Texas Rangers Win World Series for First Time in Franchise History

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ROUND ROCK, Texas – The Texas Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks by a final score of 5-0 to take home their first World Series title in franchise history. The Round Rock Express are the proud Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers.

“We are so proud to be affiliated with the best team in baseball and such a first-class organization,” Round Rock Express President Chris Almendarez said. “There’s only one Triple-A club that can say they are affiliated with the World Series Champions and that’s us. We’re looking forward to celebrating this title with our fans for a long, long time and we know how bright the future is.”

The Express reunited as the Rangers Triple-A affiliate in 2021 after spending eight seasons as the club’s top affiliate from 2011-2018.

Along with the 12 players, two coaches for the World Series Champs also have ties to the Express. Rangers Pitching Coach Mike Maddux was the Pitching Coach for Round Rock from 2000-2002 while Rangers Bullpen Coach Brett Hayes appeared in 66 games for the Express in 2017.

The following list of former Round Rock Express players are now World Series Champions:

LHP Cody Bradford (2023)

LHP Brock Burke (2021)

OF Evan Carter (2023)

INF Ezequiel Duran (2022)

C Mitch Garver (2022, 2023)

OF Travis Jankowski (2023)

INF Josh Jung (2021, 2022)

RHP Jose Leclerc (2016, 2018, 2022)

LHP Martin Perez (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018)

RHP Josh Sborz (2022, 2023)

INF Josh Smith (2022)

OF Leody Taveras (2021, 2022, 2023)

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