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The Texas Rangers won their first World Series championship on the 1st of November 2023, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games. The victory came in their second World Series appearance in 2023 after previously losing the 2010 Series to the San Francisco Giants and the 2011 Series to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Corey Seager was the World Series MVP in 2023, making him the first Texas Rangers player ever to win that award. Adolis García won the ALCS MVP award the same postseason, while Nathan Eovaldi tied the record for most wins by a pitcher in a single postseason with five.
Owner Bob Short moved the Washington Senators to Arlington, Texas, after the 1971 season primarily because of financial pressure. Arlington mayor Tom Vandergriff offered a multimillion-dollar down payment and the use of Turnpike Stadium, a 10,000-seat park already built to major league specifications. American League owners approved the move on the 21st of September 1971, by a 10-2 vote. The team was renamed for the Texas Rangers law enforcement agency founded by Stephen F. Austin in 1823.
The Senators' last game in Washington on the 30th of September 1971, ended in a forfeit. With the Senators leading the Yankees 7-5 in the ninth inning, hundreds of fans stormed the field, and one person stole first base. Umpire crew chief Jim Honochick forfeited the game to the New York Yankees because only three bases remained. Paid attendance was 14,460, but the crowd had swelled to roughly 25,000 after security guards left early.
Alex Rodriguez signed a 10-year, $252 million contract with the Texas Rangers before the 2001 season, the largest deal in baseball history at the time. After the team continued to struggle, Rodriguez was traded to the New York Yankees for second baseman Alfonso Soriano and infield prospect Joaquín Árias. When the Rangers later filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2010, Rodriguez topped the list of unsecured creditors with an estimated $24.9 million owed.
The Rangers' best win-loss record was 96-66 in 2011, a .592 winning percentage, set during their second consecutive AL West title season. That year they also set a franchise home attendance record of 2,946,949. The team reached the 2011 World Series but lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games.