The Latest Breaking News from Marcus Semien

ARLINGTON, Texas — Sure, Josh Jung imagined making the All-Star team. Put it down on the vision board he made for himself before the season.

ARLINGTON, Texas — It defies logical explanation.

CHICAGO – As the deadline for the initial phase of All-Star Game voting approaches, there has been some slippage in support for the Rangers.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Bruce Bochy tends to speak with conviction. He doesn’t dabble much in exaggeration, and he doesn’t say things just to say them. Maybe that’s the mark of a veteran manager. His three World Series rings and a couple thousand career victories sure help give some credence, too.

The umpire’s right arm got a workout.

Jose Caballero is a certified pest, in the best possible baseball sense of the word.

PITTSBURGH — From the first pitch of Johan Oviedo’s last start, it was clear the Pirates right-hander meant business. Debuting a sinker after tinkering with it throughout spring, it didn’t take Oviedo long to show that he was intent on displaying a different version of himself.

Everything is bigger in Texas.

Texas led MLB in stolen bases last season, but Bruce Bochy’s squad is on a far slower pace this year despite the league’s new runner-friendly rules.

ARLINGTON, Texas — When the Rangers City Connect uniforms were unveiled earlier in the week, Marcus Semien had the most accurate review of the new designs.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Boos rained down from Royals fans at Kauffman Stadium at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, just as Marcus Semien circled the bases and another game slipped away too early from the home team.