SAD NEWS: Texas Rangers Officially Named MLB’s Unluckiest Team of 2025 — Inside the Heartbreak, Missed Chances, and What’s Still Keeping This Club Fighting Through the Pain
When the Texas Rangers raised the World Series trophy in 2023, it felt like a coronation — the end of decades of heartbreak and the beginning of a new era. Two years later, it feels like that joy belongs to another lifetime.
The numbers don’t lie: injuries to star players, one-run losses piling up, and the cruel twist of fate that’s seen this team ranked as MLB’s unluckiest team of 2025 by advanced analytics. But for those inside the Rangers’ clubhouse, it’s not about luck. It’s about the battle between hope and heartbreak.
“This season feels like everything that could go wrong, did,” said manager Bruce Bochy, whose calm demeanor has become the team’s emotional anchor. “But we’re still standing. That’s what matters.”
At the heart of it all lies a rotation that’s been battered by injuries. Jacob deGrom, once the crown jewel of Texas’ pitching staff, has spent more time in recovery than on the mound. Max Scherzer, the warrior, returned only to battle more physical setbacks. Even Nathan Eovaldi, the team’s fiery competitor, hasn’t been spared.
“We’ve had our share of punches,” said Eovaldi. “But you don’t stop swinging.”
Offensively, the story hasn’t been much brighter. Corey Seager has battled through pain, Adolis García has carried the lineup through streaks of brilliance and slumps of frustration, and Marcus Semien, once the heartbeat of consistency, has watched big hits die on the warning track.
Baseball is cruel that way — a game built on inches and moments that can flip entire seasons. For the Rangers, those inches have all gone the wrong way.
Still, what separates this team from others sinking under misfortune is its unbroken spirit. The same dugout that saw champagne showers two seasons ago now carries quiet determination. Younger players like Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford have stepped into the spotlight, learning the hard lessons of resilience from veterans who know both triumph and pain.
“This is what builds character,” said Bochy. “Winning’s easy. Losing with pride, that’s the test.”
Around Arlington, fans haven’t turned their backs. If anything, they’ve grown louder — rallying behind a roster that refuses to quit. The phrase “We still believe” has become a quiet mantra, scrawled on signs, chanted in the stands, and whispered in the dugout tunnel before every game.
There’s a strange beauty to this brand of heartbreak. The kind that turns agony into purpose. For every broken bat, every blown save, every injury update that hits social media like a gut punch, there’s still the undeniable truth that this team — these Rangers — are fighting like hell to stay whole.
It’s the kind of story baseball has written a thousand times: the fallen contender searching for one more spark.
And if the Rangers ever find it again, it’ll be because of everything they’ve survived in 2025 — the season that tried to break them but couldn’t.
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