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Rangers continue streak of avoiding salary arbitration with all four eligible players

A streak that has lived on since the turn of the century has extended another year after the Texas Rangers agreed on arbitration figures with their four eligible players ahead of the Thursday deadline.

The Rangers finalized their deals with Jake Burger, Josh Jung, Josh Smith and Ezequiel Duran for the 2026 season.

Rangers avoid arbitration hearing with remaining four eligible players

Texas entered the offseason with nine arbitration eligible players, including the four from today. Earlier this winter, they agreed to a deal with OF Sam Haggerty while non-tendering Jonah Heim, Adolis Garcia, Josh Sborz and Jacob Webb.