Al-Shaair was ejected for the hit he put on Lawrence ... suspended 3 games for illegal hit Pederson explained that he has a ton of respect for Ryans, but felt the reaction would have been ...

Slugger Joc Pederson seems happy to have landed with the Texas Rangers, hopeful he can help elevate them to the same sort of top-tier offense he was a part of with the Diamondbacks last season.

Kennedi Landry of MLB.com noted Texas Rangers designated hitter Joc Pederson is using Ball's single "Tweaker" as his walk-up song. As if the vibes for Ball's song weren't already high enough ...