Ezequiel Durán contributes significantly for Texas Rangers this season
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 6, 2026, 6:48 PM
Last updated Aug 6, 2026
Ezequiel Durán has become a key player for the Texas Rangers as they push for a playoff spot. The super-utility player has started at six positions and is batting.276 with 13 home runs and 63 RBIs this season. Durán's recent performance includes a game-ending hit in a win over the San Francisco Giants. Texas, currently 57-58, is just 1.5 games behind the division-leading Houston Astros following a six-game losing streak. Manager Skip Schumaker and teammates highlight Durán's energy and impact on the team's performance amidst injuries.
- •Durán started games at six defensive positions this season.
- •He has 44 starts at shortstop and 20 at both third and second base.
- •The Rangers are 57-58, trailing the Astros by 1.5 games.
- •Durán drove in four runs in a recent 5-4 victory over the Giants.
- •He has been crucial throughout the Rangers' playoff chase.
- 6:48 PMYahoo Sports — Super-utility player Ezequiel Durán has been a big solution for the Texas Rangers
"Ezequiel Durán has been “The Solution" in so many ways for the playoff-chasing Texas Rangers this season. There is even a T-shirt worn by Rangers players with that moniker boldly emblazoned above three different photos of the super-utility player who is now in their lineup pretty much every day. “It would be a very different season without him being able to pick up and help out the team the way he has,” Texas starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi said.
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