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
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on November 21, 2023.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate