Rounds of golf and relaxing vacations weren't enough to keep two skippers in their 60s away from the game for long.

The Texas Rangers are looking to bounce back from a brutal 2024 season. Injuries were a big part of their lost campaign, with the long-term losses of Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer, and Josh Jung, to name a few.

Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom has the seal of approval from manager Bruce Bochy following an opening day start.

DeGrom returned from his second Tommy John surgery to make three starts at the close of last season and came into this Rangers camp considered a fully healthy pitcher.

Bochy sat down for an interview and discussed the Rangers’ clubhouse vibe with their new players, Smith’s role and an ongoing clubhouse bet on the ABS system.

Nathan Eovaldi will be the Rangers' first repeat opening day starter since Kevin Millwood started four in row from 2006-09.

Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia will undergo an MRI after suffering an oblique injury and will miss some time.

In some ways, deGrom is the starting Billy Wagner, who was elected in January in his final year on the ballot. Wagner threw just 903 innings, the fewest of any pitcher elected by the writers. But those who voted for him (full transparency: I didn’t) favored dominance over quantity.

Much has been made about the Rangers’ completely rebuilt bullpen this spring. Texas added veteran arms like Chris Martin and Luke Jackson, as well as other experienced relievers such as Shawn Armstrong,