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The Texas Rangers Major League Baseball team has played in Arlington, Texas, since 1972. The team began in 1961 as the Washington Senators, an American League expansion team based in Washington, D.C., before relocating to Texas. Since that time, over 1,200 players have competed in at least one game for the Senators/Rangers.
Fifteen Rangers have won the Gold Glove Award, which includes seven multi-time winners. [26] Cumulatively, the Rangers have won four 4 at pitcher, 17 at catcher, 5 at first base, 9 at third base, 3 at shortstop, and 3 at outfield for a total of 38 Gold Gloves.
(At one time, the Kansas City Athletics were interested in moving to the Dallas/Fort Worth area in the early 1960s but were voted down, 9–1, by the other American League owners.) [10] [11] The Astros have been in Texas ten years longer than the Rangers, but the Senators/Rangers franchise is one year older than the Astros.
The team began in 1961 as the Washington Senators, an American League expansion team based in Washington, D.C., before relocating to Texas. This list documents players and teams who hold records set in various statistical areas during single games, entire seasons, or their Rangers' careers.
Nolan Ryan's number 34 was retired by the Texas Rangers in 1996. Ryan left Houston after a contract dispute following the 1988 season and signed with the Texas Rangers at age 42. He became the first player to play for all four MLB original expansion teams: the Mets, Angels, Houston Colt .45s/ Astros and Washington Senators/Texas Rangers.
212 games with 10+ strikeouts, most all-time for a left-handed pitcher; 2nd most ever (Nolan Ryan, 215) [84] Pitched an immaculate inning on August 23, 2001, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Johnson was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on 97.3% of the vote on January 6, 2015, third-highest percentage of all time for pitchers ...
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Pitcher New York Mets (2002–2005) Los Angeles Dodgers (2006) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2006–2007) [27] Hyeon-jong Yang: April 26, 2021 33 years, 56 days: September 13, 2021: 12 Pitcher Texas Rangers (2021) [28] Hyun-jin Ryu: April 2, 2013 26 years, 8 days: September 30, 2023 186 Pitcher