Both left fielder Wyatt Langford and third baseman Josh Jung — two key pieces of the Rangers’ present and future — independently described Ecker’s dismissal as a surprise. It’s the first in-season staff change that either of them have been apart of during their young major league careers.

The Rangers need a spark for the offense. They’re looking to outside sources to fix it. The Rangers announced on Monday that they are hiring Bret Boone as their new hitting coach. He will join the off

Former big league All-Star infielder Bret Boone was hired Monday as a hitting coach for the Texas Rangers, who are last in the American League in runs scored. It will be the first time Boone, the 56-year-old older brother of New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone,