Prince Fielder
DH FA
Sat 5/23/15 4:44 PM

Fielder stayed red-hot Saturday, going 3-for-4 with three runs scored, three RBI and his eighth home run of the season. That's three home runs in his last two games and five in his last 10 for Fielder, who has found his power stroke with a vengeance after launching just one homer in April. The big man will get one more chance to have fun with Yankee Stadium's right field short porch on Sunday before the Rangers head for Cleveland.

Prince Fielder
DH FA
Fri 5/22/15 11:26 PM

Fielder was 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs and four RBI in the Rangers' win over the Yankees on Friday night. Now hitting a robust, albeit probably unsustainable, .341 with seven long ones and 27 RBI, Fielder has really turned it around so far this season. he's taking outside pitches the other way, and is certainly reaping the benefits of a rejuvenated positive approach at the plate.

Prince Fielder
DH FA
Tue 5/19/15 2:29 PM

Fielder is hitting .344/.401/.497 with five homers, 23 RBI and 15 runs scored through 38 games this season for the Rangers. While he's currently toting a sub-.200 ISO for the third straight season, it's actually the function of having a much higher batting average than he's delivered at any point during his big league career. Fielder is currently hitting .367 on balls in play, which stands out compared to his .305 career BABIP. While it's almost certain that he won't carry this year's mark as a new baseline, Fielder has shown an ability to take pitches on the outer portion of the strike zone the opposite way. He's also making hard contact at a 34.6% clip (career 37.2%) after falling to 26.2% before season-ending neck surgery in 2014. With the lowest strikeout rate of his career (11.4%), a balanced approach regarding where he's putting balls in play, and power that is trending back in the right direction, Fielder is making his push back up the ranks at his position through the first six weeks of the 2015 campaign.

Prince Fielder
DH FA
Wed 4/22/15 9:01 AM

Fielder connected for his first home run of the season and drove in three runs in a 7-1 win over Arizona on Tuesday. Fielder now boasts a robust .386/.435/.509 slash for the year, though he entered Tuesday's game with just three extra-base hits (both doubles) on the season. He's hit safely in eight of his past 10 games however and has provided some nice early returns for those that gambled on him following an injury-filled 2014.

Prince Fielder
DH FA
Wed 4/8/15 8:23 AM

Fielder recorded his first two hits of the season Tuesday in a win over the Athletics, hitting a pair of RBI singles in three plate appearances. Fielder didn't get on base on Opening Day for the Rangers, but seems to be completely recovered from the neck injury that held him out for most of last season. In 42 games during his first season with the Rangers, Fielder hit .247 and drove in 16 runs.

Prince Fielder
DH FA
Tue 3/31/15 10:40 AM

Fielder re-iterated that last season's health woes are behind him, the team's web site reports. Fielder has just two extra-base hits this spring (one double, one homer) but hasn't had any health-related setbacks or concerns and should be a good bounce back candidate as a result.

Prince Fielder
DH FA
Sat 3/21/15 10:08 AM

Fielder has just one extra-base hit (a homer) in 20 at-bats this spring. More importantly for Fielder is he's remained pain-free from last year's neck surgery; a healthy Fielder is one of the safer rebound candidates in all of baseball.

Prince Fielder
DH FA
Tue 3/3/15 9:32 AM1 Comment

Fielder (neck) is expected to make his spring debut when Texas opens up Cactus League play Wednesday, the team's web site reports. Fielder has been able to take batting practice with his teammates thus far, and it's an encouraging sign to see him physically able to play in the first game of the spring following last year's neck surgery.

Prince Fielder
DH FA
Mon 2/23/15 5:27 PM

Fielder (neck) took batting practice Monday after reporting to Rangers camp, Anthony Andro of Fox Sports Southwest reports. The link includes video of Fielder taking a few of those cuts, while he didn't appear to have any physical discomfort during the session. While speaking to reporters afterward, Fielder did not offer up any sort of modified schedule for his workload this spring, which falls in line with the clean bill of health that he was given a couple of weeks back. Presumably, he'll be ready to go when the Rangers begin playing spring training games next week.

Prince Fielder
DH FA
Tue 2/10/15 3:45 PM

Fielder (neck) received a clean bill of health from Dr. Drew Dossett on Monday, FOX Sports Southwest reports.Fielder deemed himself completely pain-free and "ready to go" late last month, but the clean bill of health from Dr. Dossett, who performed Fielder's neck surgery in May, effectively clears the 30-year-old for the start of spring training. A five-time All-Star, Fielder was limited to just 42 games last season after missing just one game from 2009-2013.