ARLINGTON — Texas Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young sat inside the home dugout at Globe Life Field six days ago and acknowledged that, while recent trends had been positive, the week ahead was set to “determine a lot” about the team’s trade deadline directions.

This is who the Rangers should have been all along. Texas had a disappointing first half of 2025. That much isn’t a secret. But there’s always been belief throughout the clubhouse and throughout the front office that they would right the ship.

One player who will likely be available is Ozuna, and he could make a lot of sense for a team like the Rangers that is hungry for offense. The designated hitter spot was supposed to be taken care of when the team signed Joc Pederson in the offseason. However, the left-handed slugger has been injured and has struggled when healthy.

Things have been looking up in Texas recently. The Rangers have won five straight games, 14 of their last 20, and and 26 of their last 41. According to

Semien — nearly two hours after he was struck in the face by a fastball — hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to clinch the Rangers’ 6-5 win vs. the Atlanta Braves at Globe Life Field. His hit secured a fifth-straight victory for the Rangers and extended a four-series win streak that dates back to before the All-Star break.

Marcus Semien is a prime example of the old adage that the best ability is availability. In the seven full seasons since 2018, the 34-year old Cal alum and Texa

Outstanding pitching and the Texas Rangers, historically, are not two things that go together. But this Rangers pitching staff is writing their own narrative.