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Derek Holland says hacker sent homophobic slur from his Twitter account during start

Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com

Major League Baseball is conducting an investigation after a tweet containing a homophobic slur came from Derek Holland's Twitter account on Sunday night. The twist: The Texas Rangers lefty was pitching against the Los Angeles Angels at the time the sin…

Richard Durrett, ESPN.com

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre is in the lineup as the designated hitter for Monday's game with the Oakland A's, one day after leaving the second game of a doubleheader with a left shoulder strain.

ESPNDallas.com, ESPN.com

Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan said he has the most confidence in Yu Darvish over the left-handers in his rotation to pitch the first game of the club's postseason.

Richard Durrett, ESPN.com

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Derek Holland said MLB is investigating how a homophobic slur ended up on his Twitter account during Sunday night's game with the Oakland A's.

Roger Schlueter, MLB.com

Mike Napoli has been one of the top hitting catchers throughout his career, and he has hit home runs in 6.3 percent of his plate appearances in his two years with the Rangers.

Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com

With 2012 being an Olympic year, we've already seen the Summer Games reflected in baseball's annual rookie hazing when the Washington Nationals turned Bryce Harper and his young pals into the Fierce Five. Now the Texas Rangers have gotten in on the act …

Evan Drellich, MLB.com

The Rangers clinched a postseason berth on Sunday in Game 2 of a doubleheader in Texas, and they brought two other teams into the playoffs with them: the Yankees and Orioles.