This Texas Rangers pitcher is likely to make the team, but if things get off track, he has an ace that no other player can use.

The Texas Rangers are expected to bring their A-list of player prospects for the third-annual MLB Spring Breakout game later this month.

SURPRISE, Ariz. — Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung took another step toward his eventual return from a camp injury. Jung, sidelined with a grade 1 adductor strain for the last week, fielded ground balls at third base Thursday morning.

After the Texas Rangers missed the playoffs for the second straight season, major moves were made after 2025 concluded. Skip Schumaker will take over from Bruce Bochy, while the player roster includes plenty of fresh faces for the 2026 season.

This statue was removed from Dallas' Love Field in 2020 during the nationwide demonstrations after the murder of George Floyd. Now, the Texas Rangers have put it up in their ballpark.

It puts Texas in the middle of the back in terms of the teams with the most names in the top 100, with, perhaps unsurprisingly, the LA Dodgers leading the way with eight. Only the Mariners have more than the Rangers among teams in the American League West.

Texas Rangers lineup for March 5, 2026 against the Kansas City Royals. We have the Battle of Surprise today, with the Rangers and Royals facing off. MacKenzie Gore is pitching for the Rangers. The lineup: Haggerty — LF Langford — CF Seager — SS Burger — 1B Higashioka — C Smith — 2B Bride —