Taveras went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 13-8 win over the Blue Jays.
Taveras has homered in two of his last three contests after going 33 games without a long ball. While he's shown a little more power recently, he's still just 8-for-32 (.250) with three extra-base hits over 12 contests in September. The 26-year-old outfielder has 11 homers, 20 steals, 43 RBI, 55 runs scored and a .229/.287/.354 slash line across 141 games while maintaining a starting role in center field.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Records first September RBI
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Taveras went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to Seattle.
Taveras responded to the Mariners scoring in the second inning with his 10th homer of the season a half inning later to give Texas a lead. The RBI were the first during the month of September for Taveras, who entered the game batting .143 (3-for-21) over the nine previous contests. His elite defense keeps him employed, but it was easier to put him in a lineup every day when Taveras hit like he did in 2023 (.733 OPS).
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Not starting Friday
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Taveras is absent from Friday's lineup against Seattle.
The Rangers will go with Ezequiel Duran, Wyatt Langford and Adolis Garcia in the outfield Friday. Taveras has gone 3-for-20 with five walks and four runs scored in September.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: On bench against lefty
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Taveras is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.
Taveras will be held out of the starting lineup against a left-handed starting pitcher (Tyler Anderson) for a third straight time. In his place, Wyatt Langford will man center field.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Doesn't start Friday
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Taveras was not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Angels. It was his second straight absence against a left-hander.
Sandro Fabian started in the outfield Friday while Ezequiel Duran filled in Tuesday. It's unclear if sitting Taveras against lefties is the plan going forward, but more should be known Saturday when the Angels have another lefty scheduled. The switch-hitting Taveras is batting .202/.287/.262 over 96 plate appearances against southpaws this season.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Not in Tuesday's lineup
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Taveras is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees.
Taveras started the previous five games but will head to the bench Tuesday after going 5-for-23 with eight strikeouts during that span. Wyatt Langford will shift to center field while Ezequiel Duran receives a start in left.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Walks off Athletics
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Taveras went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Saturday's 3-2 win over Oakland.
Taveras delivered a game-winning single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning for the walk-off win. The outfielder entered the contest mired in a 3-for-29 (.103) slump over the previous 10 games.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Resting Tuesday
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Taveras isn't in the Rangers' lineup for Tuesday's game versus the White Sox.
Taveras will sit down for the second game in a row Tuesday after going 6-for-32 (.188) with three RBI across his last 10 games. While he rests, Ezequiel Duran, Wyatt Langford and Adolis Garcia will start across Texas' outfield.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Taking seat Sunday
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Taveras is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
Taveras started the previous 14 games but will sit Sunday after he posted a .255/.278/.314 slash line during that stretch. Wyatt Langford will shift to center field while Robbie Grossman receives a start in left.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Steal, two RBI in win
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Taveras went 1-for-4 with two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 5-3 win over the Guardians.
All of Taveras' activity occurred during the second inning when Texas plated four runs. He opened the scoring with a two-run single and then stole second base and scored on a Corey Seager double. The stolen base was Taveras' 15th, setting a new career high for the outfielder.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Homers again
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Taveras went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 7-4 win over Boston.
Taveras hit the second of back-to-back homers in the fourth inning that wiped out the Red Sox's early 3-0 lead. It was the second consecutive game with a home run for Taveras, who is 4-for-11 with two home runs over the last four contests.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Goes deep in loss
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Taveras went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Friday's 11-6 loss to Boston.
Taveras hit a solo shot to tie the game at 2-2 in the third inning. It was his eighth homer of the season. He was later lifted for a pinch hitter against a left-handed pitcher. Taveras' defense is elite, but it may not be enough to carry a .226 batting average and .638 OPS.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Moving to bench Wednesday
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Taveras is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
Taveras will hit the bench for the series finale in St. Louis after starting in each of the last four games while going 1-for-13 at the dish. Travis Jankowski will spell Taveras in center field.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Absent from lineup
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Taveras is not in the lineup for Friday's game in Toronto.
Wyatt Langford is making his second start this week in center field while Taveras sits. Robbie Grossman will be in left field for the Rangers.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Out of Tuesday's lineup
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Taveras is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the White Sox.
Taveras will sit Tuesday after a stretch of 16 straight starts during which he posted a .283/.328/.434 slash line. Wyatt Langford will shift to center field while Robbie Grossman receives a start in left.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Swats homer in win
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Taveras went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the White Sox.
Taveras tied the game at 2-2 in the fifth inning with the home run, his seventh of the season. The light-hitting outfielder has just three hits over the last 21 at-bats.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Halts skid
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Taveras went 2-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 8-4 loss to the Orioles.
Taveras put an end to an 0-for-15 skid when he singled in the seventh inning. He later swiped his 12th base, two shy of the career-high 14 he had in 2023. The outfielder is batting .231/.299/.339 over 93 games.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Keeps rolling with three hits
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Taveras went 3-for-5 with one RBI in Sunday's 13-2 win over the Rays.
Taveras has opened July by going 10-for-21 (.476) during a six-game hitting streak. While he's added just three RBI in that span, it's encouraging to see him make consistent contact after batting just .147 in June. The outfielder is up to a .238/.306/.345 slash line with five home runs, 21 RBI, 33 runs scored and 10 stolen bases across 85 contests this season.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: On bench Sunday
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Taveras is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
It's the second straight game on the bench for Taveras despite having a .782 OPS in his past 11 games. Derek Hill will take over in center field and bat seventh in the series finale at Baltimore.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Taking seat Saturday
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Taveras isn't in the Rangers' lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles.
Taveras will get a breather Saturday after going 3-for-7 with an RBI through the first two games of the series. Derek Hill will fill the void in center field and bat ninth.
