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Dozier, Vallot deliver with bats vs. Rangers

Andy Ibanez, the Rangers' No. 12 prospect according to MLBPipeline.com, also hit a home run after being brought over from the Minor League side.

Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish, almost two years removed from Tommy John surgery, looked sharp in his first spring outing, throwing 1 2/3 shutout innings.

Darvish threw 37 pitches and touched 96 mph a few times while sitting at 93-94. He gave up one hit, walked two and struck out two.

"It was a good first day to get him back out there," Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. "We are comfortable with what we saw.