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


	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



		________________________________
		President of the Senate

		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on November 21, 2023.



		________________________________
		Secretary of the Senate



		________________________________
		Member, Texas Senate