{"id":494545,"date":"2026-02-23T17:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/494545\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T17:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:49:09","slug":"rangers-start-jack-leiter-unveil-lineup-for-los-angeles-angels-spring-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/494545\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers Start Jack Leiter, Unveil Lineup for Los Angeles Angels Spring Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Texas Rangers<\/a> get their first opportunity to face an AL West rival in spring training as they play the Los Angeles Angels on Monday in Tempe, Ariz. <\/p>\n

The contest will be played at Tempe Diablo Stadium. First pitch is set for 1:05 p.m. mountain time and 2:05 p.m. central time. <\/p>\n

Here is a breakdown of the game, including the starting pitcher, lineup, injuries and other notes. <\/p>\n

Texas Rangers vs. Los Angeles Angels<\/p>\n

At Tempe Diablo Stadium, Tempe, Ariz.<\/p>\n

Time: 1:05 p.m. MT\/2:05 pm CT<\/p>\n

TV\/Radio: None<\/p>\n

Records: Texas<\/a>: 2-1; LA Angels, 1-1. <\/p>\n

Rangers Starting Pitcher<\/p>\n

Jack Leiter: 0-0, 0.00 ERA<\/p>\n

Leiter<\/a> is entering his second full Major League season and coming off a 2025 in which he finished in the Top 10 in American League rookie of the year voting. Last season he went 10-10 with a 3.86 ERA and 148 strikeouts. <\/p>\n

Rangers Batting Order\"Texas<\/p>\n

Texas Rangers center fielder Sam Haggerty. | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

1. CF Sam Haggerty<\/p>\n

2. C Danny Jansen<\/p>\n

3. 3B Ezequiel Duran<\/p>\n

4. 1B Justin Foscue<\/p>\n

5. RF Mark Canha<\/p>\n

6. SS Tyler Wade<\/p>\n

7. 2B Cameron Cauley<\/p>\n

8. DH Jose Herrera<\/p>\n

9. LF Andrew Velazquez<\/p>\n

Rangers Injuries\"Texas<\/p>\n

Texas Rangers pitcher Winston Santos. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

INF Cody Freeman: Freeman has a lumbar stress reaction and will be out for the next four to six weeks (updated Feb. 20) <\/p>\n

RHP Winston Santos: The prospect has a fracture in his left wrist and will be in a brace for three weeks. He will be able to continue to throw (updated Feb. 20)<\/p>\n

LHP Cody Bradford: Bradford missed last season with an elbow injury that required internal brace surgery. He is in camp and on a slow ramp-up toward game action. He believes he could be ready to pitch in May. <\/p>\n

LHP Jordan Montgomery: The 2023 World Series hero is recovering from Tommy John surgery and hopes to be ready for the Majors by the All-Star break. <\/p>\n

SS Sebastian Walcott: Is out for spring training and is expected to have elbow surgery in the future. He will miss most of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

P Nabil Crismatt: The non-roster invitee suffered an elbow injury early in camp and has been ruled out for spring training. <\/p>\n

Other Notes<\/p>\n

Pitchers Emiliano Teodo, Mark Church and Josh Sborz are on slower ramp-ups due to recovery from injury. Left fielder Wyatt Langford is expected to start sometime this week. He asked for a slower ramp-up. Right fielder Brandon Nimmo won\u2019t play in a spring training game until March. He has a specific ramp-up plan that allows him to be fresh for opening day, per manager Skip Schumaker. <\/p>\n

Texas Rangers Spring Training Schedule, Results\"Texas<\/p>\n

Texas Rangers pitcher Trey Supak. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Bold: denotes home games; times CT\/MT; SS \u2013 Split Squad games; game times subject to change.<\/p>\n

Feb. 20: Kansas City 7, Texas 3<\/p>\n

Feb. 21: Texas 3, Chicago Cubs 2<\/p>\n

Feb. 22 Texas 9, Colorado 5<\/p>\n

Feb. 23 at Los Angeles Angels, 1:10 pm MT\/2:10 pm CT<\/p>\n

Feb. 24 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, 1:05 p.m. MT\/2:05 pm CT<\/p>\n

