JOSÉ LECLERC NEWS

Randy Arozarena drives in winning run in 9th, Mariners beat Rangers 5-4

Randy Arozarena had a one-out bases-loaded single in the ninth inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night

SEPTEMBER 15 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rangers rally from a pair of 2-run deficits to beat the Angels 6-4

Josh Smith put Texas ahead for the first time with a two-run single in the seventh inning and the Rangers overcame a pair of two-run deficits to beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-4

SEPTEMBER 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jhonkensy Noel homers for the second straight game as the Guardians beat the Rangers 4-2

Jhonkensy Noel homered for the second straight game and Matthew Boyd pitched six effective innings for his first win in more than a year, helping the Cleveland Guardians beat the T...

AUGUST 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Heim, Taveras homer back-to-back to erase deficit in 4th as Rangers beat Red Sox 7-4

Jonah Heim and Leody Taveras homered back-to-back from the bottom of the order to erase a three-run deficit in the fourth inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4

AUGUST 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Texas native Jake Rogers homers twice and Detroit Tigers beat Rangers 2-1

Jake Rogers homered twice, including a tiebreaking drive in the eighth inning, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 2-1 to get back to

JUNE 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Marcus Semien homers to break 8th-inning tie, Rangers beat Reds 2-1

Marcus Semien homered to break an eighth-inning tie, helping the Rangers beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on Friday night

APRIL 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Seager's RBI groundout and Taveras RBI single lead the Rangers over the Tigers 9-7

Leody Taveras scored the go-ahead run on a fielder’s choice in the eighth inning and added an RBI single in the ninth to lead the Texas Rangers to a 9-7 victory over the Detroit Ti...

APRIL 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lorenzen goes 5 innings in Texas debut as Rangers blank Tigers 1-0

Michael Lorenzen pitched five spotless innings in his Texas debut and three relievers completed a five-hit shutout as the Rangers topped the Detroit Tigers 1-0

APRIL 16 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Shea Langeliers hits 3 home runs, leads Athletics over Rangers 4-3

Shea Langeliers hit three home runs, including a two-run drive in the ninth inning that lifted the Oakland Athletics over the Texas Rangers 4-3

APRIL 10 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Takes loss Sunday Leclerc (0-1) took the loss Sunday, allowing four runs on one hit and three walks over two-thirds of an inning against the Cubs.

Impact It wasn't a save situation, but there were troubling signs that recalled the bullpen struggles of 2023, when Leclerc lost the closer's job early on. Leclerc, who's had an issue with free passes during his career, has walked five over 1.2 innings thus far and allowed runs in each of his first two outings. He was the victim of an incorrect call by an umpire on Opening Day, but Sunday was all on him.

APRIL 1 • ROTOWIRE

Disputed foul tip that put Rangers behind in opener not reviewable. Heim makes up for miscue

Texas Rangers catcher Jonah Heim was going down to block a low pitch when he heard the ball tip off the bat and saw it change directions

MARCH 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

World champion Rangers overcome disputed tip and beat Cubs 4-3 on Heim's 10th-inning single

Jonah Heim hit a game-ending RBI single with two outs in the 10th inning as the World Series champion Texas Rangers opened the season with a 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs

MARCH 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rangers retain pitchers Andrew Heaney and Jose Leclerc as offseason work begins The Rangers’ campaign to defend their 2023 crown is officially on.

NOVEMBER 5, 2023 • DALLASNEWS.COM

Rangers LHP Andrew Heaney, RHP Jose Leclerc staying put Oct 27, 2023; Arlington, TX, USA; Texas Rangers pitcher Jose Leclerc (25) throws during the tenth inning in game one of the 2023 World Serie...

NOVEMBER 5, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Andrew Heaney opts in for $13M to stay with Rangers

World Series champions also exercise option on relief pitcher Jose Leclerc.

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

How did Texas Rangers Jose Leclerc bounce back after his heartbreaking ALCS blown save? Leclerc has been near perfect since giving up the winning home run in game 5 of the American League Championship series.

OCTOBER 29, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

José Leclerc, Rangers bullpen find swift redemption in bounce-back Game 6 outing Leclerc needed just eight pitches to help Texas force a winner-take-all Game 7 in the ALCS.

OCTOBER 23, 2023 • DALLASNEWS.COM

Texas Rangers closer Jose Leclerc makes 'no excuses' after blown save in game 5 of the ALCS Leclerc gave up the game winning home run to Astros second baseman Jose Altuve in the top of the 9th.

OCTOBER 21, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Leclerc uses adrenaline, trust to earn 2nd save in as many days HOUSTON -- José Leclerc admits that he was a little nervous on Monday afternoon. “Just a little bit,” Leclerc said through translator Will N...

OCTOBER 17, 2023 • MLB.COM

Ben Verlander breaks down Jordan Montgomery's dominant ALCS Game 1, previews NLCS

Ben Verlander breaks down how Jordan Montgomery rose to the occasion to become the ace the Rangers needed, and what it means for the rest of...

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Closes second save of postseason Leclerc tossed a perfect inning to earn the save in Sunday's 2-0 victory over the Astros in Game 1 of the ALCS. He struck out one.

Impact Leclerc's string of dominance continued Sunday, pitching a perfect inning for the second appearance in a row. While Leclerc was not typically featured as a closer in the regular season, earning only four saves in 57 innings of work, he has now successfully converted both of the teams' saves in the postseason, which may signal more opportunities down the road. In October, Leclerc has pitched to a mint 1.54 ERA and 0.83 WHIP with seven strikeouts across six innings.

OCTOBER 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Pitches ninth inning Leclerc allowed one walk and struck out two over one inning in Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Angels.

Impact It was 2-0 game entering the eighth inning, when manager Bruce Bochy sent Aroldis Chapman into the game with the thought of Leclerc closing out the ninth. After the Rangers scored three runs in the top of the ninth, Leclerc's save opportunity went away. Nevertheless, Leclerc is back in the mix for saves after recording two in the last week and was in position for a third Wednesday. Over the last seven outings, Leclerc has three holds and two saves while striking out 11 over 7.1 innings.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Garners save No. 4 Leclerc allowed one hit but otherwise pitched a clean ninth inning with two strikeouts to earn the save over the Mariners on Sunday.

Impact Leclerc allowed a two-out double to Eugenio Suarez but otherwise made easy work of the Mariner hitters. He's found himself in high leverage roles over the last two weeks and has two saves and three holds in last six appearances. Before this recent stretch, Leclerc had just two saves and four holds in 48 appearances. It seems he's earned manager Bruce Bochy's trust, and rightfully so, as he now owns a 2.85 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 62:27 K:BB in 53.2 innings.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE