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Wyatt Langford’s walk-off grand slam is Texas Rangers rookie’s latest massive moment
ARLINGTON – Just call him: Walk-off, Texas Ranger.
Wyatt Langford won’t win AL Rookie of the Year, but you can’t say he hasn’t had an eventful rookie season. To go with the inside-the-park-homer, the cycle and the team’s only previous grand slam, on Tuesday he added a Rangers’ rookie first: The first walk-off grand slam in a 7-4 win over the New York Yankees and their exploding bullpen.
It was the third walk-off hit for Langford this year, the most by a Ranger since Josh Hamilton had three in 2011. It was the first walk-off grand slam by a Ranger since Nelson Cruz in Game 2 of the 2011 ALCS, the first regular season walk-off grand slam since Marlon Byrd hit one on August 4, 2008. Also against the Yankees.
Oh, yeah, it was also the Rangers’ third walk-off win in the last four games. This would be the kind of stuff that leaves one breathless – if not for the fact they are still seven games below .500 and have already lost more games (73) than they lost all last year. But, hey, why wallow.
If the final month is about the future, Tuesday night was another indication that Langford’s remains very bright despite a slow start. His homer was a masterful at-bat. He got down in the count when Clay Holmes’ two-seamer that might have been above the zone was called a strike. The count went to 2-2 on a sweeper that might have been off the plate. He worked it full, fouled off one slider then crushed another when Holmes tried to double up on it. The ball, which left the bat at 109 mph, might not have landed when Langford leaped into a pile at home plate.
“I saw a guy up there who was very poised,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “He’s been in that situation and he’s come through. He had some good swings. It’s part of his growth. He just has the knack to get the big hit when we need it. It doesn’t show up on spread sheets, but there are guys who become better hitters with the game on the line.
“I think he likes those at-bats.”
Spoiler alert: He does.
“I think everyone likes those situations,” he said. “You especially like them when you get results. I just try to do less there. Make smaller movements. Take smaller swings.”
He’s also grown in these situations. When he’s at his best, he’s patient and disciplined hitter. At his worst, he can occasionally get passive on close pitches. For a rookie, that’s deadly. Too many close calls seem to go against them. According to Baseball Savant, Langford entered the day with 54 called strikes against him on pitches out of the zone. That included nine called third strikes, tied for the fourth most in baseball.
Over the weekend, in a wholly different Rangers’ walk-off win over Oakland, he showed more willingness to spoil pitches on the outer edge that aren’t in his comfort zone, but also aren’t close enough to take. With two outs in the 10th inning and a runner on first, he found himself in a 1-2 count against Mason Miller. He fouled off consecutive 102 mph fastballs away, forcing Miller to try something else. He threw consecutive sliders well off the plate that Langford was able to take for balls and became the potential winning run. Josh Jung followed it up with a walk-off three-run homer.
Over his last 17 games, Langford has picked up the pace significantly, slashing .279/.348/.508/.856 with four homers and 16 RBIs. And it is still worth remembering, he’s a rookie. There is a lot of development that still takes place at the big league level. It’s September. The Rangers may not be in a playoff race, but there is still work to be done.
“It’s super important for me to go into the offseason with a good base of what I want to be able to do next year,” he said.
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In just a few days, the Java House Grand Prix of Arlington will take place. Bill Miller, President and General Manager of the event, says this race has been in the works for two years.
“We started, you know, conceptually, how do you design a racetrack on what are city streets and around the property,” said Miller.
Miller says they are on schedule, adding that it takes crews almost a month to set everything up.
“The track is 2.73 miles, 14 turns. You’re going to have top speeds on Randol Mill right behind us here, where the cars are going to be going 180mph,” said Miller.
Drivers will race through the Arlington Entertainment District, going past Globe Life Field and AT&T Stadium.
“We’ve now come to Randol Mill, and we’re in the area of the track that we call the horseshoe. This is going to be one of the more technical spots of the track. Drivers will be just hugging around this turn and going probably 90 to 100, 100 plus miles an hour,” said Miller.
Miller says they’ve carefully planned every little detail with the hopes of giving an expected crowd of about 80,000 people the best experience.
“You will feel the cars and that speed as they transition through this year’s area. It’s going to be pretty awesome,” said Miller.