Feb. 25 at Cleveland Guardians, 1:05 p.m. MT\/2:05 pm CT<\/p>\n

Feb. 26 vs. Milwaukee Brewers (SS), 1:05 p.m. MT\/2:05 pm CT<\/p>\n

Feb. 26 at Athletics (SS), TBA<\/p>\n

Feb. 27 at Chicago White Sox (SS), 1:05 p.m. MT\/2:05 pm CT<\/p>\n

Feb. 28 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (ss), 1:05 p.m. MT\/2:05 pm CT, Radio: 105.3 The Fan<\/p>\n

March 1 at Seattle Mariners, 1:10 pm MT\/2:10 pm CT, Radio: 105.3 The Fan<\/p>\n

March 2 vs. Cleveland Guardians, 1:05 p.m. MT\/2:05 pm CT<\/p>\n

March 4 vs. Brazil WBC, 1:05 p.m. MT\/2:05 pm CT<\/p>\n

March 5 vs. Kansas City Royals, 1:05 p.m. MT\/2:05 pm CT, Radio: 105.3 The Fan<\/p>\n

March 6 vs. Seattle Mariners, 1:05 p.m. MT\/2:05 pm CT<\/p>\n

March 7 at San Francisco Giants (ss), 1:05 p.m. MT\/2:05 pm CT, Radio: 105.3 The Fan<\/p>\n

March 8 vs. Los Angeles Angels (ss), 1:05 pm MT\/3:05 pm CT, Radio: 105.3 The Fan<\/p>\n

March 9 at San Diego Padres, 1:10 pm MT\/3:05 pm CT<\/p>\n

March 10 vs. Chicago Cubs, 1:05 pm MT\/3:05 pm CT<\/p>\n

March 12 vs. Athletics, 1:05 pm MT\/3:05 pm CT<\/p>\n

March 13 at Colorado Rockies, 1:10 pm MT\/2:10 pm CT<\/p>\n

March 14 vs. San Diego Padres (ss), 1:05 pm MT\/3:05 pm CT, TV: RSN; Radio: 105.3 The Fan<\/p>\n

March 14 at Cincinnati Reds (ss), TBA<\/p>\n

March 15 at Los Angeles Dodgers (ss), 1:05 p.m. MT\/3:05 pm CT, Radio: 105.3 The Fan<\/p>\n

March 16 vs. Chicago White Sox, 5:05 pm MT\/7:05 pm CT, TV: CW33; Radio: 105.3 The Fan<\/p>\n

March 18 vs. Kansas City Royals, 5:05 pm MT\/7:05 pm CT, TV: CW33; Radio: 105.3 The Fan<\/p>\n

March 19 at Milwaukee Brewers, 6:10 pm MT\/8:10 pm CT, Radio: 105.3 The Fan<\/p>\n

March 20 Rangers prospects vs. Royals prospects, 1:05 pm MT\/3:05 pm CT, RSN<\/p>\n

March 20 vs. San Francisco Giants (ss), 5:05 pm MT\/7:05 pm CT, TV: RSN; Radio: 105.3 The Fan<\/p>\n

March 21 at Arizona Diamondbacks, TBA, Radio: 105.3 The Fan<\/p>\n

March 23 Kansas City Royals, Globe Life Field, 7:05 p.m. CT, TV: CW33; Radio: 105.3 The Fan\/1270 KFLC-AM<\/p>\n

March 24 Kansas City Royals, Globe Life Field, 1:05 p.m. CT, TV: CW33; Radio: 1270 KFLC-AM<\/p>\n

NOTE: Surprise is one hour behind Texas time through March 7 (Mountain Time) and two hours behind beginning March 8 (Pacific Time)<\/p>\n

Cactus League Home Games Played at, Surprise Stadium\/Billy Parker Field, Surprise, AZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Texas Rangers get their first opportunity to face an AL West rival in spring training as they…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":494546,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[49,48,462,82],"class_list":["post-494545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=494545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/494546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=494545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}