SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 33
         WHEREAS, The Texas Rangers closed out a historic season by
  winning the Major League Baseball World Series on November 1, 2023,
  collecting the franchise's first championship; and
 
         WHEREAS, After a remarkable regular season during which
  they accomplished a historic turnaround by winning 90 games
  and earning a wild-card berth in the playoffs, the Rangers
  advanced through their first two postseason series against
  the American League's two winningest teams, Tampa Bay and
  Baltimore, without losing a single contest; following a
  two-game triumph over the Rays, the Rangers recorded a
  dominating 3-0 sweep of the Orioles to advance to the American
  League Championship Series against the defending World Series
  champion Houston Astros; the all-Texas battle went the
  distance in seven thrilling games, and the Rangers clinched
  their third trip to the World Series in dramatic fashion,
  besting the Astros 11-4 in Game 7 behind a four-hit, two-home
  run performance by Adolis Garcia; and
 
         WHEREAS, The Rangers matched up against the Arizona
  Diamondbacks in the Fall Classic; Texas staged an exciting
  comeback in Game 1, with Corey Seager blasting a two-run,
  game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, and
  Mr. Garcia hitting a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 11th
  to win 6-5; after dropping Game 2 at home, the Rangers reeled
  off three consecutive victories in Arizona, completing a
  perfect road game record of 11-0 in the playoffs; in the
  decisive Game 5, Nathan Eovaldi pitched six gritty innings,
  followed by strong relief from Aroldis Chapman and Josh Sborz;
  Texas took a 1-0 lead in the seventh inning and added four more
  in the ninth, with Marcus Semien's two-run homer closing the
  door on the Diamondbacks and securing a convincing 5-0
  victory; and
 
         WHEREAS, The Rangers were led by Mr. Seager, who won his
  second World Series Most Valuable Player award, and by the
  stellar play of Mr. Semien, Josh Jung, Nathaniel Lowe, Jonah
  Heim, Evan Carter, and Mr. Garcia; overseeing the Rangers'
  success in 2023 was manager Bruce Bochy, a future lock for the
  Baseball Hall of Fame, who added a fourth World Series title
  to his resume after sitting out three seasons; with the win in
  Game 7 of the ALCS, Mr. Bochy moved to 6-0 in winner-take-all
  games and has won 14 elimination games; and
 
         WHEREAS, Under the leadership of majority owner Ray
  Davis, president and chief operating officer Neil Leibman,
  and vice president and general manager Chris Young, the Texas
  Rangers have won their first World Series in 62 seasons, and
  this achievement will be celebrated by the team's countless
  fans for many years to come; now, therefore, be it
 
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
  Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate the Texas
  Rangers on winning the 2023 Major League Baseball World Series
  and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best
  wishes for continued success; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for the Texas Rangers as an expression of high regard by
  the Texas Senate.
 
  Hughes
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on November 21, 2023.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate