<!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', '/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-wyatt-langford-insane-sliding-grab-vs-padres');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rangers’ Wyatt Langford makes insane sliding grab vs. Padres');   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/2025/07/Wyatt-Langford.jpg"></figure><h1>Rangers’ Wyatt Langford makes insane sliding grab vs. Padres</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-06T04:29:14-07:00">July 6th, 4:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-06T04:42:59-07:00">July 6th, 4:42am</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Texas Rangers managed to bounce back from another <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-bruce-bochy-simple-truth-bomb-frustrating-loss-padres">frustrating extra-inning collapse</a> with a 7-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday. The Rangers had gone to extra innings in six of their last nine games and lost four of those contests. But Texas avoided bonus baseball Saturday, with some defensive help from Wyatt Langford.</p><p>The Rangers left fielder flashed some leather against the Padres. Langford made a run-saving, sliding grab on a Xander Bogaerts’ line drive in the bottom of the first inning, getting Texas <a href="https://x.com/Rangers/status/1941678369931739562" rel="noopener">out of a jam</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Back on the field and adding to the highlight reel.<a href="https://twitter.com/STIHLUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@STIHLUSA</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AllForTX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AllForTX</a> <a href="https://t.co/J7rxkGVvFO">pic.twitter.com/J7rxkGVvFO</a></p><p>— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rangers/status/1941678369931739562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The second-year pro then robbed Bogaerts again in the bottom of the fourth with another incredible sliding catch that was <a href="https://x.com/Rangers/status/1941692037415260525" rel="noopener">nearly identical</a> to the first grab.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">We promise these are two different catches 😳 <a href="https://t.co/VwvYcGdJdg">pic.twitter.com/VwvYcGdJdg</a></p><p>— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rangers/status/1941692037415260525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Wyatt Langford led a Rangers’ win in his injury return</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Wyatt-Langford-2.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Langford displayed his defensive dominance in his first game back from the 10-day injured list. He landed on the IL with a left oblique strain on June 25. But Langford was activated when first eligible, as he only needed <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-wyatt-langford-makes-rehab-claims-ahead-texas-return">one rehab game before his return</a> to the lineup.</p><p>The former first-round draft pick was placed on the injured list earlier this season with a right oblique strain that cost him nine games. But he looked fully healthy in his most recent return from the IL, adding a walk and a single and scoring two runs in addition to his stellar defense against the Padres.</p><p>Langford has followed up his strong rookie season with a solid sophomore effort. He’s slashing .233/.311/.420 with 13 home runs, 31 RBI, 34 runs scored, a 110 OPS+ and 2.0 bWAR in 68 games. He’s also played well defensively and showed off his athleticism with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-wyatt-langford-insane-hurdle-first-base-rays">highlight-reel hurdle at first base</a> back in June.</p><p>However Texas has endured a frustrating season. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-adolis-garcia-home-run-celebration-fans-hyped">Rangers have fallen just short</a> multiple times this year and the losses have piled up. After beating the Padres Saturday they’re 44-45 and 10 games behind the first-place Houston Astros in the AL West. Texas is three games back in the Wild Card standings as the team is in danger of missing the playoffs for the second straight year after winning the World Series in 2023.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rangers’ Wyatt Langford makes insane sliding grab vs. Padres

<!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', '/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-wyatt-langford-makes-rehab-claims-ahead-texas-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'Wyatt Langford makes major rehab claims ahead of Rangers return');   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/2025/07/Texas-Rangers-outfielder-Wyatt-Langford.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Wyatt Langford makes major rehab claims ahead of Rangers return</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-02T18:42:01-07:00">July 2nd, 6:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-02T18:42:01-07:00">July 2nd, 6:42pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Texas Rangers have played well below their standards this season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-bruce-bochy-all-time-ejection-leaderboard-white-sox">Rangers manager Bruce Bochy has expressed his frustration throughout the season</a>, but injuries have also played a large role in his team’s struggles. However, outfielder Wyatt Langford faced Jon Gray and Josh Sborz in live at-bats on Wednesday, an encouraging sign.</p><p>Langford has been out since June 24 with an oblique injury. However, his recovery has gone well and he told reporters that he thinks he <a href="https://x.com/JeffWilsonTXR/status/1940579032313352539" rel="noopener">only needs one rehab game</a> before he can return to Bochy’s lineup, according to DLLS Sports’ Jeff Wilson.</p><p>The Rangers believe that Langford’s return will come this weekend against the San Diego Padres. They desperately need him to return in order to fight their way back into the American League East race. The Rangers’ outfield trio of Langford, Adolis Garcia, and Evan Carter has underperformed, but injuries and personal problems have affected all three of them.</p><p>At their best, Texas can contend for a World Series title. Bochy’s team won the championship in 2023, but have fallen off a cliff since then. Langford is not the only player who has come up short of expectations. His return could kickstart the players around him. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-adolis-garcia-home-run-celebration-fans-hyped">Garcia is already playing better, propping up the Texas offense</a>.</p><p>Gray and Sborz helped Langford recover from his oblique injury, but both are inching towards returns of their own. The Rangers’ starting rotation is one of the best in the league when it is completely healthy. When Gray and Sborz return to the major leagues, Texas’ chances become a lot better.</p><p>Despite the good news for Langford and the Rangers’ pitchers, they face an uphill climb. Bochy would need to lead his team on a magical run in the second half of the season to catch up to the Houston Astros in the American League West.</p><p>However, he has the talent necessary to do it, especially if Langford can make an immediate impact when he returns.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Wyatt Langford makes major rehab claims ahead of Rangers return

