{"id":154836,"date":"2026-02-21T13:32:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T13:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=154836"},"modified":"2026-02-21T13:32:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T13:32:30","slug":"nathan-eovaldis-spring-training-shocker-rangers-ace-left-stunned-after-getting-absolutely-crushed-by-2-massive-home-runs-in-debut-%f0%9f%98%b1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=154836","title":{"rendered":"Nathan Eovaldi\u2019s Spring Training SHOCKER: Rangers Ace Left Stunned After Getting Absolutely CRUSHED by 2 Massive Home Runs in Debut \ud83d\ude31"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nathan-Eovaldi-on-Feb.-20-2026.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Texas Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (17) delivers to the plate in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at Surprise Stadium.\" \/><\/p>\n<article id=\"article-3709758\">With the Texas Rangers missing the playoffs last season, one year removed after winning the World Series, the team is looking to get back to its winning ways, especially individually, with players like pitcher Nathan Eovaldi. As the Rangers star went through a season-ending shoulder surgery last season, he&#8217;s looking to use any opportunity to get back to playing at a high level, as his spring training was a bit rocky.<\/p>\n<p>In Texas&#8217; 7-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Friday, Eovaldi pitched two innings where he struck out three, but let go of three earned runs, including two home runs. Despite wanting to have those home runs back, he would say how he \u201cfelt good\u201d out on the mound, according to Jeff Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt good,\u201d Eovaldi said. \u201cBody mechanics, everything felt good. Obviously, I was a little excited out there, rushing a little bit. But I felt like I filled up the zone pretty well. And, obviously, the two home runs I\u2019d like to have back.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nathan Eovaldi on his outing in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Rangers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Rangers<\/a>\u2019 spring opener. Two innings, three runs, two homers, three strikeouts. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m8RLL43CeE\">pic.twitter.com\/m8RLL43CeE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff Wilson (@JeffWilsonTXR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffWilsonTXR\/status\/2024959779324789175?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the home runs Eovaldi let go of was by Royals second baseman Michael Massey, with the pitcher saying how he \u201cyanked the splitter that he threw.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI yanked it,\u201d Eovaldi said. \u201cI pulled that splitter inside to him, and he\u2019s really good inside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s more about the reps, as opposed to the pitch count,\u201d Eovaldi continued. \u201cI tend to throw a lot of pitchers in the bullpens, and I don\u2019t really get tired. For me, it\u2019s more about sitting down, getting back up, and making sure I can pick up where I left off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At any rate, Eovaldi looks to improve through spring training and be ready to excel when the season comes around.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Texas Rangers missing the playoffs last season, one year removed after winning the World Series, the team is looking to get back to its winning&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154837,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-154836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nathan Eovaldi\u2019s Spring Training SHOCKER: Rangers Ace Left Stunned After Getting Absolutely CRUSHED by 2 Massive Home Runs in Debut \ud83d\ude31 - 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