There finally comes a moment, deep into any rehab from Tommy John surgery, when the joy bursts through. Alek Manoah climbed a mound Friday morning, near 10:15 a.m., for the first time in nine months.

The competition in Rangers camp just got a little more open. Texas had a rather deep rotation at the start of Spring Training, headed by ace Jacob deGrom and featuring Nathan Eovaldi, Jon Gray, Cody ...