Tickets are still available. CBS News Texas will be live at the race events this Friday.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — On Sunday afternoon, Texas women’s basketball and South Carolina will reunite in the SEC Tournament’s championship game.
South Carolina is looking to win its 10th SEC Tournament championship since 2015. Having been the Big 12’s best in 2022 and 2024, Texas is playing for its third conference tournament title under head coach Vic Schaefer.
Stay tuned for live updates.
Texas vs. South Carolina: Live updates, highlights
The Longhorns scored 20 of this game’s first 25 points and will take a 1-point lead into the second quarter. Leading the Longhorns was sophomore forward Justice Carlton, who outscored the Gamecocks by herself. While scoring 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting, Carlton also recorded three rebounds and three assists.
Carlton’s quick start came less than 24 hours after she played just four minutes in the second half of an 85-68 win over Ole Miss.
South Carolina shot just 4-for-13 from the field over this afternoon’s first 10 minutes. Over its first 14 games against ranked teams this season, South Carolina had outscored its opponents by an average of 4.2 points in the first quarter.
Fueled by Justice Carlton, Texas has jumped out to a 14-0 lead in South Carolina. Carlton already has scored six points, and the sophomore forward assisted teammate Breya Cunningham on the game’s first basket and set up another UT score by drawing an offensive foul. Carlton has also recorded a steal.
Texas has made its first seven shots this afternoon. South Carolina has called an early timeout after a start that included five turnovers and just one field-goal attempt.
Where: Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.
PROVO — Robert Wright III wasn’t one of the four seniors honored in BYU’s regular-season finale Saturday night.
But if it was his final time playing in the Marriott Center — and in an era of the transfer portal that opens up and NBA-like free agency every offseason, you can never count that out — then the former All-Big 12 freshman at Baylor was going to make it memorable.
How about a top-10 victory, for good measure?
Wright scored 23 of his 27 points in the second half to go with six rebounds and two assists; and Kennard Davis Jr. drained the final go-ahead 3-pointer with 1 minuted, 34 seconds remaining as BYU snapped a three-game losing skid with a 82-76 win over No. 10 Texas Tech in front of a sold-out crowd at the Marriott Center.
AJ Dybantsa added 21 points, six rebounds and four assists in what most assume to be the future NBA draft lottery pick’s final game in Provo, and Davis finished with 16 points for the Cougars (21-10, 9-9 Big 12).
Christian Anderson poured in 23 points, four rebounds and nine assists for Texas Tech; and Donovan Atwell added 23 points and six rebounds for the Red Raiders (22-9, 12-6 Big 12).
Jaylen Petty scored 14 points for Texas Tech, which made 16 3-pointers — but just 4-of-16 in the second half.
That’s when Wright to work, converting 7-of-10 field goals and all nine of his free-throw attempts as BYU rallied from as much as a 13-point deficit in the first half to help the Cougars to their first win over Texas Tech since Dec. 17, 1993.
With little to play for in the Big 12 Tournament beyond pride and a sendoff for four seniors, including injured star Richie Saunders, Texas Tech opened the regular-season finale with more of it.
Anderson dropped in five 3-pointers and six assists in the first half, and the Red Raiders shot 12-of-19 from deep to lead by as much as 13 before the break.
After a short run from BYU, Donovan Atwell hit Texas Tech’s eighth triple out of a media timeout, and Anderson added another of the Red Raiders’ 12 first-half 3-pointers to stretch the lead back to 37-27 en route to a 46-38 halftime advantage.
Davis had 13 points, including three of BYU’s five 3-pointers before the break; and Dybantsa added 10 points, three rebounds and two assists on 4-of-14 shooting for the Cougars before halftime.
BYU didn’t commit a turnover until Josiah Moseley’s steal with 15:52 remaining, and Wright capped a 13-6 run out of halftime to bring the Cougars all the way back within 52-51 a minute later.
Buoyed by a defense — there’s that word that seemed far-too-unfamiliar at times during the recent stretch of three-straight losses, or eight in the past 11 games — that held the Red Raiders to 2-of-6 shooting from the perimeter, Dybantsa converted a 3-point play to give BYU its first lead of the half, 58-57 with 11:23 remaining.
Wright scored 6 straight points, Dybantsa added 4 in a row, and Keita capped a 14-2 run that lifted the Cougars to their largest lead of the game, 74-66, with a 14-2 run with 4:42 remaining.
This story will be updated.
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