<!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', '/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-wyatt-langford-insane-hurdle-first-base-rays');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rangers’ Wyatt Langford makes insane hurdle at first base vs. Rays');   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/2025/06/Wyatt-Langford.jpg"></figure><h1>Rangers’ Wyatt Langford makes insane hurdle at first base vs. Rays</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-04T19:23:53-07:00">June 4th, 7:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-04T19:38:29-07:00">June 4th, 7:38pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-rumors-texas-facing-trade-deadline-crossroads-putrid-offense">Texas Rangers have struggled offensively</a> this season and the team has lost 10 of the last 15 games, falling to 29-32. Yet while Rangers fans haven’t had much to cheer about, second-year pro Wyatt Langford reminded everyone of his immense talent with a <a href="https://x.com/BRWalkoff/status/1930411469205643740" rel="noopener">wild move</a> at first base Wednesday.</p><p>Langford broke out a full speed hurdle to avoid first baseman Jonathan Aranda’s tag and reach base safely for an infield single, per B/R Walk-off on X.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wyatt Langford HURDLED him at first 😳</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/Rangers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Rangers</a>)<a href="https://t.co/wQthNipxIY">pic.twitter.com/wQthNipxIY</a></p><p>— B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) <a href="https://twitter.com/BRWalkoff/status/1930411469205643740?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Wyatt Langford flashes massive potential with Rangers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Wyatt-Langford-2.jpg"><figcaption>Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Langford was facing Tampa Bay Rays starter Shane Baz in the top of the first inning when he pulled an 85 mph breaking ball to shortstop. However, the throw was offline, taking Aranda off the bag and forcing him to reach back in an effort to tag Langford and record the out. Seeing this, the former first-round draft pick hurdled the first baseman in an incredible display of athleticism.</p><p>After a fairly strong rookie campaign in 2024, Langford is starting to round into form in his second season. An <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-texas-spring-training-injury-trouble-wyatt-langford">oblique strain during spring training</a> threatened to hamper the 23-year-old outfielder. But he recovered quickly and is slashing .236/.315/.446 with 11 home runs, 26 RBI, 25 runs scored, an OPS+ of 114 and 1.7 bWAR in 51+ games for the Rangers this season.</p><p>Still Texas has had trouble producing on offense this year. The team got <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-corey-seager-injury-return-after-missing-16-games">Corey Seager back from the IR</a> after he fully recovered from the second of two hamstring injuries that sidelined the All-Star catcher. But Seager, like the rest of his Rangers teammates, isn’t hitting at the level fans expected. Texas is 62 games into the season and Langford leads the club with 11 homers.</p><p>The Rangers’ starting rotation has been strong in 2025. But <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/texas-rangers/rangers-news-nathan-eovaldi-avoids-il-rotation-update">Nathan Eovaldi is dealing with right triceps fatigue</a> and oft banged up veteran Jacob deGrom recently had an injury scare as well. Both pitchers avoided the injured list for the time being. But the Rangers continue to slide.</p><p>Texas entered play on Wednesday four games behind the Mariners and Astros, who are tied for first place in the AL West. The Rangers are in the second game of a nine-game road trip. They’ll face the Nationals and the Twins before heading back home on June 13.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rangers’ Wyatt Langford makes insane hurdle at first base vs. Rays

<!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>

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