30 Players: Rangers’ Nomar Mazara Just Getting Started

By Rich Arleo
CBS Local Sports, in our 30 Players 30 Days spring training feature, profiles one young player from each Major League Baseball team leading up to opening day. 
2016 season (Majors): 145 G, 516 AB, .266 BA, 20 HR, 64 RBI, 0 SB, .739 OPS
When the Texas Rangers signed Nomar Mazara as a 16-year-old international free agent in 2011, they had high hopes — evidenced by the then-record signing bonus given to the outfielder. Mazara sped through the Minor Leagues and somewhat surp