<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rangers-news-wyatt-langford-jackie-robinson');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rangers’ Wyatt Langford joins Jackie Robinson on exclusive list');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/0Wyatt-Langford-joins-Jackie-Robinson-on-exclusive-list0.jpg"></figure><h1>Rangers’ Wyatt Langford joins Jackie Robinson on exclusive list</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-04T07:33:30-07:00">September 4th, 7:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-04T07:39:21-07:00">September 4th, 7:39am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Texas Rangers rookie Wyatt Langford has endured his share of ups and downs in 2024. The 22-year-old has enjoyed some big moments, though. On Tuesday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-news-wyatt-langford-walk-off-grand-slam-yankees-has-fans-going-bonkers">Langford crushed a walk-off grand slam</a> against the New York Yankees in Texas to give the Rangers a 7-4 win. ESPN reports that Langford joined Jackie Robinson as the <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41116343/wyatt-langford-grand-slam-lifts-rangers-yankees" rel="noopener">only players in MLB history</a> to record an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-news-wyatt-langford-first-career-mlb-home-run-inside-the-park">inside-the-park home run</a>, cycle, and a walk-off grand slam within the same season.</p><p>Langford is slashing .243/.313/.382/.695 across 111 games played for the Rangers in 2024. He has also hit 10 home runs and stolen 12 bases. It is clear that Langford features a high-ceiling, as he was one of MLB’s top prospects entering the ’24 campaign for a reason.</p><p>Of course, the fact that Jackie Robinson, an MLB legend, is the only other player to accomplish this feat speaks volumes about how impressive it is. Rangers fans should be excited about Langford’s potential.</p><h2><b>Wyatt Langford gives Rangers momentum, but it may be too late</b></h2><p>Tuesday’s win was exciting. Nevertheless, the Rangers are still 9.5 games out of first place in the American League West. They are also 8.5 games back of an AL Wild Card spot.</p><p>Reaching the postseason is technically still a possibility for Texas. They would love to sneak into the playoffs and attempt to defend their 2023 World Series championship. Langford’s clutch moment against the Yankees may provide the momentum they need.</p><p>It is also possible it may be too late for the Rangers, though. Making up 8.5 or 9.5 games in the final month of the season means a team needs to play almost perfect baseball. Texas must avoid any slumps and win on a consistent basis.</p><p>Regardless of whether the Rangers end up playing October baseball or not, Wyatt Langford will give the team hope for the future. He has a realistic opportunity to become the team’s next star.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rangers’ Wyatt Langford joins Jackie Robinson on exclusive list

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rangers-news-wyatt-langford-walk-off-grand-slam-yankees-has-fans-going-bonkers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Wyatt Langford’s Rangers walk-off grand slam vs. Yankees has fans going nuts');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Rangers-news-Wyatt-Langfords-walk-off-grand-slam-vs.-Yankees-has-fans-going-bonkers.jpg"></figure><h1>Wyatt Langford’s Rangers walk-off grand slam vs. Yankees has fans going nuts</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-03T21:38:45-07:00">September 3rd, 9:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-03T21:38:45-07:00">September 3rd, 9:38pm</time><address><a href="https://nextmanupblog.medium.com/">Jay Postrado</a>Jay Postrado is a sports writer for ClutchPoints, with expertise in covering the NBA, NFL, MLB, Tennis, and Formula 1. He is a lifelong motorsports and tennis fan. Jay's need for speed may no longer be on the grid or courts but has stayed with him through writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The series is now tied between the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees. After a disheartening loss on Monday, Bruce Bochy’s squad bounced back in a big way against the Aaron Boone-led team. The big contributing factors in all of this have been their slugger Wyatt Langford and Andrew Heaney who was pitching like his life depended on it.</p><p>The<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-news-bruce-bochy-pitcher-injury-update"> Rangers won over the Yankees</a> in the second game of their series despite being bitten by the injury bug. It looked like Bruce Bochy’s squad was not going to stand a chance against the depth that Aaron Boone had. However, doubters who shared the same sentiment were proven wrong when the ninth inning started. The Yankees went scoreless while the Rangers hit a big four-run inning with Wyatt Langford’s grand slam putting the exclamation point on the win. A <a href="https://x.com/JaredSandler/status/1831168505258873238" rel="noopener">lot of big reactions</a> came from the World Series defending champions’ fans.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="no">WYATT LANGFORD <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WALKOFF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WALKOFF</a> GRAND SLAM 😮 <a href="https://t.co/9W2poV2vyJ">pic.twitter.com/9W2poV2vyJ</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1831168513572049407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“WYATT LANGFORD WITH THE FIRST WALK-OFF GRAND SLAM EVER BY A RANGERS ROOKIE. IT’S LANGFORD’S THIRD WALK-OFF HIT OF THE YEAR!” Jared Sandler of Bally Sports wrote.</p><p>Some Rangers fans <a href="https://x.com/Evan_P_Grant/status/1831168222881587380" rel="noopener">even went wild</a> as they saw the grand slam happen, “We were live hate watching the Yankees game when Wyatt Langford walked it off… I guess you could say we were shocked…”</p><p>Others were also <a href="https://x.com/zachbollinger18/status/1831173511638831429" rel="noopener">starting to reminisce</a> when this last happened to their squad, “Wyatt Langford: Walkoff grand slam. The Rangers’ first walk-off grand slam since Nelson Cruz in Game 6 of the 2011 ALCS. Walkoff, Texas Rangers.”</p><h2><b>How did Wyatt Langford do in this Yankees vs. Rangers clash?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Wyatt-Langford.jpg"><figcaption>© Jim Cowsert-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Langford was put at bat<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-gerrit-cole-drops-crucial-injury-update-after-abrupt-exit-vs-rangers"> five times against Aaron Boone’s Yankees.</a> This decision by Bruce Bochy paid off as the manager moved up to eighth in managerial wins for the Rangers. By the end of the game, the slugger notched a home run, a walk, and a run. All of that happened with 4 RBIs too which is a great feat for a rookie.</p><p>Obviously, Langford was not around when the Rangers won it all this season. However, with the way he is performing, he could very well be part of another World Series-winning roster.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Wyatt Langford’s Rangers walk-off grand slam vs. Yankees has fans going nuts

