“I saw it coming, and I’m ready,” Freeman said. “I’m ready for the challenge.” Last year in Double-A, Freeman said he dealt with the same situation. One of the catchers went down and he had to catch a bullpen the next day to be ready. The last time he caught in a game was 2023.

Cody Freeman and Michael Helman had big league firsts on consecutive pitches for the Rangers after Josh Jung homered in his first at-bat back in the majors Monday night against the A's.

Cody Freeman’s first day as a Major League player started at a casino in Las Vegas, and if that sounds surreal, he feels the same energy.

The Texas Rangers today announced the following transactions prior to Friday night’s series opener against Detroit at Globe Life Field: - First baseman Rowdy Tellez (#44) contract selected from Triple-A Round Rock.

If that wasn’t enough baseball-style humor, there was Michael Helman — recalled just today in place of the scuffling Alejandro Osuna — finishing off the four-run fifth inning with his first ever big league home run in the same frame as Freeman’s first hit.

Texas Rangers lineup for July 21, 2025 against the A’s: starting pitchers are Jack Leiter for the Rangers and Jacob Lopez for the A’s. The Rangers start a three game series against the A’s of wherever they are today. Josh Jung is back in the lineup. Cody Freeman is the DH. Michael Helman is leading off. Its a fun time.

Cody Freeman collects his first MLB hit and RBI with one swing, an RBI double, making it 2-1 Rangers in the bottom of the 5th inning

Good morning, LSB. The Rangers defeated the Tigers last night, 2-0. Evan Grant writes about the Rangers finally getting back to the elusive .500 mark. Jeff Wilson writes about rookie Cody Freeman’s journey from the black jack tables in Vegas to scoring the winning run on Friday.