The Rangers on Wednesday announced start times for spring training games in Surprise, Ariz. on Arizona, with the one notable tweak being potentially more favorable start times for late-spring televised games.
While the Rangers have not announced their broadcast schedule for 2026 spring games, there are three home night games in the final week of camp. The difference: Those games will now start at 5:05 p.m. PT, which is 7:05 p.m. CT. Previously night games in Surprise, typically started at 6:05.
Regular home starts remain at 1:05 p.m. Arizona time. Through March 7, that is Mountain Time, one hour behind CT. After March 7, Arizona, which does not observe daylight savings time, will be two hours behind CT.
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In the final week of exhibitions, the Rangers play the Chicago White Sox (March 16), Kansas City Royals (March 18) and San Francisco (March 20) all at 5:05 p.m. PT in Surprise. They are off on March 17th and play Milwaukee in Maryvale at 6:10 PT on March 19. The game time for their Arizona finale against Arizona at Salt River Fields has yet to be announced.
The Rangers finish off the exhibition schedule with games against Kansas City in Arlington on March 23 (7:05 p.m. CT) and March 25 (1:05 p.m. CT).
The spring schedule opens against Kansas City at 1:05 p.m. MT (2:05 CT) on Feb. 20.
The Texas Rangers’ spring training schedule for 2026.
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