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rangers-news-wyatt-langford-jumps-yankees-luis-gil-al-roy-betting-favorite');   ga('set', 'title', 'Wyatt Langford jumps Yankees’ Luis Gil as AL ROY betting favorite');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Rangers-news-Wyatt-Langford-jumps-Yankees-Luis-Gil-as-AL-ROY-betting-favorite.jpg"></figure><h1>Wyatt Langford jumps Yankees’ Luis Gil as AL ROY betting favorite</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-09T14:03:32-07:00">July 9th, 2:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-09T16:01:56-07:00">July 9th, 4:01pm</time><address><a>Russell Steinberg</a>Russell Steinberg covers the New York Liberty for ClutchPoints. A basketball lifer, he has also covered college sports and the WNBA for Boardroom, SLAM, The Next and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Wyatt Langford is the new American League Rookie of the Year betting favorite.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-news-wyatt-langford-first-career-mlb-home-run-inside-the-park">Texas Rangers outfielder has surpassed</a> Yankees pitcher Luis Gil, per FanDuel Sportsbook, with <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/" rel="noopener">+135 odds</a>.</p><p>Langford has been a revelation this year for the defending World Series champion Rangers. He’s hitting .273 with 5 home runs and a .752 OPS. That’s helped him to a bWAR of 1.7. He’s taken it to another level over his past 10 games, as well. Since June 28, Langford is batting .432 with a .500 batting average on balls in play.</p><p>On June 30, he became the first rookie to hit for the cycle since Oddibe McDowell in 1985.</p><p>“It’s going to take everybody, but [Langford] makes our offense so much better, no getting around that,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/wyatt-langford-hits-for-cycle?game_pk=747016" rel="noopener">after that game</a>. “We need everybody, but the way he’s playing is going to be critical for us to take care of him [physically]. He’s really played great baseball.”</p><p>For his part, Gil hasn’t exactly fallen off the map. After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-pitcher-luis-gil-breaks-silence-about-alarming-decline">three sub-par outings</a> over the past few weeks, Gil bounced back on July 7 against the Boston Red Sox, firing 6.2 innings of one-run ball with nine strikeouts. Gil still has +195 odds to win AL Rookie of the Year, so this is more a matter of Langford passing him than Gil falling behind.</p><p>While Langford and Gil are by far the two favorites for the award, Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser comes in third with +850 odds. FanDuel doesn’t give anyone else better odds than +1000.</p><h2><b>Wyatt Langford has overcome plenty</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Wyatt-Langford-Rangers.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The Rangers drafted Langford fourth overall in the 2023 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tag/mlb-draft">MLB Draft</a>, meaning the 22-year-old spent less than a year in the Minor Leagues.</p><p>At first, it appeared he may have been out of his element. Langford hit .224 over his first 31 games in the Majors, striking out 29 times and hitting for a .588 OPS. On May 6, he went on the Injured List with a hamstring strain. That means he has done the bulk of his Rookie of the Year work in the six weeks since his return.</p><p>Even through his struggles, Bochy saw signs of life from his rookie.</p><p>“I’ll say this, the guy has hit some hard-hit balls with no luck,” Bochy said at the time of <a href="https://www.mlb.com/rangers/news/wyatt-langford-goes-to-il-with-hamstring-injury" rel="noopener">his injury</a>. “[Saturday] that he hit up the middle, … when you hit it over 100 miles an hour you’d like to have a little more luck than he has.”</p><p>When Langford returned and ultimately hit for the cycle, he left his teammates in awe.</p><p>“He’s such a good player,” Andrew Heaney said. “Since he’s come back he’s been hitting balls really hard. He’s been putting together really good at-bats. He has so many tools to beat you. He can hit for power, he can run, he plays good defense. Seeing him get comfortable and be so good here lately, it’s been fun to see. I’m so happy for him and it’s good for us.”</p><p>His manager agrees. He noted Langford’s most entertaining attribute to MLB.com.</p><p>“He’s just an exciting player,” Bochy said. “You love how aggressive he is. No fear on the bases. Of course the speed. Great instincts out there. It’s just fun to watch him.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Wyatt Langford jumps Yankees’ Luis Gil as AL ROY betting favorite

