Travis Jankowski
OF/DH FA
Sun 5/12/24 9:54 AM

Jankowski started in left field and went 0-for-4 in Saturday's 8-3 loss to Colorado.
EDGE Analysis
Jankowski stepped into the lineup for Evan Carter, who developed lower-back stiffness Saturday. Carter, who has been the primary left fielder against right-handers, joined Wyatt Langford (hamstring, IL) as unavailable outfielders. If Carter faces an extended absence, Jankowski and Ezequiel Duran are in the mix for starts in left field.

Travis Jankowski
OF/DH FA
Sun 5/5/24 1:09 PM

Jankowski entered Saturday's game for an injured Wyatt Langford (hamstring) and went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, two RBI and two runs scored in a 15-4 win over Kansas City.
EDGE Analysis
Langford was scheduled for an MRI on Sunday, which should clarify the length of his expected absence. Jankowski, who has just 31 plate appearances this season, could be in line for more starts; however, the Rangers can get by with Evan Carter, Leody Taveras and Adolis Garcia in the outfield on most nights.

Travis Jankowski
OF/DH FA
Mon 4/1/24 3:29 PM

Jankowski will start in center field and bat ninth on Monday versus the Rays.
EDGE Analysis
It's the first start of the season for Jankowski, who will be filling in for Leody Taveras. Jankowski had a pinch-hit home run in his lone plate appearance this season.

Travis Jankowski
OF/DH FA
Thu 3/28/24 11:38 PM

Jankowski swatted a pinch-hit home run in Thursday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the Cubs on Opening Day.
EDGE Analysis
The Rangers were headed for a loss at home when Jankowski launched his homer to lead off the bottom of the ninth. That set up an extra frame where Texas completed the comeback. It took one game for Jankowski to match his home run total from 2023. He'll serve as a fifth outfielder and lefty bat off the bench. If given enough playing time, Jankowski might help a fantasy team in steals; he stole 19 bags (caught once) over 107 games in 2023.

Travis Jankowski
OF/DH FA
Fri 1/26/24 5:49 PM

Jankowski signed a one-year, $1.7 million contract with the Rangers on Friday, Buster Olney of ESPN reports.
EDGE Analysis
Jankowski made the team as a non-roster invitee last year and now gets a guaranteed contract after slashing .263/.357/.332 with one home run and 19 stolen bases over 107 contests. The 32-year-old outfielder looks tentatively in line to serve as the Rangers' fourth outfielder, although he could get pushed down in the pecking order when Wyatt Langford arrives.

Travis Jankowski
OF/DH FA
Tue 10/31/23 5:16 PM

Jankowski will start in right field and bat ninth Tuesday in Game 4 of the World Series at Arizona.
EDGE Analysis
Adolis Garcia (side) is not in the lineup after suffering an apparent injury in the eighth inning of the Rangers' Game 3 victory. This will be the first start of the postseason for Jankowski, who slashed .263/.357/.332 with one home run and 19 stolen bases over 107 games during the regular season.

Travis Jankowski
OF/DH FA
Thu 9/7/23 7:49 AM

Jankowski went 0-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 12-3 loss to Houston.
EDGE Analysis
Jankowski reached base on Jose Altuve's fielding error, stole second base and scored on Marcus Semien's single in the fifth inning. It was the 19th steal for Jankowski, whose playing time has dried up amid a slump. The outfielder has one hit over his last 21 at-bats. Adolis Garcia (knee) was removed from Wednesday's game, and if the injury lingers, Jankowski could be in line for plate appearances this weekend against Oakland.

Travis Jankowski
OF/DH FA
Sun 9/3/23 1:15 PM

Jankowski is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
Jankowski will be on the bench for the sixth time in seven games and appears to have lost hold of his role as a strong-side platoon outfielder while he's batted just .167 since the beginning of August. The switch-hitting Robbie Grossman seems to have supplanted Jankowski as the Rangers' primary left fielder.

Travis Jankowski
OF/DH FA
Tue 8/29/23 5:15 PM

Jankowski is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets.
EDGE Analysis
This is the third straight game on the bench for Jankowski, though this is the first of those absences to come against a left-handed pitcher (Jose Quintana). Jankowski has been filling the strong side of a platoon in left field but may be losing his grip on the role given his .454 OPS in 22 games since the start of August. Robbie Grossman is starting in left and batting sixth Tuesday in New York.

Travis Jankowski
OF/DH FA
Mon 8/28/23 5:58 PM

Jankowski is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.
EDGE Analysis
The lefty-hitting Jankowski will sit out against a right-handed starting pitcher for the second day in a row, and he could be in danger of surrendering his strong-side platoon role while he's in the midst of a 4-for-24 slump at the plate over his past seven games. J.P. Martinez will pick up another start in the outfield after slugging his first career home run in Sunday's 7-6 loss to the Twins.