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3 Texas Rangers observations: What to make of scoreless tie vs. Giants, Evan Carter’s exit
SURPRISE, Ariz. – Clearly, the voters in the Surprise Recreation Campus Hall of Fame balloting are not small Hall folks. And, yes, there is such a thing.
On Sunday, five individual members of the 2023 Rangers were inducted into the Hall. Then, for good measure, the entire Rangers roster was inducted, too. Oh, and Bruce Bochy was inducted into the Cactus League Hall of Fame.
The emotions of the ceremonies apparently took a toll since the Rangers and Giants then played to a scoreless tie. It was the Rangers’ first scoreless tie in Arizona since March 2, 2019. Also against the Giants.
But just because there were no runs doesn’t mean there weren’t observations. Here are three VERY IMPORTANT observations from Sunday’s game:
Scariest moment: If there is a concern about Evan Carter against left-handed pitchers, it’s not his ability to get on base, but rather how often he gets hit by pitches. He left Sunday’s game after getting hit by a fastball in the left forearm from lefty Kyle Harrison in the first inning. Exhale, X-rays showed no fracture.
But Carter has been hit by lefties eight times in 281 professional regular-season at-bats. It’s a lot of plunking. He took a pitch off his wrist in the minors last year and later missed some time after getting hit on the left wrist last year by a pitch and then by an errant pickoff throw.
Best reunion: As currently constructed, the Rangers are a little thin on multi-inning relievers. Adrian Sampson, who pitched for the club in 2018-19, might be worth a look. Sampson, 32, spent the last two seasons with the Chicago Cubs organization after a 2020 season in Korea. He put together a 3.03 ERA over 2021-22 in 139.2 innings in the majors but missed most of last year with a knee injury.
In his first outing back with the Rangers, he worked two crisp innings against the Giants, allowing only a walk to the first batter he faced, then retiring the next hitters. He struck out two. Sampson doesn’t have overpowering stuff, but he throws strikes and pitches with conviction. There’s a bit of Rick Helling, an oft-overlooked, but fearless and valuable Rangers pitcher of the past, to him. Sampson’s on a non-roster deal.
Worst flashback: The Rangers had the potential winning run thrown out at home to end the bottom of the eighth. Davis Wendzel was called out on a tag play, trying to score from second on a single by Elier Hernandez. If they had replay at Surprise Stadium, it might have gotten overturned.
Instead, it was just a reminder the Rangers had too many guys thrown out at home last year: 16. It was tied for the seventh-most in the majors. There were times when third base coach Tony Beasley may have been too aggressive, but this was not one of those times. First of all, it’s just the third game of spring training. Second, the game situation suggested going for the winning run. If anything, it was just a reminder that speed/baserunning is not one of Wendzel’s tools. The No. 41 overall pick in 2019 has just eight steals as a pro and has been caught seven times. If Wendzel is going to make it to the big leagues, it will be on the strength of his bat.
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Texas man accused of killing pregnant wife allegedly cuts off ankle monitor and flees to Italy
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A Texas man facing charges for allegedly killing his pregnant wife has reportedly cut off his ankle monitor and fled abroad.
Lee Mongerson Gilley, 39, is accused of murdering his wife, Christa Bauer Gilley, and the couple’s unborn child in Houston in 2024, according to KPRC.
Gilley was set to appear in court Tuesday, but instead flew from Texas to Canada, and finally Italy, where he told authorities he was seeking asylum after being “wrongfully prosecuted” and is fearful of receiving the death penalty, his attorney told the outlet.
“I’m concerned that the prosecution will try to say that it’s evidence of consciousness of guilt that he’s running from it, but I think he’s just scared,” defense attorney Dick DeGuerin reportedly said.
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Lee Mongerson Gilley, 39, is accused of murdering his wife, Christa Bauer Gilley, and their unborn child in Houston in 2024, according to KPRC. (Christa Bauer Gilley/Facebook)
Gilley, whose murder trial was set to begin later this month, is reportedly in the custody of Italian authorities. His ankle monitor alerted authorities it had been tampered with on Friday, according to the outlet.
DeGuerin told the outlet that before Gilley can be returned to Texas, the state must certify to Italy that he is not eligible for the death penalty — which the prosecution is not seeking in his case.
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Gilley is accused of killing his wife, Christa, and their unborn baby by “applying pressure to [her] neck and upper back” on Oct. 7, 2024, according to charging documents obtained by People.
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Defense attorney Ed McClees and his client, Lee Mongerson Gilley, appear in the 497th District Court at the Harris County Justice Center in Houston on Oct. 17, 2024. Gilley is charged with capital murder in the death of his wife, Christa Gilley. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
Prosecutors reportedly allege Gilley initially claimed Christa, who was nine months pregnant, had overdosed and that he had tried to save her with CPR, but a medical examiner later pointed to evidence of strangulation and ruled her death a homicide.
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After he was arrested days later, Gilley allegedly admitted his wife was not a drug user or suicidal, and that the couple had been arguing before her death, KPRC reported.
In 2025, while out on bond, prosecutors reportedly allege Gilley and an unnamed woman, whom he had an affair with in 2023, devised a scheme to flee to Mexico and other countries, according to the outlet.
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Prosecutors allege Lee Mongerson Gilley killed his wife, Christa Bauer Gilley, who was nine months pregnant, in Houston in 2024. (Christa Bauer Gilley/Facebook)
“The Defendant also inquired as to whether she knew of a Mexican identity he could acquire to facilitate his departure from the country,” the document said.
Gilley also allegedly “provided a detailed plan” to remove his GPS monitor and perform a sham marriage to obtain a new identity, prosecutors reportedly said.
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Authorities are working to extradite Gilley back to the country, according to KPRC.
Gilley’s defense attorney and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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