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rangers-news-wyatt-langford-first-career-mlb-home-run-inside-the-park');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford’s first career MLB home run is inside-the-park');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Wyatt-Langfords-first-career-MLB-home-run-is-inside-the-park.jpg"></figure><h1>Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford’s first career MLB home run is inside-the-park</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-28T13:04:05-07:00">April 28th, 1:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-28T13:37:27-07:00">April 28th, 1:37pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Texas Rangers fans have been patiently waiting to witness the prodigious power of Wyatt Langford at the major league level. Those fans finally get their opportunity on Sunday, but perhaps not in the way they, nor <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-news-wyatt-langford-makes-opening-day-roster-jack-leiters-spot-limbo">Langford were expecting</a>.</p><p>Facing off against the Cincinnati Reds, Langford hit a two-run inside the park home run. It was the first long ball of Langford’s career and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-max-scherzer-drops-brutally-honest-world-series-admission">gave the Rangers</a> a 4-0 lead. The outfielder’s ball hit off an awkward part of the right centerfield wall, giving him an opportunity to round all of the bases. Globe Life Field was rocking as Langford crossed home plate.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WYATT LANGFORD’S 1ST CAREER HOMER IS AN INSIDE-THE-PARKER 🚨</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportsSW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BallySportsSW</a>)<br> <a href="https://t.co/SZCv2Pt3tw">pic.twitter.com/SZCv2Pt3tw</a></p><p>— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1784657467860996110?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Over his 44 games at the minor league level, Langford hit 10 home runs to go along with a 30 RBI and 12 stolen bases. He hit 47 home runs at the college level with Florida before being drafted. And still, through his first 26 games of major league action, Langford had yet to put one over the fence.</p><p>That fact remains true, even though Langford officially has his first home run. He’ll certainly take it, especially since it gave the Rangers an early lead. As he continues through his rookie season, Langford will be looking to find his power stroke and proving why he is ready for MLB.</p><h2><b>Wyatt Langford’s rise to Rangers </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/langfordlangford.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Cowsert-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Texas used the fourth overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft on Langford. In his first year of professional baseball, he advanced from rookie ball all the way to Triple-A. At all four levels, Langford never had a batting average lower than .333.</p><p>Rather than give him even more seasoning in the minors, the Rangers were more than impressed with Langford to keep him on the Opening Day roster. His .365 batting average with six home runs and 20 RBI during spring training gave Texas all the evidence they needed.</p><p>Now a staple of the MLB lineup, Langford hasn’t necessarily found his footing yet. Going into Sunday’s contest, he had hit .245 with nine RBI and a stolen bases. He struck out 11 times compared to just one walk. While he had three doubles, his slugging percentage has dropped down to .296.</p><p>But perhaps his inside-the-park home run will be the spark Wyatt Langford needs to find his MLB swing. Even with his slow start, the outfielder is someone the Rangers are relying on long-term. He still ranks as the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/top100/" rel="noopener">No. 1 prospect</a> in Texas’ organization and the fifth-best in all of baseball, via MLB Pipeline. Now that he is in the majors, the Rangers are hoping he doesn’t leave anytime soon.</p><p>As fans and pundits look back at Langford’s rookie season and overall career, his first home run will always be memorable. The Rangers are coming off of the most memorable season in franchise history, winning the World Series. While it won’t come with an inside-the-park home run every night, the Rangers and their fans are eager to see Langford continue driving in runs and helping lead the next playoff chase.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.253	16	74	0.74	19

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.253	16	74	0.74	19

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