In just over two weeks, the Texas Rangers will head to Surprise, Ariz., to begin 2026 spring training activities.<\/p>\n
For most players, it\u2019ll be a return to baseball to ramp back up before the 2026 season begins in late March.<\/p>\n
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However, for some players, the baseball grind never really stopped.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, amidst the flurry of news, the Rangers announced updates on four players who participated in Winter Ball leagues.<\/p>\n
Ezequiel Duran had a slash line of .338\/.399\/.463\/.862 (46-136) with two home runs, one triple, nine doubles, 22 RBI, seven stolen bases, and 23 runs scored in 35 games for Aguilas Cibaenas of the Dominican Winter League (LIDOM).<\/p>\n
Duran led the team in hits and ranked second in RBI while hitting safely in 13 of his final 14 games from Dec. 4-21, sporting a .352 average (19-54) with 8 RBI during the span.<\/p>\n
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That strong performance should lead to some confidence for Duran, who will look to establish himself within first-year manager Skip Schumaker\u2019s system after not really seeing much playing time for parts of the last two seasons.<\/p>\n
Outfielder Alejandro Osuna played for Charros de Jalisco of the Mexican Pacific Winter League (LMP) for the first time since 2021, slashing .339\/.486\/.411\/.897 (19-56) with one triple, two doubles, five RBI, eight stolen bases, and 10 runs.<\/p>\n
Osuna walked more times than he struck out, with a 9-15 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 17 games played.<\/p>\n
Minor-league outfielder Aaron Zavala slashed .358\/.460\/.621\/1.081 (34-95) with six home runs, seven doubles, 19 RBI, and 20 runs scored in 27 games with Jaguares de Nayarit of the Mexican League.<\/p>\n
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Zavala\u2019s .358 batting average ranked second among hitters with 100-or-more plate appearances.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, Zavala received an invite to Major League Spring Training for the second consecutive season.<\/p>\n
New Rangers reliever Alexis Diaz also played some winter ball prior to signing his one-year deal with Texas. D\u00edaz logged a brief, four-game stint with Cangrejeros de Santruce of the Puerto Rican Winter League (LBPRC) from Dec. 2-10.<\/p>\n
The Rangers have been impressed with the progress Diaz has made this offseason and feel like he can return to the all-star form he was in with the Cincinnati Reds<\/a>.<\/p>\n Rangers pitchers and catchers will report on Tuesday, Feb. 10, with the first full squad workout set for Sunday, Feb. 15.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n