Memories from The Ballpark in Arlington & those who called it home

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Mitch Moreland crushes an upper deck HR into the RF HR porch. The three-run blast came off Minnesota SP Brian Duensing Moreland finished the 2012 season with a .275 AVG, 15 HR, and 50 RBI across 114 games August 25, 2012
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Nelson Cruz hits a walk-off double against Minnesota, lifting the Rangers to a 4-3 win. Adrian Beltre dashed from 1B to Home to secure the Texas victory Both ballclubs were wearing their respective 1990s throwback uniforms July 7, 2012
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Texas closer John Wetteland starts a 1-6-3 double play to earn the save during the 1999 MLB All-Star Game played at Fenway Park in Boston National League- 1 American League- 4 (F) July 13, 1999
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Jose Canseco makes his pitching debut at Fenway Park in Boston With TEX trailing 12-1, Canseco came in to pitch and gave up 3 ER in one inning of work Canseco would end up getting Tommy John surgery during the ‘93 season due to this appearance on the mound May 29, 1993
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Pudge Rodriguez during the 1999 MLB All-Star Game played at Fenway Park in Boston
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Sammy Sosa blasts first career HR over the green monster in Boston off Roger Clemens Sosa would finish his 18-year career with 609 career HRs June 21, 1989
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OTD- June 13, 1997 In only the second game of the Rangers first-ever interleague series, Rusty Greer belts an opposite-field walk-off homer to give Texas a 6-5 victory over San Francisco
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Official Highlights from the first ever Interleague game in the 94 year partnership between the American & National Leagues Texas hosted SF at The Ballpark in Arlington. SF won by a 4-3 margin, powered by a Barry Bonds 2B OTD- June 12, 1997
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Souvenir Program commemorating the first Interleague Game in AL/NL History Texas Rangers vs San Francisco Giants June 12, 1997
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Austin Bibens-Dirkx faces off vs future HOFer Max Scherzer in Washington DC. Bibens-Dirkx pitches 7 Innings, allowing 3 hits en route to a 5-1 Texas victory over Washington Bibens-Dirkx would finish his MLB career with a 7-5 record across 114 Innings Pitched OTD- June 11, 2017
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OTD- June 11, 2001 Michael Young goes deep in Dodger Stadium for his first career homer, a solo shot that extends the Rangers lead to 3-1 Young is a native of Covina, CA, which is located just east of Dodger Stadium
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Mitch Moreland blasts a home run into McCovey Cove in San Francisco, off Giants P Ryan Vogelsong Mitch is just 1 of 7 American Leaguers to record a Splash Hit, 4 of which have been Rangers June 9, 2012
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Elvis Andrus & Michael Young during 2024 All-Star Game festivities held in Arlington
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Josh Hamilton makes a crashing catch into the LF wall at Progressive Field in Cleveland It was only Hamilton’s 3rd game back with Texas after being traded from LAA May 27, 2015
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OTD- June 8, 2007 Prince Fielder hits his first Arlington home run as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers Prince’s Ballpark in Arlington stats- .265 AVG 24 HR 92 RBI 156 Games
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Listening to Victor Rojas call the OU-KU Super Regional game. Brings back memories when he was alongside Eric Nadel in the radio booth as well as making the occasional TV PBP appearance Vic’s always been a good listen
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Julio Franco Left: 1989 (age 30, Texas Rangers) Right: 2014 (age 55, Fort Worth Cats)
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Josh Hamilton crushes a ball into the upper deck HR porch in right field off Indians SP Jeanmar Gómez Hamilton would finish the 2012 season with 43 HR September 12, 2012
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Earlier this morning, the Sheraton Arlington Hotel was imploded by the city RIP to an Arlington landmark 🎥: City of Arlington
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Highlights of the Rangers one and only series against the Montreal Expos, played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Puerto Rico June 6-8th, 2003 Montreal swept Texas in the 3 game series, winning by scores of 13-10, 5-4, and 3-2 Juan González received a standing ovation in PR
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