Arlington, Texas — Things went askew for Tyler Alexander well before he took the mound for his first start ever at Globe Life Field.
He grew up in the Fort Worth area and went to college at TCU.
And yet, on the wall in the visitors’ clubhouse where the Rangers have photos of all the current big-league players from Texas, Alexander is not among them.
“I guess I’m not Texan enough,” he said before Friday's game.
It’s a technicality. Although he spent virtually his entire life in Texas, Alexander was born in Chicago.