Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers is also the name of a statewide law enforcement agency in the state of Texas in the United States. See Texas Rangers (law enforcement).

The Texas Rangers are a Major League Baseball team based in Arlington, Texas, a suburb in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. They are in the Western Division of the American League.

Founded: 1961 (American League expansion)

Formerly known as: the Washington Senators, 1961-1971. (Not to be confused with the team that was the Washington Senators prior to 1961, which became the Minnesota Twins.)

Home ballpark: Ameriquest Field in Arlington

Uniform colors: Blue, White, and Scarlet red

Logo design: A "T" superimposed on a baseball, set inside a circle with "TEXAS" on the top half and "RANGERS" on the bottom

Wild Card titles won (0): none

Division titles won (4): 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999

American League pennants won (0): none

World Series championships won (0): none

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Franchise history

When the Washington Senators moved to Minnesota in 1960, Major League Baseball awarded a team to Washington, D.C., giving it the name of the old franchise. The team survived for several years, but eventually moved to Texas for the 1972 season.

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