Monday is a big day for your Texas Rangers – the full squad will report to Surprise, Arizona for the start of Spring Training.
When this team last took the field, it was Game 5 of the World Series, when the Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks to claim the first World Series championship of this franchise’s 63-year history.
Days later, a massive crowd – estimated to be between 500,000 and 700,000 – flocked to the streets surrounding Globe Life Field in Arlington to celebrate the team with a World Series victory parade and party.
Talk of a championship repeat follows every major sports champion as it begins its next season, and no one knows that better than Rangers Manager Bruce Bochy, who has all-but claimed his spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame with four World Series championships to his name.
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“You always like to be in this situation, believe me,” Bochy said. “It is tough to win a World Series, just like winning a Super Bowl. It is even tougher to do it back-to-back. You get that, but you just saw it happen [with the Kansas City Chiefs.]”
The Rangers’ first Spring Training game will be this Friday.
Opening Day for the 2024 season will be on March 28.
