Early struggles of franchise forces Corey Seager and Wyatt Langford sink Rangers vs Yankees
Texas has gotten little production out of the No. 2 spot in the lineup with the shortstop slumping and the outfielder injured.
Texas Rangers' Corey Seager follows through on a ground out to second in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Monday, April 27, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) (Tony Gutierrez/AP) ARLINGTON - Sure, it’s fun to play with hypotheses. Trying to figure out the problems with the Rangers offense, particularly at Globe Life Field, the last two years, we’ve run through just about all of them.
The stadium inhibits homers, though that’s been somewhat debunked by fans having to scramble to dodge a barrage of opponent homers. The roof should be closed. Or open.
Lefties bewilder them. Or is it righties? We’re not sure about the others, but we’re positive about our newest finding: Until Corey Seager and Wyatt Langford, the expected franchise forces in this lineup, get going, the Rangers aren’t going anywhere.
The Rangers lost 4-2 to the New York Yankees at Globe Life Field on Monday. The Yankees hit three homers to account for their four runs; the Rangers hit one. To the suggestion the ballpark impedes homers, apparently not for opponents.
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