Texas Rangers (baseball)

Texas Rangers
2024 Texas Rangers season
Established in 1961
Based in Arlington since 1972
Cap insignia
Major league affiliations
American League (1961–present) West Division (1972–present) East Division (1969–1971)
Retired numbers	7 10 26 29 34 42
Colors
Blue, red, white[1][2][3]
Name
Texas Rangers (1972–present) Washington Senators (1961–1971)
Ballpark
Globe Life Field (2020–present) Rangers Ballpark in Arlington (1994–2019) Arlington Stadium (1972–1993) Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (1962–1971) Griffith Stadium (1961)
Major league titles
World Series titles (1)	2023
AL Pennants (3)	2023 · 2011 · 2010
West Division titles (7)	2016 · 2015 · 2011 · 2010 · 1999 · 1998 · 1996
Wild card berths (1)	2012 ·
Front office
Owner(s)	Rangers Baseball Express, LLC (Ray Davis and Bob R. Simpson, co-chairmen)[4][5]
Manager	Bruce Bochy
General Manager	Chris Young

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, later known as Globe Life Park in Arlington, next door, and tore down Arlington Stadium when they moved in to the new stadium. After the 2019 season, they left Globe Life Park for the new Globe Life Field, located across the street. Globe Life Park was then rebuilt into a football and soccer 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.

1. ↑ Sullivan, T.R. (December 4, 2019). "Rangers unveil 6 new uniforms for 2020". TexasRangers.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
2. ↑ "Texas Rangers Unveil Uniform Information For 2020". TexasRangers.com (Press release). MLB Advanced Media. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
3. ↑ "Uniforms and Logos". TexasRangers.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
4. ↑ Bloom, Barry M. (November 14, 2013). "MLB owners approve Davis as control person". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
5. ↑ "Rangers All-Time Owners". TexasRangers.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2019.