For most athletes, this wouldn’t be a big story, but Thompson will already be 27 years old before the season kicks off. Yet, after the Texas Rangers selected Thompson with the 26th overall pick ...

he committed as a baseball recruit before turning down collegiate sports altogether when the Rangers took him 26th overall. Thompson peaked at No. 5 overall in Texas' pipeline during the 2019 ...

Texas Rangers center fielder Bubba Thompson makes a diving catch on a line drive off the bat of Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman C.J. Chatham during the eighth inning of a spring training game ...