It didn’t take long for Joc Pederson, the newest Texas Ranger, to add to an already contentious in-state rivalry. The two-time All-Star took his introductory press conference Monday as a chance to diss the Houston Astros,

The Texas Rangers signed Joc Pederson mainly for the firepower he possesses in his bat. But alongside his power stroke, Pederson is re-igniting an AL West rivalry upon his arrival in Texas. The Rangers landed Pederson on a two-year,

Not 12 minutes into his tenure as a Texas Ranger Monday, Joc Pederson, who has apparently eschewed pearls for obsidian jewelry, took the first big swing of his two-year contract. At the Astros. You know,