For 12 years, World Series heartbreak haunted Rangers fans. In 2023, redemption arrived — and those who delivered it say they believed all along.
twice in their previous attempt to win a World Series, and slammed his glove to the Chase Field turf as a dogpile ensued. For the Rangers reliever, it was euphoric. For a Texas fan base that had waited more than 50 years to celebrate its franchise's first championship, it was cathartic.
Adolis García, a former Cardinal who was traded to the Rangers for cash considerations in 2019, was the story and breakout star of October. He set the all-time record for RBIs in a single postseason with his home run to win Game 1 of the World Series, surpassing a mark previously held by Freese. The walk-off blast came exactly 12 years to the day when the Cardinals' 2011 standout set it against the Rangers.
The Rangers became just the third team in baseball history to go from losing at least 100 games to winning a World Series two years later, joining the 1912-14 Boston Braves and 1967-69 New York Mets. The 2022 Rangers' .420 winning percentage was the lowest ever for a team that would win the World Series the following season.
After dedicating resources toward the offense in 2022, the Rangers addressed the pitching deficiencies that had doomed the franchise for decades. Jacob deGrom was the Rangers' highest-profile move last offseason, but it was a free agent from Alvin, Texas — the same hometown as their Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan — who set the Rangers on their championship path., already a postseason hero for the 2018 champion Boston Red Sox, was the final piece added to the revamped Texas rotation.
They were one of six teams never to have won a title and the only team among those six to have made multiple World Series appearances without winning one — until now.
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