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ARLINGTON, Texas – Baseball returns to Arlington in just a matter of hours. It\u2019s opening day for the Texas Rangers!<\/p>\n
Rangers Home Opener <\/p>\n
The Rangers will face the Cincinnati Reds in their first game of the 2026 season at home.<\/p>\n
Texas had a strong start on the road with a 4-2 record on the season so far. Their six-game road trip was to Philadelphia and Baltimore.<\/p>\n
Friday\u2019s home opener starts at 3:05 p.m.<\/p>\n
How to watch the Texas Rangers game <\/p>\n
WHAT:\u00a0Texas Rangers (4-2) vs Cincinnati Reds (3-3)<\/p>\n
WHEN:\u00a0Friday, April 3, 2026 | 3:05 PM CST<\/p>\n
WHERE:\u00a0Globe Life Field | Arlington, Texas<\/p>\n
HOW TO WATCH:\u00a0MLB Network, MLB Extra Innings, Fubo, MLB.TV, Victory+<\/p>\n
Globe Life Field Roof ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sky-4-04032026-kdfweme003_02_10_35_42_mpg_00.25.46.00.jpg\")
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Officials at Globe Life Field confirmed on social media that the roof will remain closed for the 3 p.m. game.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s because scattered showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for Dallas-Fort Worth on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n
According to the FOX 4 Weather team, storm coverage will increase Friday evening with some storms becoming strong to severe.<\/p>\n
Starting Lineup ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2268483384.jpg\")
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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – MARCH 29: MacKenzie Gore #1 of the Texas Rangers throws a pitch in the first inning during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on March 29, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Hunter M <\/p>\n
Mackenzie Gore will take the mound for Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gore, who was traded to the Rangers in January, made a strong debut against the Phillies, earning a win with 7 strikeouts and a 3.38 earned run average over 5 innings.<\/p>\n
Other players in the starting lineup include Brandon Nimmo, Wyatt Langford, Corey Seager, Jake Burger, Joc Pederson, Josh Smith, Josh Jung, Evan Carter, and Danny Jansen.<\/p>\n
First Pitch and National Anthem ![\"Opening](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4qvjjf46ovg9efsr.jpg\")
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Stars goalie and Olympic gold medalist Jake Oettinger will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.<\/p>\n
Neal McCoy will be signing the national anthem.<\/p>\n
Globe Life Field Menu Highlights The Ten takes Steve Noviello and Paige Ellenberger out to the old ballgame. They try out some ballpark foods and talk a bit of baseball.<\/p>\n The Rangers will have a bevy of new food and drink items for fans to enjoy this season at Globe Life Field.<\/p>\n Highlights include the 9th Inning Rally Sombrero, a giant nine-layer dip served in a fried tortilla shell, and the Pig Kahuna, a pork sandwich topped with pineapple and peanut butter sauce.<\/p>\n The Texas Ribeye Sandwich features grilled Nolan Ryan Beef ribeye steak topped with chimichurri, sliced tomato, and fresh arugula on a soft roll, served with French fries. And the Texas Tenderloin Sandwich is Nolan Ryan Beef tenderloin served on a brioche bun with gouda cheese, dijonnaise and balsamic dressed arugula, served with French fries.<\/p>\n Send in your photos\/videos here! <\/p>\n The Source: The information in this story comes from MLB.com, news releases, and FOX 4 reporters who are covering the home opener.<\/p>\n Texas Rangers<\/a>Sports<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ARLINGTON, Texas – Baseball returns to Arlington in just a matter of hours. It\u2019s opening day for the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234085,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151,7677,6812,154],"class_list":{"0":"post-234084","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arlington","8":"tag-arlington","9":"tag-arlington-headlines","10":"tag-arlington-news","11":"tag-mlb","12":"tag-rangers","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234084"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234084\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Rangers](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wquc3ljp9khb6ntc.jpg\")
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