The one with Mark DeRosa

Welcome to SportsDay Rangers!

Long-time Dallas Morning News Texas Rangers beat writer Evan Grant has teamed up with Rangers senior advisor and team historian John Blake for a new podcast. Our two hosts bring nearly 70 years of combined experience covering the Rangers to the pod.

Just as Team USA is about to start its quest for the World Baseball Classic title, manager Mark DeRosa, a Ranger in 2005-06, joins John and Evan to discuss his team’s chances, his fervor for putting together the roster and even the possibility of Wyatt Langford joining the roster at some point in the tournament.

But first, John and Evan run through the various injuries impacting the Rangers in spring training and mull the pitching situation.

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Finally, the guys end their historic tour of Rangers spring training sites with reminiscing over the surprise move to Surprise. What once was a dusty little desert ghost town sure has grown up, but the facility has remained leading edge.

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