TRAVIS JANKOWSKI NEWS

Sitting again Saturday Jankowski is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.

Impact The lefty-hitting Jankowski will sit for a second straight game Saturday despite right-hander Griffin Canning taking the mound for the Angels. Adolis Garcia will start in right field while Dustin Harris serves as the designated hitter.

SEPTEMBER 28 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting again Saturday Jankowski is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.

Impact The lefty-hitting Jankowski will sit for a second straight game even with right-hander Griffin Canning taking the mound for the Angels. Adolis Garcia will start in right field while Dustin Harris serves as the designated hitter.

SEPTEMBER 28 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting against left-hander Jankowski isn't in the Rangers' lineup for Friday's game against the Angels.

Impact The left-handed Reid Detmers will begin Friday's contest on the bump for Los Angeles, meaning the left-handed bat of Jankowski will remain out of the lineup. While he sits, Ezequiel Duran, Wyatt Langford and Adolis Garcia will make up the Rangers' outfield trio.

SEPTEMBER 27 • ROTOWIRE

Getting rest versus lefty Jankowski isn't in the Rangers' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

Impact The lefty-hitting Jankowski will take a seat Wednesday while the lefty-throwing Brady Basso toes the slab for Oakland. His absence will allow Justin Foscue to serve as Texas' designated hitter and bat sixth.

SEPTEMBER 25 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Tuesday Jankowski isn't in the Rangers' lineup for Tuesday's game against Oakland.

Impact Jankowski will take a seat Tuesday after starting in the Rangers' last two games, going 2-for-7 with an RBI and a run scored in the process. Adolis Garcia will get the starting nod in right field instead while Justin Foscue works as the DH.

SEPTEMBER 24 • ROTOWIRE

Taveras delivers game-ending single for Rangers in 3-2 win over Athletics

Leody Taveras hit a game-ending single with one out in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2

SEPTEMBER 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Passes through waivers Jankowski went 1-for-1 with a run scored in Friday's 9-2 loss to Oakland.

Impact Jankowski pinch hit for Robbie Grossman in the eighth inning and scored on a throwing error. He had been placed on waivers Thursday but went unclaimed and is back with the Rangers to continue in a limited role. Jankowski has just 22 plate appearances since the All-Star break.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

Reports: Rangers waiving OF Robbie Grossman, Travis Jankowski The Texas Rangers are waiving veteran outfielders Robbie Grossman and Travis Jankowski, multiple outlets reported Thursday night.Grossman, 3...

AUGUST 30 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Lands on waivers The Rangers placed Jankowski on waivers Thursday, Kiley McDaniel of ESPN.com reports.

Impact In an effort from Texas to shed a bit of payroll, Jankowski is now available for any team to claim for the final month of the year. However, the 33-year-old owns a .491 OPS through 167 plate appearances on the year and has gone just 1-for-17 since the All-Star break, so he will most likely pass through waivers unclaimed and remain with the Rangers.

AUGUST 29 • ROTOWIRE

Jankowski saves Rangers with HR robbery as Texas takes 2 from MLB-worst White Sox

Travis Jankowski robbed Andrew Vaughn of a game-winning homer in the ninth inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 for their second victory of the day against...

AUGUST 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Picking up start Wednesday Jankowski will start in right field and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Pirates.

Impact With Josh Smith receiving a day off, Jankowski will re-enter the Texas lineup for the first time since last Thursday. Jankowski has gone just 1-for-13 at the dish since the All-Star break, and he's put together a lowly .200/.259/.240 over 162 plate appearances on the season. Even with the Rangers fading from the playoff picture heading into the final month of the season, Jankowski is unlikely to see a major spike in opportunities, given his status as a 32-year-old underperforming journeyman on an expiring contract.

AUGUST 21 • ROTOWIRE

Wyatt Langford hits game-ending single for Rangers in 4-3 win over White Sox in 10 innings

Texas rookie Wyatt Langford hit a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning, after scoring the tying run in the ninth, as the Rangers rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3

JULY 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Losing work to Foscue Jankowski is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Impact After starting in four of the preceding five games, the lefty-hitting Jankowski finds himself on the bench for the second matchup in a row versus a right-hander (Dean Kremer). Jankowski appears to have ceded his regular spot in the lineup to Justin Foscue, who will get a second consecutive start at designated hitter after being called up from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.

JULY 21 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Saturday Jankowski is not in the starting lineup Saturday against Baltimore.

Impact Jankowski will get a day off after he went 0-for-1 with a walk in Friday's 9-1 loss. Justin Foscue was called up from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday and he'll take over at designated hitter, batting eighth versus the Orioles.

JULY 20 • ROTOWIRE

Heading to bench for series finale Jankowski is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Impact Jankowski has been the Rangers' favored option of late for the final spot in their regular lineup, as he had started in each of the previous three contests and five of the previous six games. However, the 32-year-old will hit the bench for the final game before the All-Star break as the Rangers make room for Andrew Knizner behind the plate and deploy their top catcher, Jonah Heim, at designated hitter.

JULY 14 • ROTOWIRE

Neto and Moniak power Angels past Texas 7-2, snapping Rangers' 5-game win streak

Mickey Moniak and Zach Neto both homered and drove in three runs as the Los Angeles Angels ended the Texas Rangers’ season-best five-game winning streak with a 7-2 victory

JULY 11 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sitting Tuesday Jankowski is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.

Impact Jankowski will begin Tuesday's game in the dugout after starting in each of the last two games, going 2-for-6 with two runs and three RBI over that span. Jonah Heim will serve as the designated hitter Tuesday and bat seventh against Angels right-hander Roansy Contreras.

JULY 9 • ROTOWIRE

Fan interference helps end 19-game on-base streak for Rays' Aronzarena

Randy Arozarena’s 19-game on-base streak ended when he went 0 for 3 in the Tampa Bay Rays’ 13-2 loss to the Texas Rangers as his last at-bat resulted in a fan interference call

JULY 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Langford and Heim have 4 hits each as Rangers rout Rays 13-2 for 3-game sweep

Wyatt Langford and Jonah Heim matched career highs with four hits, Corey Seager had a three-run homer and the Texas Rangers batted around twice in a 13-2 rout of the Tampa Bay Rays...

JULY 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rangers star shortstop Corey Seager leaves in 2nd inning due to hamstring tightness

Texas All-Star shortstop Corey Seager left the Rangers’ game Wednesday night against Detroit because of tightness in his left hamstring afte...

JUNE 6

Seager hits 7th homer in 7 games as Rangers beat Diamondbacks 4-2 in World Series rematch

Corey Seager homered for the seventh time in as many games, putting the Texas Rangers ahead with his three-run shot in their 4-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks

MAY 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lowe has 4 hits as Rangers beat Royals 15-4

Nathaniel Lowe had four hits and two RBIs, and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 15-4

MAY 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Drawing first start Jankowski will start in center field and bat ninth on Monday versus the Rays.

Impact It's the first start of the season for Jankowski, who will be filling in for Leody Taveras. Jankowski had a pinch-hit home run in his lone plate appearance this season.

APRIL 1 • ROTOWIRE

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

Magnanimous Man: Rangers Travis Jankowski Remains Cool About His Role It didn’t take much for the Texas Rangers to entice Travis Jankowski to re-sign this offseason. The outfielder wanted to return.

FEBRUARY 20 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM