⚾️ Rangers Exorcise Demons, Capture First Title

World Series heartbreak haunted Rangers fans for 12 years, but in 2023, redemption came. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     [FOX Sports Insider Newsletter] In today’s FOX Sports Insider with guest writer Rowan Kavner: After heartbreak in 2011, Ranger fans finally got to taste victory in 2023 … The Rangers finally captured their first title and the play of the stoic Corey Seager was an integral part … and more! Josh Sborz recorded the final strike of the season, the one that had eluded the Texas Rangers twice in their previous attempt to win a World Series, and slammed his glove to the Chase Field turf as a dogpile ensued. For the Rangers reliever, it was euphoric. For a Texas fan base that had waited more than 50 years to celebrate its franchise's first championship, it was cathartic. For 12 years, the game-tying and game-winning swings from David Freese in Game 6 of the 2011 World Series played on a loop in the memories of Rangers fans, haunting them more and more as each passing season of fruitlessness and futility left them without an opportunity to avenge the most heartbreaking defeat in franchise history. They were not convinced they would get another chance. But the nightmare is over. On Wednesday night in Arizona, their demons were exorcised. The drought was doused. Just two years removed from a 102-loss season, for the first time since the franchise was conceived as the Washington Senators in 1961 and moved to Texas in 1972, the Rangers were World Series champions. "Kind of at a loss for words," World Series MVP Corey Seager said. "I'm not going to lie," manager Bruce Bochy added, "it's special to come here in my first year with a team that was determined to play winning baseball and had never won a championship." Bochy's Rangers needed only five games to best the Diamondbacks and deliver North Texas its long-awaited title. Still, finishing the job required fortitude. All year, Bochy took pride in his team's resilience. It was the Rangers' calling card — perhaps a product of the calming influence of their most important free-agent signing: their manager. 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[Main Story 1]   [In Other Words] - After a long wait, the Rangers finally [captured their first World Series](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRnJoqYP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm94c3BvcnRzLmNvbS9zdG9yaWVzL21sYi9yYW5nZXJzLXJlZGVtcHRpb24tYXQtbG9uZy1sYXN0LXRleGFzLXdpbnMtaXRzLWZpcnN0LXdvcmxkLXNlcmllcz9saWQ9NDg1NHFzeTEzMjNhJmNtcGlkPW9yZz1TcG9ydHM6OmFnPW93bmVkOjptYz1lbWFpbDo6c3JjPWVtYWlsOjpjbXA9QTE0X1Nwb3J0c19OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NhbXBhaWduX0VtYWlsX0luc2lkZXJfQ3VzdG9tX1JlY3VycmluZ18yMDIzMTEwMlcDc3BjQgplQZgFRGWlh2DWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAA9I~) title behind the stellar play of Corey Seager and clutch pitching performances, writes Deesha Thosar. - Will Levis may not be able to match his [NFL debut performance](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRnJoqYP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZveHNwb3J0cy5jb20vc3Rvcmllcy9uZmwvYWZ0ZXItZGF6emxpbmctZGVidXQtbmV4dC10ZXN0LWZvci10aXRhbnMtd2lsbC1sZXZpcy1pcy1jb25zaXN0ZW5jeS1pbi1zcG90bGlnaHQ_bGlkPXBzaXdtdDF3ejJlYyZjbXBpZD1vcmc9U3BvcnRzOjphZz1vd25lZDo6bWM9ZW1haWw6OnNyYz1lbWFpbDo6Y21wPUExNF9TcG9ydHNfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DYW1wYWlnbl9FbWFpbF9JbnNpZGVyX0N1c3RvbV9SZWN1cnJpbmdfMjAyMzExMDJXA3NwY0IKZUGYBURlpYdg1lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAPS), but will he show a level of QB1 consistency on Thursday in his second start? 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