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Rangers Coaching Staff to Remain Largely Unchanged in 2027
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Instantly after the 2026 season, the Texas Rangers began working through the logistics of what their coaching staff would look like in 2027.
In 2026, the staff was riddled with new faces. Travis Jankowski joined an MLB coaching staff for the first time as a first-base coach. Corey Ragsdale shifted from first to third base for the first time, and Jordan Tiegs oversaw a big-league pitching staff for the first time.
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Schumaker's staff mostly stays in place
After some reflection, Skip Schumaker and the Rangers front office have decided to keep their coaching staff largely unchanged as they enter the 2027 season, looking to reach the postseason for the first time since winning it all in 2023.
Schumaker himself will be back for his second season in charge in Texas after signing a four-year contract prior to last season.
Urueta back for another year
At his right hand will be Luis Urueta, at least for the time being, as his name has been floated around in conversations regarding managerial openings around the league.
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Urueta and Schumaker, of course, worked together in Miami prior to teaming up with the Rangers.
Viele back to lead hitters
Justin Viele will be back for his third year in charge of the Rangers' offense after a season that no doubt saw improvement on that side of the ball.
Who Viele's assistant will be remains unclear, as last year's assistant hitting coach Alex Cintron will be transitioning into a front office role.
The Rangers are currently searching for someone to come into that role ahead of next season. All of the candidates considered so far have been external.
Year two for Tiegs
On the pitching side of things, it will be a similar situation as Tiegs will be back for his second year in charge of the Texas staff, but his assistant will not.
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Last year's assistant pitching coach Dave Bush will not be returning in the role and the Rangers are not planning on filling the position ahead of next season.
Upon the end of the 2026 season, Rangers President of Baseball Operations Chris Young suggested that, at times, the team lacked toughness and grit, especially on the road.
Many had wondered if perhaps a change in coaching staff could be part of the solution to help spark some more of those intangibles.
However, as we head into next season, Texas is choosing to go with the familiarity of the current staff in hopes that the team will show improvements in year two of the current regime.
