This is who the Rangers should have been all along. Texas had a disappointing first half of 2025. That much isn’t a secret. But there’s always been belief throughout the clubhouse and throughout the front office that they would right the ship.

Josh Smith conectó un jonrón de dos carreras, Wyatt Langford logró un doble que vació las bases y los Rangers de Texas acumularon

Josh Smith hit a two-run home run, Wyatt Langford had a bases-clearing double and the surging Texas Rangers piled up eight runs in the first three innings in an 8-1 victory over the struggling Atlanta Braves on Sunday.

For a majority of the 2025 MLB regular season, the Texas Rangers struggled to find any consistency, but they're surging at the right — the trade deadline.

Texas seemed like a bubble team that would ultimately become sellers by July 31, but ESPN’s Buster Olney reported that the Rangers will now be aggressive buyers at the trade deadline.

The Texas Rangers are the hottest team in MLB. The St. Louis Cardinals are ready to hit the reset button. Perhaps there's a deal to be worked out.

One player who will likely be available is Ozuna, and he could make a lot of sense for a team like the Rangers that is hungry for offense. The designated hitter spot was supposed to be taken care of when the team signed Joc Pederson in the offseason. However, the left-handed slugger has been injured and has struggled when healthy.

Outstanding pitching and the Texas Rangers, historically, are not two things that go together. But this Rangers pitching staff is writing their own narrative.