Rangers seek momentum, new manager to contend again in ’23


              FILE - Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward against the Oakland Athletics during a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, July 23, 2022. The Texas Rangers fired manager Chris Woodward on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, with the team on pace for its sixth consecutive losing season, and fourth since he took over the team. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
            
              Texas Rangers general manager Chris Young listens to a question during a news conference after announcing the firing of manager Chris Woodward, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
            
              Texas Rangers general manager Chris Young, left, and Rangers President of Baseball Operations Jon Daniels listen to a question during a news conference after announcing the firing of manager Chris Woodward, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
            
              Texas Rangers' Marcus Semien, left, and Corey Seager, right, talk with interim manager Tony Beasley, center, on the mound after Beasley pulled starting pitcher Kohei Arihara in the sixth inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
            
              Oakland Athletics' Tony Kemp holds on to third base as Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager falls over him while grabbing the throw during the first inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Kemp advanced to third on a single by Seth Brown that also scored Cal Stevenson. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Rangers seek momentum, new manager to contend again in ’23