The Texas Rangers are reigning World Series champions for the first time and have an opportunity to become the first team in a quarter-century to win back-to-back titles. But they aren't even the defending champions in their own division and not favored to win the AL West this season.
Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy walks through the dugout prior to a spring training baseball game against the Colorado Rockies Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Houston Astros pitcher Josh Hader throws during the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Jupiter, Fla.
While Texas has the opportunity to be the first team in a quarter-century to win back-to-back world championships — the New York Yankees were the last, with three in a row from 1998-2000 — the Rangers aren’t even defending champs in their own division.in the division it has won each of the last six full MLB seasons since the Rangers finished on top in 2016. The Astros won their regular season finale last Oct.
days after Houston lost ALCS Game 7 at home to the Rangers last fall, finishing with 2,183 wins over 26 seasons as a big league manager with five teams., their bench coach for six seasons, is certainly familiar with a lineup that has big hitters Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez, Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker, and a loaded starting rotation.
2. Texas Rangers. After going from six losing seasons in a row to a World Series title, the Rangers should be playoff contenders again. They returnand most of the lineup that hit 233 homers and scored an AL-high 5.4 runs per game. But World Series MVP and AL MVP runner-up, Gold Glove first baseman Nathaniel Lowe and All-Star third baseman Josh Jung missed significant time in the spring.
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