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<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/sitemap.xsd" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://nolanwritin.com/time-for-ezequiel-duran-to-take-over-the-rangers-everyday-duties-at-second-base</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Nolan Writin&#39;</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>It&#39;s time for Ezequiel Duran to take over the Rangers&#39; everyday duties at second base</news:title><news:keywords>Rangers,Duran,Smith,Texas,Schumaker,Semien,Ezequiel Duran,al west,Nimmo,Texas Rangers,Rangers news,Texas Rangers news,Josh Smith</news:keywords><news:publication_date>2026-05-03T04:54:04Z</news:publication_date></news:news><lastmod>2026-05-03T04:54:04Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_3351,h_1884,x_0,y_0/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/132/01kpfasqz9qw4tq9akqq.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Apr 8, 2026; Arlington, Texas, USA;  Texas Rangers third baseman Ezequiel Duran (20) throws to first base for an out during the second inning against the Seattle Mariners at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images</image:title></image:image></url></urlset>