The Texas Rangers have posted a strong stretch in recent weeks and maintain hopes for the 2025 MLB playoffs in a competitive American League wild card race leading into the MLB trade deadline.

Especially not if you’re Rangers Hall of Famer Elvis Andrus running in the dot race at Globe Life Field. For the uninitiated, the dot race is a consistent feature of mid-inning entertainment at the Rangers’ park in Arlington. Three dots — red, blue and green — race along the warning track in the outfield.

The Texas Rangers will continue to work with what they have at first base as Jake Burger is weeks away from returning.

An unusual place in the standings calls for an unusual course of action.

Outfielder Sam Haggerty has been activated from the 10-day injured list ahead of Friday’s game against Atlanta, the Rangers announced. In a corresponding move, the Rangers are optioning Cody Freeman to Triple-A Round Rock.

Texas still holds the best team ERA in baseball and by a good margin, 3.18 to the second-place Royals' 3.50. The bullpen of mixed parts and pieces remains among the best in baseball, their ERA second in MLB behind the Astros.

Corey Seager, in the fourth season of his $325 million, 10-year deal with Texas, has a 24-game on-base streak. He has hit .356 with eight homers and 22 RBIs in what is the second-longest active streak in the majors, behind the 29 by Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich.

Texas Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young said Monday that it’s “to be determined” how the club will navigate the potential