This is finally the vintage Jacob deGrom pitching for the Texas Rangers, and not because the lanky right-hander recently ...

Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy, right, heads to the mound to pull starting pitcher Jack Leiter (35) during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Tuesday, June 17 ...

After weeks of wringing their hands over starting pitching depth, the Texas Rangers could be getting a starter back shortly.

Ahem. The last time Jack Leiter took an at-bat, it was for the Texas Rangers on June 30, 2025, in a completely bizarre game, facing Andrew Kittredge of the Baltimore Orioles.

Texas Rangers pitcher Jack Leiter delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (Gene J. Puskar / AP) ...

ARLINGTON -- Jack Leiter is a thinker, manager Bruce Bochy said. That’s not a bad thing, obviously, but the Rangers' rookie starting pitcher tends to get too caught up in anything and everything when ...

Jack Leiter strikes out five Rangers @ Padres July 6, 2025 | 00:00:32 Reels Jack Leiter strikes out five batters over 3/2 innings in his solid start against the Padres More From This Game Texas ...

That, paired with another offensive clunker in which the Texas lineup failed to produce with runners on, cost the Rangers a shot at a sweep and a chance to bring a .500 record into a three-game ...