AJ Russell was 4-2 with a 2.70 ERA in three seasons with Tennessee baseball. He struck out 104 in 70 innings across 42 appearances with 11 starts.

Tennessee pitcher AJ Russell was selected by the Rangers in the second round (No. 52 overall). He appeared in 42 games, including 11 starts, for the Vols from 2023-25. Russell (4-2) recorded 104 strikeouts and a 2.70 ERA in 70.0 innings.

The Rangers veered off their recent history of preferring college players to dip into deep class of high school shortstops.

The Rangers haven’t selected a high school player in the first round of the MLB Draft since 2018. That changed on Sunday night, when Texas selected Gavin Fien, a shortstop out of Great Oak (Calif.) high school,

Fien was the No. 22 prospect according to MLB Pipeline heading into the draft. David Pierce was the Longhorns' coach when Fien committed in 2021. The slot value, which is the estimated value of the signing bonus the team can sign players to at a certain draft position,

Then there's Texas' 2025 recruiting class. Five players who signed with the Longhorns are considered top-250 draft prospects by mlb.com, including Kayson Cunningham and Gavin Fien, who are both projected to be first-round picks. How many from that group make it to campus?

The Texas Rangers selected high school shortstop Gavin Fien with the 12th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, marking the team's first first-round selection of a high school player since 2018.

The Texas Rangers have a need for more infield talent long-term when it comes to their farm system, specifically to surround Sebastian Walcott. They seem to hav

HOUSTON (AP) — Marcus Semien hit his 250th career home run and Adolis García also went deep to back up a strong start by Nathan Eovaldi and give the Texas Rangers a 5-1, series clinching victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday.

AJ Russell was 4-2 with a 2.70 ERA in three seasons with Tennessee baseball. He struck out 104 in 70 innings across 42 appearances with 11 starts.

The Rangers have underachieved, particularly on offense, and yet, they’ve actually held their own in difficult stretch before the MLB All-Star break.