The Rangers will take on Mexico City before heading down to San Antonio to take on the San Diego Padres in the Alamodome on Friday night and Saturday afternoon before heading to Houston for the season opener on Sunday night.
Mexico City has a few guys on their roster that Major League Baseball fans probably know, most notably starting pitcher Esteban Loaiza, who actually pitched for a couple of seasons in Arlington for the Rangers. Loaiza is the most notable player on the roster, at least to American baseball fans. Ben Broussard, another guy who spent a little time with the Rangers is also on the Diablos roster as a first baseman.
David Reyes will start for Mexico City tonight, given the opportunity by Mexico City manager Miguel Ojeda, also a former major league player.
Texas will counter with Yu Darvish, who will be making his final start in preparation for the 2013 regular season. Darvish will be pitching in the Rangers second game of the year, Tuesday in Houston.
The Rangers will be using a split squad team tonight, with the "A Group" in Arlington and the "B Group" still out in Arizona taking on the Arizona Diamondbacks at 2:05 this afternoon. Among the players who will be with the "A Group" is Julio Borbon, who by all accounts is enjoying his last few days as a Ranger.
Borbon has been quoted as saying that he does not have any negative feelings at all about his situation, which is rare in today's world of professional sports, where guys complain constantly about being dangled freely on the open market. For those of you who are not up to speed on the situation, Borbon did not beat out Leonys Martin or Craig Gentry for the center field job, but cannot be sent to the minors because he is out of minor league options. The Rangers must either trade him or release him outright before the 25 man roster is turned in to Major League Baseball on Sunday.
Have fun watching the Rangers and Diablos tonight, the game will be on Fox Sports Southwest with Steve Busby and Tom Grieve on the call.
Check back here on Friday, as I will be releasing the beginning of my 2013 Predictions, starting with divisional picks and playoff teams!
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