A report on Texas Rangers (baseball)
American professional baseball team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
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New York Yankees
20 linksAmerican professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of The Bronx.
American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of The Bronx.
Former Cy Young Award-winning closer Sparky Lyle was traded to the Texas Rangers for several players, including Dave Righetti.
Minnesota Twins
15 linksAmerican professional baseball team based in Minneapolis.
American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis.
The media often shortened the nickname to "Nats" — even for the 1961 expansion team.
Major League Baseball
21 linksProfessional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world.
Professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world.
Two new teams were added to the American League at the same time: the Los Angeles Angels (who soon moved from downtown L.A. to nearby Anaheim) and a new Washington Senators franchise.
World Series
17 linksAnnual championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL).
Annual championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL).
The Texas Rangers were twice only one strike away from winning their first World Series title in 2011, but the St. Louis Cardinals' David Freese, the eventual Series MVP, drove in both the tying and winning runs late in Game 6 to force a Game 7.
Choctaw Stadium
11 linksAmerican multi-purpose stadium in Arlington, Texas, between Dallas and Fort Worth.
American multi-purpose stadium in Arlington, Texas, between Dallas and Fort Worth.
Originally built as a baseball stadium, it was home to the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball and the Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame from 1994 through 2019, when the team vacated the stadium for Globe Life Field.
Tampa Bay Rays
12 linksAmerican professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida.
American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida.
The Oakland A's, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals, and Seattle Mariners all seriously considered moving to either Tampa or St. Petersburg, but they all elected to remain in place, usually with the enticement of a new publicly-funded ballpark.
Los Angeles Angels
14 linksAmerican professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
The Angels were one of two expansion teams established as a result of the 1961 Major League Baseball expansion, along with the second incarnation of the Washington Senators (now Texas Rangers).
Washington Nationals
13 linksAmerican professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C..
American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C..
They were replaced in Washington by an expansion team, the second American League Senators franchise, which began play in 1961 and moved to Arlington, Texas, after the 1971 season to become the Texas Rangers.
Baltimore Orioles
12 linksAmerican professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.
American professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.
With the decline and eventual departure of two other professional sports teams in the area, the NFL's Baltimore Colts and baseball's Washington Senators, the Orioles' excellence paid off at the gate, as the team cultivated a large and rabid fan base at Memorial Stadium.
2010 World Series
11 linksThe championship series of Major League Baseball's 2010 season.
The championship series of Major League Baseball's 2010 season.
Free agent Pat Burrell was signed in late May after he was released by the Tampa Bay Rays, while Buster Posey—who had started the season at Triple-A Fresno—was called up in late May and became the starting catcher after the Giants traded Bengie Molina to the Texas Rangers.