JUNE 20 • MLB.COM
LEODY TAVERAS #3 - CENTER FIELDER - TEXAS RANGERS
12 HR •
44 RBI •
.229 AVG
12 HR
44 RBI
.229 AVG
Defensive replacement Taveras comes through with decisive dinger ARLINGTON -- Leody Taveras, the Rangers' everyday center fielder, thought he had a rare off-day on Wednesday with the Rangers facing Mets le...
Leody Taveras hits go-ahead HR for Rangers in 5-3 win over Mets, who had won 7 in a row
Leody Taveras hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Texas Rangers, after not having a hit until the sixth, beat the Mets 5-3JUNE 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sitting Saturday Taveras is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Mariners, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Impact Taveras will get a day off after he went 0-for-2 with a walk and two strikeouts in the team's 3-2 win Friday. Travis Jankowski will take over in center field and bat sixth against Seattle.
JUNE 15 • ROTOWIRE
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Moves up order Taveras batted fifth and went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and an RBI in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Twins.
Impact Taveras extended a hit streak to five games (6-for-20) with a single in the second inning. He then put the Rangers up, 3-1, doubling in a run in the top of the sixth. He slotted in at ninth in the batting order for his first 47 games played but was moved up this week -- Taveras batted seventh Thursday then fifth Friday and Saturday.
MAY 26 • ROTOWIRE
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MAY 2 • DALLASNEWS.COM
Rangers' Jon Gray holds Nationals to 3 singles over 8 innings in a 7-1 win
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Seager's RBI groundout and Taveras RBI single lead the Rangers over the Tigers 9-7
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Swipes first bag Taveras went 2-for-4 with a double, a steal, an RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 7-2 win over Houston.
Impact Taveras got off to a slow start but has hit in three consecutive games, going 5-for-12 with a double, triple, steal, an RBI and two runs scored. Saturday's theft was the first of the season for Taveras, who has double-digit steals in three consecutive seasons.
APRIL 7 • ROTOWIRE
Taking seat Monday Tavares is not in the lineup for Monday's contest in Tampa Bay.
Impact Tavares started all three games during the weekend set against the Cubs, but he will receive a day of rest Monday. Travis Jankowski will handle center field for the Rangers.
APRIL 1 • ROTOWIRE
Cubs lefty Justin Steele expected to miss a month after injuring hamstring
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FEBRUARY 1 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Moves up to five spot Taveras has been moved up to the fifth spot in the lineup for Friday's ALCS Game 5 against the Astros.
Impact Rangers skipper Bruce Bochy has made a few lineup changes as his team looks to regain the series edge. One of those shifts is moving up Taveras, who is 9-for-28 with one home run and three stolen bases in nine contests this postseason.
OCTOBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Rangers Center Fielder Leody Taveras Made a Catch So Good It Broke an Advanced Statistic Taveras’s home run robbery against Yordan Alvarez was truly improbable.
OCTOBER 19, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Rangers Center Fielder Leody Taveras Made a Catch So Good It Broke an Advanced Statistic Taveras’s home run robbery against Yordan Alvarez was truly improbable.
OCTOBER 19, 2023 • SUNHERALD.COM
Crushes home run in victory Taveras went 2-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Astros in Game 1 of the ALCS.
Impact Taveras's deep shot marked the first of his postseason career, taking Justin Verlander deep on a slider left over the heart of the plate to add some insurance in the fifth inning. The switch-hitting outfielder typically depends on the small-ball for his scoring, slugging a modest 14 home runs in 143 regular season games. However, he has hit well in the playoffs so far, slashing .333/.440/.524 in 21 at-bats with five runs, three RBI, two stolen bases and Sunday's home run.
OCTOBER 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Who is Leody Taveras, who homered against Justin Verlander in ALCS Game 1 Leody Taveras is coming off his best season as a member of the Texas Rangers and hit a home run off Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander...
OCTOBER 16, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Pops homer Thursday Taveras went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Mariners.
Impact Taveras opened the scoring with his third-inning blast. The outfielder has been solid in September, batting .321 (25-for-78), but he's added just two homers, three stolen bases and eight RBI over 25 contests this month. For the year, he's at a respectable .269/.314/.426 slash line with 14 long balls, 66 RBI, 67 runs scored and 14 steals through 140 games.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Goes yard in win Taveras went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, a walk and two runs scored in Sunday's 9-8 win over the Mariners.
Impact Taveras took Bryan Woo deep in the fourth for one of three home runs the Rangers hit off him in the same inning. The 24-year-old struggled after the break, slashing .195/.228/.322 through August. He's managed to turn things around this month, slashing .365/.438/.492 with seven RBI, 11 runs and a 9:12 BB:K in 21 games. He'll hope to continue swinging a hot bat with the Rangers right in the thick of a playoff race with the Mariners and Astros.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
