A First Title for the Rangers, and a Thrill for the Former First Fan Ownership of the Texas Rangers helped propel George W. Bush’s political career, and decades later, a friend says, baseball remains “part of who he is.”
Rangers-Diamondbacks World Series Ratings Are Lowest Ever The five games averaged 9.1 million viewers, down from the previous low of 9.8 million in 2020.
With Rangers Win, an Overlooked Texas City Grabs the Spotlight Long overshadowed by the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Astros, Rangers and their fans can finally brag, and host a World Series victory parade.
Frank Howard, Towering Slugger Whose Homers Were, Too, Dies at 87 At 6-foot-7 and 250-plus pounds, he was known for his tape-measure blasts for the Dodgers and the Senators — not to mention all those strikeouts.
With Fans Ever More Fickle, Sports Leagues Warm to Rule Changes Baseball’s pitch clock is just one example of how professional sports are competing for public attention in an ever-evolving entertainment world.