OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Athletics slugger Khris Davis is getting a $6 million raise after leading the majors in home runs last season.

Davis reached agreement Friday with Oakland on a $16.5 million, one-year contract to avoid salary arbitration.

The A’s also agreed Friday to one-year ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas traded infielder Jurickson Profar to the Oakland Athletics on Friday in a three-team deal that included Tampa Bay and netted the Rangers four prospects.

Oakland also finalized a $15 million, two-year contract with free agent right-hander Joakim Soria, giving ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle pitcher James Paxton had two goals heading into his final start of the season: to go over 200 strikeouts and reach 160 innings pitched.

He accomplished both.

Paxton quickly checked off the first item, striking out leadoff batter Jurickson Profar to become the ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adrian Beltre was given a standing ovation when he was removed from what could be his last home game for Texas, just before the Rangers rallied for four runs in the sixth inning to beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1 on Sunday.

The 39-year-old, playing his 21st major ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Using an “opener” for an inning ahead of a traditional starter worked so well for the Texas Rangers on Friday night that they’ll do it again on Saturday night.

Yohander Mendez followed opener and fellow rookie Connor Sadzeck by scattering three hits in five relief innings ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Pitching without his best stuff, Mike Minor was still able to continue his second-half success.

Minor threw six solid innings, allowing just one run on eight hits as the Texas Rangers ended a four-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The potential final out bounced off Joe Panik’s glove, and the San Francisco Giants couldn’t recover after that.

Rougned Odor hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth inning, Robinson Chirinos drew a bases-loaded walk in the 10th and the Texas Rangers rallied from six ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Triple plays are rare enough to begin with. Jurickson Profar and the Texas Rangers turned one that was especially unusual Thursday night.

In fact, it had been more than a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Somehow, Aroldis Chapman was able to prevent this game from slipping away.

Rain pouring off his hat, the New York Yankees closer struck out Jurickson Profar with the bases loaded in a steady storm to end it, preserving a 5-3 win over the Texas Rangers on ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bartolo Colon became the top-winning pitcher born in Latin America, punctuating his 246th career victory with a nifty snag as the Texas Rangers roughed up Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners 11-4 on Tuesday night.

The 45-year-old Colon, from the Dominican ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jurickson Profar helped the Texas Rangers get a big win in a matchup of retooling teams, and hand the struggling Baltimore Orioles another low this season.

Jurickson Profar hit a three-run home run and a run-scoring single as Texas scored 10 runs during the first ...

HOUSTON (AP) — Jurickson Profar had just taken a cleat to the face and blood was trickling down his left cheek when Texas manager Jeff Banister went out to check on him in the sixth inning Sunday.

Before Banister could say anything, his young shortstop spoke. “He told me he wasn’t coming ...

HOUSTON (AP) — The Texas Rangers capped a difficult day with a big win over their in-state rival on Friday night.

Robinson Chirinos hit a two-run homer and Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Jurickson Profar added solo shots as the Rangers romped to a lopsided 11-2 win over the Houston Astros on a day ...

DETROIT (AP) — After grounding into a double play to end the top of the seventh inning, Shin-Soo Choo still held out hope that he’d have another chance to extend his on-base streak.

“I still believed I’d get another at-bat,” Choo said.

Choo’s Texas teammates came through, reaching ...

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Texas has won seven in a row, and things got a little testy Saturday during a 9-6 victory at Target Field. Jurickson Profar tied a Rangers record when he was hit by pitches three times. Profar stole second base in the fourth ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ian Desmond, Trevor Story and Colorado starter Chad Bettis each had quite a return to Texas in a record comeback for the Rockies.

Playing his first game in Texas since being an All-Star center fielder in his only season for the Rangers, Desmond homered twice. Story ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bartolo Colon worked five innings for his 243rd career victory, matching Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal for the most by a player born in the Dominican Republic when the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-2 on Wednesday night.

The 45-year-old Colon (3-3), ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adrian Beltre and the Texas Rangers went deep against the A’s.

Beltre hit a tiebreaking homer leading off the eighth, and the Rangers scored all of their runs on a season-high five long balls in a 7-4 win over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.

“I think ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Bronx Bombers are slugging homers at a record pace, and that still wasn’t enough to beat last-place Texas.

Jurickson Profar had a bases-clearing double that put the Rangers ahead to stay in ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cole Hamels is focused for now on trying to help the last-place Texas Rangers win some games and being a mentor to so many of their young players.

Down the stretch this season, the veteran lefty could be pitching for a contender — maybe a team like the New York ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Delino DeShields wasn’t too concerned about the end of his career-best 10-game hitting streak. All that mattered was scoring those two runs for the Texas Rangers.

The speedy leadoff hitter reached on a two-out error in the seventh, and then scored from first on a ...

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Jurickson Profar is pretty much off first base for now with the Texas Rangers. So are young slugger Joey Gallo and Ryan Rua.

The team’s reunion with slugger Mike Napoli has changed the outlook this season for those young players. It also will likely mean veteran ...

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s struggles against Texas might cost the Astros a playoff spot.

Ken Giles allowed two runs in the ninth inning of the Astros’ 3-2 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday night. Giles had converted nine consecutive save opportunities.

Houston (75-70) has won just three ...

HOUSTON (AP) — The Texas Rangers continue to find ways to beat the Houston Astros.

Jurickson Profar hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth, and the Rangers handed the Astros another difficult loss by rallying for a 3-2 win on Tuesday night.

Rougned Odor helped set up Profar’s ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers leadoff hitter Shin-Soo Choo is set for surgery Wednesday to have a plate inserted near the break in his left wrist and forearm.

Choo went on the disabled list Tuesday for the fourth time this season. The fracture occurred during Monday’s 5-2 win over ...