when he tripled in the third inning. He later swiped his first base. The Rangers' projected starting center fielder is 1-for-10 with four walks through six Cactus League games. Taveras had 14 home runs and 14 steals over 143 games for the Rangers in 2023 and has double-digit steals in three straight seasons.

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  • Rangers' Leody Taveras: Avoids arbitration

    Taveras and the Rangers agreed on a one-year, $2.55 million deal Thursday, avoiding arbitration, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

    Taveras provides strong defense in center field and was almost a league average hitter (98 wRC+) in his age-24 season. He projects to once again hit double-digit homers with double-digit steals while hitting towards the bottom of the Rangers' lineup.

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  • Rangers' Leody Taveras: Moves up to five spot

    Taveras has been moved up to the fifth spot in the lineup for Friday's ALCS Game 5 against the Astros.

    Rangers skipper Bruce Bochy has made a few lineup changes as his team looks to regain the series edge. One of those shifts is moving up Taveras, who is 9-for-28 with one home run and three stolen bases in nine contests this postseason.

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  • Rangers' Leody Taveras: Crushes home run in victory

    Taveras went 2-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Astros in Game 1 of the ALCS.

    Taveras's deep shot marked the first of his postseason career, as he took Justin Verlander deep on a slider left over the heart of the plate to add an insurance run in the fifth inning. The switch-hitting outfielder doesn't typically depend on power for his scoring, slugging a modest 14 home runs in 143 regular-season games. However, he has hit well in the playoffs so far, slashing .333/.440/.524 in 21 at-bats with five runs, three RBI, two stolen bases and Sunday's home run.

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  • Rangers' Leody Taveras: Pops homer Thursday

    Taveras went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Mariners.

    Taveras opened the scoring with his third-inning blast. The outfielder has been solid in September, batting .321 (25-for-78), but he's added just two homers, three stolen bases and eight RBI over 25 contests this month. For the year, he's at a respectable .269/.314/.426 slash line with 14 long balls, 66 RBI, 67 runs scored and 14 steals through 140 games.

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  • Rangers' Leody Taveras: Goes yard in win

    Taveras went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, a walk and two runs scored in Sunday's 9-8 win over the Mariners.

    Taveras took Bryan Woo deep in the fourth inning for one of three home runs the Rangers hit off him in the frame. The 24-year-old outfielder struggled out of the All-Star break, slashing .195/.228/.322 through August. He's managed to turn things around in September by slashing .365/.438/.492 with seven RBI, 11 runs and a 9:12 BB:K in 21 games.

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  • Rangers' Leody Taveras: Back in action

    Taveras (hand) returned to the lineup Saturday against the Guardians.

    Taveras was held out of both Thursday's and Friday's games with a sore hand. He'll return after the brief absence to hit eighth and man center field.

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  • Rangers' Leody Taveras: Enters as pinch hitter

    Taveras (hand) entered Thursday's game as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning of a 9-2 win over Toronto.

    Taveras took the first pitch then laid down a sacrifice bunt on the second, which placed less stress on his sore left hand than swinging away might have. The 25-year-old outfielder has been on the bench for three straight games but was slashing .375/.419/.475 in September prior to picking up the injury.

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  • Rangers' Leody Taveras: Sitting again Friday

    Taveras (hand) remains out of the lineup Friday against the Guardians.

    Taveras appeared off the bench in Thursday's series finale versus the Blue Jays, but he remains limited due to soreness in his left hand. Evan Carter will get another start in center field for the Rangers.

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  • Rangers' Leody Taveras: Remains sidelined Thursday

    Taveras (undisclosed) remains out of the lineup Thursday against the Blue Jays.

    Taveras was scratched from the Rangers' lineup Wednesday for undisclosed reasons and will sit again Thursday as Evan Carter patrols center field. Taveras had gone 15-for-37 (.405) with three steals over his last 10 games prior to the back-to-back absences.

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  • Rangers' Leody Taveras: Out with sore hand

    Taveras is out of the lineup again Thursday versus the Blue Jays due to a sore left hand, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

    There is finally an explanation as to why Taveras was scratched Wednesday and remains absent Thursday. It's nothing serious, though, and he'll aim to return to action in Friday's series opener at Cleveland. Evan Carter has been covering center field for the Rangers.

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Player Bio

HT/WT: 6-2, 195 lbs
Birthplace: Tenares, Dominican Republic
Age: 25
Experience: 2
Bats/Throws: S, R