Taveras isn't in the Rangers' lineup Friday against the Angels.
Taveras hasn't fared well against southpaws this season, putting up a .520 OPS in 101 plate appearances versus lefties, so he'll grab a seat on the bench Friday against Reid Detmers and the Halos. Wyatt Langford will shift to center field as a result, putting Ezequiel Duran in left while Matt Duffy starts at the hot corner.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Getting rest Wednesday
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Taveras isn't in Texas' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.
The switch-hitting Taveras owns a .531 OPS against southpaws this season, so he'll ride the pine as the Rangers prepare to face left-hander Brady Basso. Sandro Fabian, Wyatt Langford and Adolis Garcia will start across the outfield while Taveras rests.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Homer, steal in win
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Taveras went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a stolen base and three total runs scored in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Mariners.
This is the second time in six games he's recorded three hits, a homer and a steal in the same contests. Taveras tied the game in the seventh inning with a solo shot and then scored the winning run on Marcus Semien's walk-off single in the ninth. Taveras is hitting .265 (13-for-49) in September, lifting his season slash line to .231/.290/.359 with 12 homers, 21 steals, 44 RBI and 58 runs scored over a career-high 146 games.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Fills box score in win
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Taveras went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 13-8 win over the Blue Jays.
Taveras has homered in two of his last three contests after going 33 games without a long ball. While he's shown a little more power recently, he's still just 8-for-32 (.250) with three extra-base hits over 12 contests in September. The 26-year-old outfielder has 11 homers, 20 steals, 43 RBI, 55 runs scored and a .229/.287/.354 slash line across 141 games while maintaining a starting role in center field.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Records first September RBI
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Taveras went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to Seattle.
Taveras responded to the Mariners scoring in the second inning with his 10th homer of the season a half inning later to give Texas a lead. The RBI were the first during the month of September for Taveras, who entered the game batting .143 (3-for-21) over the nine previous contests. His elite defense keeps him employed, but it was easier to put him in a lineup every day when Taveras hit like he did in 2023 (.733 OPS).
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Not starting Friday
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Taveras is absent from Friday's lineup against Seattle.
The Rangers will go with Ezequiel Duran, Wyatt Langford and Adolis Garcia in the outfield Friday. Taveras has gone 3-for-20 with five walks and four runs scored in September.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Swipes 19th bag
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Taveras went 0-for-1 with two walks, a run scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's 14-4 loss to the Diamondbacks.
The center fielder has swiped three bags in his last five games, giving him 19 pilfers on the season, but that's about the only real fantasy contribution Taveras has been making of late. His homer drought sits at 31 games, a stretch in which he's slashing a meager .209/.250/.264 with nine RBI and 13 runs, and his struggles at the plate have been costing him playing time as the Rangers consider their options for 2025.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Sitting again Sunday
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Taveras is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Taveras sat the previous two games against a left-handed starter, but his absence from Sunday's lineup comes against righty Caden Dana. Taveras has a .780 OPS in his past six games, but it appears he won't have an everyday spot in the lineup down the stretch. Travis Jankowski is starting in center field and batting ninth.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Doesn't start Friday
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Taveras was not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Angels. It was his second straight absence against a left-hander.
Sandro Fabian started in the outfield Friday while Ezequiel Duran filled in Tuesday. It's unclear if sitting Taveras against lefties is the plan going forward, but more should be known Saturday when the Angels have another lefty scheduled. The switch-hitting Taveras is batting .202/.287/.262 over 96 plate appearances against southpaws this season.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: On bench against lefty
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Taveras is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.
Taveras will be held out of the starting lineup against a left-handed starting pitcher (Tyler Anderson) for a third straight time. In his place, Wyatt Langford will man center field.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Not in Tuesday's lineup
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Taveras is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees.
Taveras started the previous five games but will head to the bench Tuesday after going 5-for-23 with eight strikeouts during that span. Wyatt Langford will shift to center field while Ezequiel Duran receives a start in left.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Walks off Athletics
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Taveras went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Saturday's 3-2 win over Oakland.
Taveras delivered a game-winning single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning for the walk-off win. The outfielder entered the contest mired in a 3-for-29 (.103) slump over the previous 10 games.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Notches steal Wednesday
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Taveras went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the White Sox.
Taveras has logged four steals over 23 contests in August, batting .254 (17-for-67) this month. The outfielder continues to hit regularly at the bottom of the order, though a recent slump has started to see him yield playing time in center field. Taveras has disappointed this season with a .229/.285/.348 slash line while adding nine home runs, 38 RBI, 16 steals and 48 runs scored over 442 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Resting Tuesday
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Taveras isn't in the Rangers' lineup for Tuesday's game versus the White Sox.
Taveras will sit down for the second game in a row Tuesday after going 6-for-32 (.188) with three RBI across his last 10 games. While he rests, Ezequiel Duran, Wyatt Langford and Adolis Garcia will start across Texas' outfield.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Taking seat Sunday
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Taveras is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
Taveras started the previous 14 games but will sit Sunday after he posted a .255/.278/.314 slash line during that stretch. Wyatt Langford will shift to center field while Robbie Grossman receives a start in left.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Steal, two RBI in win
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Taveras went 1-for-4 with two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 5-3 win over the Guardians.
All of Taveras' activity occurred during the second inning when Texas plated four runs. He opened the scoring with a two-run single and then stole second base and scored on a Corey Seager double. The stolen base was Taveras' 15th, setting a new career high for the outfielder.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Resting during Game 1
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Taveras isn't in the Rangers' lineup for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Yankees.
The switch-hitting Taveras owns just a .582 OPS in 91 plate appearances against southpaws this season, and he'll take a seat against left-hander Carlos Rodon to begin Saturday's twin bill. Wyatt Langford will move to center field while Robbie Grossman covers left and bats eighth.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Absent from lineup again
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Taveras is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Astros.
Taveras is on the bench for the second straight game, as the Rangers will again roll with Wyatt Langford in center field and Josh Smith in left field. Taveras is off to a nice start in August with a couple home runs, but he's collected just a .647 OPS for the season.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Out of Tuesday's lineup
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Taveras is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros.
The 25-year-old homered in back-to-back games versus the Red Sox over the weekend but went 0-for-4 in the past two games and has a .602 OPS since July 25. Wyatt Langford will shift to center field while Josh Smith starts in left with Taveras on the bench.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Homers again
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Taveras went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 7-4 win over Boston.
Taveras hit the second of back-to-back homers in the fourth inning that wiped out the Red Sox's early 3-0 lead. It was the second consecutive game with a home run for Taveras, who is 4-for-11 with two home runs over the last four contests.
