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The Texas Rangers are an American Major League Baseball team from Arlington, Texas. The team plays in Arlington, but it also represents the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth and the surrounding area. The Rangers are part of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League.
Their first home field in Texas was Arlington Stadium. They built Rangers Ballpark in Arlington nextdoor, and tore down Arlington Stadium when they moved in to the new stadium.
The team began in 1961 as the Washington Senators. The Senators played poorly and had too few fans to support them. The team moved to Arlington, Texas, in 1972. They were renamed in honor of the famous state police force called the Texas Rangers. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, there had also been a minor league baseball team called the Dallas Rangers.
On October 22, 2010, the Rangers won the American League Championship Series (ALCS) for the first time. They beat the then-defending champion New York Yankees four games to two in the series. This was their first trip to the World Series, but they lost the San Francisco Giants in five games.
In 2011, the Rangers again reached the World Series, and again lost, this time to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Turnpike Stadium
Nolan Ryan pitching to Detroit Tigers' Travis Fryman, Arlington Stadium, August 16, 1992.
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington opened in 1994
Rangers logo, 1994–2002
Michael Young, Rangers v. Baltimore Orioles, Camden Yards, April 25, 2009.
Home Plate Entrance at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Scott Feldman
Ian Kinsler
Rangers Captain, pictured in May 2016
U.S. President Richard Nixon throwing Opening Day ceremonial first pitch at RFK Stadium on April 7, 1969 with Ted Williams (left) and Bob Short (right, partially obscured by Ralph Houk).
Derek Holland is considered the best pitching prospect drafted by the Rangers since the departure of John Danks
