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It’s often said that God works in mysterious ways, and the righteous ultimately prevail. This sentiment might just have played out in the World Series’ final game, where the Texas Rangers claimed victory. This win marks their first World Series title in 52 years. But there’s an interesting twist to their triumph: the Rangers were the only team in the MLB to resist hosting a “Pride Night.” It looks like God rewarded them for it, too. ... God Rewards Only Team That Doesn't Have A Pride Night With World Series Win ... The Rangers took a lot of heat for...

The Texas Rangers are World Series Champions for the first time in the franchise's 63-year history after beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 on Wednesday in Game 5. And many of the players have remained thankful to God for their success in the post season.

PHOENIX -- The Texas Rangers spent seven months of this season terrorizing opponents with a menacing offense that feasted on home runs and hardly ever let up. The first night of November showcased the other aspects that make them dominant -- gritty starting pitching, sound defense and a lineup versatile enough to manufacture runs when needed. It sealed them a title.

World Series 2023 TV Schedule Game 1: Friday, Oct. 27, 8:03 p.m. ET, Fox (at Arlington, Texas)Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 28, 8:03 p.m. ET, Fox (at Arlington, Texas)Game 3: Monday, Oct. 30, 8:03 p.m. ET, Fox (at Phoenix)Game 4: Tuesday, Oct. 31, 8:03 p.m. ET, Fox (at Phoenix)Game 5 (if needed): Wednesday, Nov. 1, 8:03 p.m. ET, Fox (at Phoenix)Game 6 (if needed): Friday, Nov. 3, 8:03 p.m. ET, Fox (at Arlington, Texas)Game 7 (if needed): Saturday, Nov. 4, 8:03 p.m. ET, Fox (at Arlington, Texas)

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Former President George W. Bush, the former Rangers owner, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Texas plays the Arizona Diamondbacks in the World Series opener on Friday night. This will be Bush’s fourth World Series ceremonial first pitch but his first before an opener. Bush, 77. headed the group that bought the Rangers from Eddie Chiles in 1998 and was general partner through November 1994, when he stepped down as he prepared to become Texas governor. Bush was U.S. president from 2001-09 and threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 3 of the...

HOUSTON, TX — In a horrific yet tiny accident, Houston Astros second baseman José Altuve was accidentally stepped on as the Texas Rangers stormed the mound to celebrate making it to the World Series. "Poor little guy," said Yordan Alvarez, cradling Altuve's miniature frame in his palm. "He's like a 'Flat Stanley', but smaller and flatter."

AZ vs TX

For the first time since 2001 and the second time in franchise history, the Arizona Diamondbacks are champions of the National League. The D-backs outlasted the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 7 of the Championship Series at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday night (ARI 4, PHI 2). Arizona completed a shocking series comeback after falling behind 2-0 and 3-2 in the best-of-seven series and will take on the Texas Rangers in the World Series starting on Friday. Right from the start, Game 7 had action and tense moments -- the D-backs scored four batters into the game -- and the Arizona...

Alex Cora didn’t exactly hide his sign-stealing ways – in fact, the alleged mastermind behind the Astros’ shocking 2017 scandal bragged about them to his new team. Members of the 2018 Red Sox would listen to their new manager – along with bullpen coach Craig Bjornson, another ex-Houston staffer – discuss their scheme “in a late-night setting” and “especially when they started drinking,” according to Evan Drellich’s new book, “Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball’s Brightest Minds Created Sports’ Biggest Mess.” “We stole that [expletive] World Series,” Cora reportedly told his players, according to a Boston Herald transcript.

Texas authorities arrested a man Monday who allegedly hit Sen. Ted Cruz (R) with can of beer during the Houston Astros’ World Series parade. In a tweet on Monday, the Houston Police Department (HPD) said an unidentified man, aged 33, threw a beer can at the senator, who was on a parade float on the 2400 block of Smith Street in Houston.

Immigrants, not Americans, make baseball’s World Series possible, says a Philadelphia billboard posted by a pro-migration group seeking to help elect John Fetterman. “There would be no World Series without those players, without those immigrants,” Erika Almiron, a Philadelphia-based organizer for Mijente told theBut Almiron also hedged, saying that Latino players helped the Philadelphia Phillies win a place in the World Series. “We wouldn’t have made it this far without the contributions of people who aren’t from here,” he said. Philadelphia Inquirer.

An ugly scene broke out among Phillies fans on Wednesday during the team’s 5-0 loss to the Astros in Game 4 of the World Series. In footage shared online, multiple fans clad in Phillies gear can be seen getting physical with one another in the restroom of Xfinity Live!, a Philadelphia bar located near Citizens Bank Park. While two individuals wrestle on the floor in the clip, a trio of fans scuffles near the stalls, pulling one another’s hair. A spokesperson for the Philadelphia Police Department told TMZ on Thursday that the authorities were not contacted nor dispatched in regard...

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Looking around Memorial Stadium before Game 1 of the 1983 World Series, Philadelphia Phillies star Gary Matthews saw a lot of Black talent. Joe Morgan. Eddie Murray. Garry Maddox. Ken Singleton. Al Bumbry. Disco Dan Ford. And plenty more that night in Baltimore. “There were quite a few of us,” Matthews recalled. When fans watch the Houston Astros and Phillies line up this week to begin the Fall Classic, it will be a much different picture. To be sure, Houston’s Jose Altuve and Philadelphia’s Jean Segura are among scores of Latin players helping keep big league rosters diverse. But for...

And as it ended, the skies opened, and rain poured down on this town that sees an average of 10 inches each year... The seventh inning of this National League Division Series’ fourth game featured two strange rallies, a drone delay and biblical levels of upheaval to this year’s playoff picture... San Diego’s 5-3 win Saturday at Petco Park meant the 111-win Dodgers won only one postseason game. The wild thing was the Dodgers actually started their own rally to begin the seventh. Up 2-0 as it began, they managed to add a run without a big hit. They produced...

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre encouraged the Atlanta Braves to have a “conversation” about picking a new name Monday — hours after President Biden hosted the team to celebrate their 2021 World Series championship. Jennifer Jacobs of Bloomberg News asked Jean-Pierre at her regular briefing for Biden’s position on the Braves’ nickname as well as the controversial “tomahawk chop” cheer. “We believe that it’s important to have this conversation, you know, and Native American and indigenous voices, they should be at the center of this conversation,” Jean-Pierre responded. “That is something that the president believes, that is something this...

Joe Maddon selected an adjective usually applied to a gallon of milk. Then again, for all the romance that surrounds the sport, baseball is a consumer product too. “Once you eradicate National League rules, then everything becomes homogenized,” the Angels manager said. With the adoption of the designated hitter in both leagues this year, and with the expansion of interleague play next year, Major League Baseball is giving their consumers what the league believes they want. The National League dates to 1876, the oldest surviving professional sports league in the world, according to MLB historian John Thorn. The American League...

Former president Donald Trump will attend Game 4 of the World Series between the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros on Saturday night at Truist Park, according to a report by Bob Nightengale of USA Today. According to Braves CEO Terry McGuirk, Trump had surprised Major League Baseball officials by calling and telling them that he wanted to come to the game. Trump will not watch the game with MLB or Braves officials, and will instead watch from his own suite. McGuirk stated that the New York billionaire-turned 45th President of the United States was very much welcome at the ballpark....

ATLANTA – A guy who spent most of the season in the minors kept the Braves in it. Then the offense finally came to life. Just like that, Atlanta is one win from its first World Series title in 26 years. Dansby Swanson and pinch-hitter Jorge Soler connected for back-to-back homers in the seventh inning Saturday night, propelling the Braves to a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros and a commanding 3-1 Series lead. Game 5 is Sunday night. The Braves can wrap up the championship on their home field, just as they did two stadiums ago when they beat...

While attending the World Series, Donald and Melania Trump participated in the Tomahawk Chop. According to Todd Starnes: And there’s no doubt that leftists have been triggered from coast to coast like Phil Newberry, a columnist for Associated Press. “Simply put, the Braves and their co-conspirator are on the wrong side of history, not unlike those who continue to defend the Confederate flag and statues as nothing more than peaceful symbols of Southern heritage,” Newberry wrote. ESPN’s Jeff Passan is one of the far-left sports writers who. has called on MLB to “stop the chop.” “The best part of writing...