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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas Rangers closed out a historic season by |
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winning the Major League Baseball World Series on November 1, 2023, |
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collecting the franchise's first championship; and |
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WHEREAS, After a remarkable regular season during which they |
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accomplished a historic turnaround by winning 90 games and earning |
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a wild-card berth in the playoffs, the Rangers advanced through |
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their first two postseason series against the American League's two |
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winningest teams, Tampa Bay and Baltimore, without losing a single |
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contest; following a two-game triumph over the Rays, the Rangers |
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recorded a dominating 3-0 sweep of the Orioles to advance to the |
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American League Championship Series against the defending World |
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Series champion Houston Astros; the all-Texas battle went the |
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distance in seven thrilling games, and the Rangers clinched their |
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third trip to the World Series in dramatic fashion, besting the |
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Astros 11-4 in Game 7 behind a four-hit, two-home run performance by |
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Adolis Garcia; and |
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WHEREAS, The Rangers matched up against the Arizona |
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Diamondbacks in the Fall Classic; Texas staged an exciting comeback |
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in Game 1, with Corey Seager blasting a two-run, game-tying home run |
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in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Mr. Garcia hitting a walk-off |
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homer in the bottom of the 11th to win 6-5; after dropping Game 2 at |
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home, the Rangers reeled off three consecutive victories in |
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Arizona, completing a perfect road game record of 11-0 in the |
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playoffs; in the decisive Game 5, Nathan Eovaldi pitched six gritty |
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innings, followed by strong relief from Aroldis Chapman and Josh |
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Sborz; Texas took a 1-0 lead in the seventh inning and added four |
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more in the ninth, with Marcus Semien's two-run homer closing the |
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door on the Diamondbacks and securing a convincing 5-0 victory; and |
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WHEREAS, The Rangers were led by Mr. Seager, who won his |
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second World Series Most Valuable Player award, and by the stellar |
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play of Mr. Semien, Josh Jung, Nathaniel Lowe, Jonah Heim, Evan |
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Carter, and Mr. Garcia; overseeing the Rangers' success in 2023 was |
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manager Bruce Bochy, a future lock for the Baseball Hall of Fame, |
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who added a fourth World Series title to his resume after sitting |
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out three seasons; with the win in Game 7 of the ALCS, Mr. Bochy |
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moved to 6-0 in winner-take-all games and has won 14 elimination |
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games; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of majority owner Ray Davis, |
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president and chief operating officer Neil Leibman, and vice |
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president and general manager Chris Young, the Texas Rangers have |
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won their first World Series in 62 seasons, and this achievement |
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will be celebrated by the team's countless fans for many years to |
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come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate the Texas |
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Rangers on winning the 2023 Major League Baseball World Series and |
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extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Rangers as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |