Rangers cheered by thousands at World Series title parade - ESPN

ARLINGTON, Texas — Tens of thousands Texas Rangers fans lined up and stacked dozens deep in some areas along a 2-mile route near the team's ballpark for a parade Friday to celebrate the franchise's first World Series championship.

«This is why we came back, for the parade,» All-Star second baseman Marcus Semien said.

The parade came two days after the Rangers wrapped up the World Series title with a 5-0 win on the road in Game 5 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. It came a week after Texas won the series opener at home on an 11th-inning homer by Adolis García after Corey Seager hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to tie the score.

«It's what it's about, the fans. They're the reason we do this, why we play. We feed off them and for them to get a championship. That's what makes this special,» Texas manager Bruce Bochy said. «They're all special, the World Series. But getting the first one, and for this to happen for them, is what makes me feel so good.»

The Rangers won their first championship in their 63rd season as a franchise, which began as the expansion Washington Senators in 1961 before the team moved to Texas in 1972.

World Series MVP Seager, AL Championship Series MVP García and Rangers players were part of the parade in the entertainment district of Arlington.

Seager was also the World Series MVP in 2020 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who won that title in a neutral-site MLB postseason played at Globe Life Field during the COVID-19 pandemic. There was no celebration parade that season.

«Really tight-knit group, just the ability to be able to come together and compete every night,» Seager said. «It's a hard thing to do, and this group was able to do it and we got to accomplish something special.»

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