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  March 3, 2023

  The fired manager Chris Chicago Cubs Hats Woodward amid a disappointing season that has them likely to mi s the postseason for the sixth consecutive year, the team announced Monday. Third base coach Tony Beasley will take over as interim manager for the remainder of the season.At 51-63, the Rangers are 9 1/2 games behind the third and final American League wild-card spot. . The case can be made Texas is having a tough-luck season. The Rangers' minus-2 run differential suggests their record should be close to .500 -- that is a ma sive improvement from last year's minus-190 run differential -- but they are 6-24 in one-run games. A few fortuitous bounces and they could've been in the race. Woodward, 46, was in his fourth season as Rangers manager. The team went 211-287 (.424) under Woodward, though the club was clearly in a rebuild in 2020 and 2021. Texas committed over $500 million to free agents this past offseason, most notably and , and the brain trust surely expected to remain in contention Willson Contreras Jersey longer this summer. "We have had extensive discu sions over the last several weeks and while the team's current performance is certainly a big part of this decision, we are also looking at Jose Quintana Jersey the future," Rangers executive Jon Daniels said in a statement. "As the Rangers continue to develop a winning culture and put the pieces together to compete for the postseason year in and year out, we felt a change in leadership was nece sary at this time." Texas Rangers dismi s Chris Woodward as manager. Texas Rangers (@Rangers) Woodward's managerial stint is perhaps most notable for his run-in with in Aug. 2020. . "I didn Yu Darvish Jersey 't like it, personally," . "You're up by seven in the eighth inning; it's typically not a good time to swing 3-0. It's kind of the way we were all raised in the game. But, like I said, the norms are being challenged on a daily basis. So just because I don't like it doesn't mean it's not right. I don't think we liked it as a group." Prior to joining Chicago Cubs Custom Jersey the Rangers, Woodward spent three seasons as third base coach with the , and several years coaching in the system. Texas was his first managerial job. Woodward signed a contract extension last November that locked him up through 2023 with a club option for 2024. The Rangers are the fourth team to fire their manager within the last 11 weeks, joining the (Joe Girardi to Rob Thomson), (Joe Maddon to Phil Nevin), and (Charlie Montoyo to John Schneider). . The Angels and Blue Jays have had no such luck since their managerial changes.

  The fired manager Chris Chicago Cubs Hats Woodward amid a disappointing season that has them likely to mi s the postseason for the sixth consecutive year, the team announced Monday. Third base coach Tony Beasley will take over as interim manager for the remainder of the season.At 51-63, the Rangers are 9 1/2 games behind the third and final American League wild-card spot. . The case can be made Texas is having a tough-luck season. The Rangers' minus-2 run differential suggests their record should be close to .500 -- that is a ma sive improvement from last year's minus-190 run differential -- but they are 6-24 in one-run games. A few fortuitous bounces and they could've been in the race. Woodward, 46, was in his fourth season as Rangers manager. The team went 211-287 (.424) under Woodward, though the club was clearly in a rebuild in 2020 and 2021. Texas committed over $500 million to free agents this past offseason, most notably and , and the brain trust surely expected to remain in contention Willson Contreras Jersey longer this summer. "We have had extensive discu sions over the last several weeks and while the team's current performance is certainly a big part of this decision, we are also looking at Jose Quintana Jersey the future," Rangers executive Jon Daniels said in a statement. "As the Rangers continue to develop a winning culture and put the pieces together to compete for the postseason year in and year out, we felt a change in leadership was nece sary at this time." Texas Rangers dismi s Chris Woodward as manager. Texas Rangers (@Rangers) Woodward's managerial stint is perhaps most notable for his run-in with in Aug. 2020. . "I didn Yu Darvish Jersey 't like it, personally," . "You're up by seven in the eighth inning; it's typically not a good time to swing 3-0. It's kind of the way we were all raised in the game. But, like I said, the norms are being challenged on a daily basis. So just because I don't like it doesn't mean it's not right. I don't think we liked it as a group." Prior to joining Chicago Cubs Custom Jersey the Rangers, Woodward spent three seasons as third base coach with the , and several years coaching in the system. Texas was his first managerial job. Woodward signed a contract extension last November that locked him up through 2023 with a club option for 2024. The Rangers are the fourth team to fire their manager within the last 11 weeks, joining the (Joe Girardi to Rob Thomson), (Joe Maddon to Phil Nevin), and (Charlie Montoyo to John Schneider). . The Angels and Blue Jays have had no such luck since their managerial changes.