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rotating in the air as the result of a bat flip</figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a>, a <b>bat flip</b> is the throwing of a <a href="/wiki/Baseball_bat" title="Baseball bat">baseball bat</a> in such a way that it rotates several times before landing. It is typically done by a batter to show off after hitting a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>. This is in contrast to the usual practice of dropping the bat straight down as the batter begins running to <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#First_base" title="Baseball field">first base</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Asia_and_Latin_America">Asia and Latin America</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bat_flip&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Asia and Latin America"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bat flipping is popular in Asian and <a href="/wiki/Latin_America" title="Latin America">Latin American</a> baseball leagues.<sup id="cite_ref-akeh_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-akeh-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In South Korea, the bat flipping tradition dates back to the 1990s,<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN-LettingGo-Oct2016_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-LettingGo-Oct2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and has become increasingly frequent in the <a href="/wiki/Korea_Baseball_Organization" title="Korea Baseball Organization">Korea Baseball Organization</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-keh_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-keh-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ESPN-LettingGo-Oct2016_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-LettingGo-Oct2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is not considered disrespectful and there is no retaliation in the Korean League. In the <a href="/wiki/Korean_language" title="Korean language">Korean language</a>, bat flips are referred as <span title="Korean-language romanization"><i lang="ko-Latn">ppa-dun</i></span> (<a href="/wiki/Korean_language" title="Korean language">Korean</a>: <span lang="ko">빠던</span>), a <a href="/wiki/Portmanteau" class="mw-redirect" title="Portmanteau">portmanteau</a> of the first syllables of the words for "bat" and "throw".<sup id="cite_ref-keh_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-keh-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ESPN-LettingGo-Oct2016_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-LettingGo-Oct2016-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The practice is also common in Japan and Taiwan.<sup id="cite_ref-keh_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-keh-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Canada_and_the_United_States">Canada and the United States</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bat_flip&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Canada and the United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Canada and the United States, bat flips have traditionally been considered rude and inconsistent with baseball etiquette.<sup id="cite_ref-keh_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-keh-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Traditional etiquette and the <a href="/wiki/Unwritten_rules_of_baseball" title="Unwritten rules of baseball">unwritten rules of baseball</a> espouse humility and discourage actions which may be interpreted as arrogant or <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/show_up" class="extiw" title="wikt:show up">showing up</a> the opponents.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Torii_Hunter" title="Torii Hunter">Torii Hunter</a>, a retired <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> player and fan of bat flips in Korean baseball, has stated that a player throwing a bat in such a manner during a game in the United States would likely face retaliation in a subsequent at bat, such as being <a href="/wiki/Hit_by_pitch" title="Hit by pitch">hit by a pitch</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-keh_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-keh-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2015, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> right fielder <a href="/wiki/Yasiel_Puig" title="Yasiel Puig">Yasiel Puig</a> stated that he would flip his bat less frequently because he wanted "to show American baseball that [he's] not disrespecting the game."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="José_Bautista_bat_flip"><span id="Jos.C3.A9_Bautista_bat_flip"></span>José Bautista bat flip</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bat_flip&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: José Bautista bat flip"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During Game 5 of the <a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Division_Series" title="2015 American League Division Series">2015 American League Division Series</a> between the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a>, Toronto outfielder <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Bautista" title="José Bautista">José Bautista</a> executed what Andrew Keh of <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> described as possibly "the most ostentatious bat flip in MLB history" after hitting a go-ahead, three-run <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> off Rangers relief pitcher <a href="/wiki/Sam_Dyson" title="Sam Dyson">Sam Dyson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-akeh_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-akeh-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bautista wrote an article about the bat flip published in November 2015 in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Players%27_Tribune" title="The Players' Tribune">The Players' Tribune</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bautista_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bautista-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He said he "didn't plan it. It just happened", and that he was "caught up in the emotion of the moment" when he flipped the bat.<sup id="cite_ref-Bautista_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bautista-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bautista was criticized for the bat flip, which he attributed to a failure to understand differences in cultural backgrounds of players.<sup id="cite_ref-meme_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meme-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Bautista bat flip became an <a href="/wiki/Internet_meme" title="Internet meme">internet meme</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-meme_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-meme-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fans posted numerous responses to the event on <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>, and shared videos on <a href="/wiki/Vine_(app)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vine (app)">Vine</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Social_media" title="Social media">social media</a> websites and mobile apps.<sup id="cite_ref-akeh_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-akeh-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was etched onto <a href="/wiki/Jack-o%27-lantern" title="Jack-o'-lantern">jack-o'-lanterns</a> for <a href="/wiki/Halloween" title="Halloween">Halloween</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> printed on T-shirts and <a href="/wiki/Christmas_sweater" class="mw-redirect" title="Christmas sweater">Christmas sweaters</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was also the subject of a thigh <a href="/wiki/Tattoo" title="Tattoo">tattoo</a> for an <a href="/wiki/Oshawa" title="Oshawa">Oshawa</a>, Ontario man.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also commemorated on a <a href="/wiki/Topps" title="Topps">Topps</a> 2016 Series 1 <a href="/wiki/Baseball_card" title="Baseball card">baseball card</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Corn_maze" title="Corn maze">corn maze</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada" title="Provinces and territories of Canada">Canadian province</a> of <a href="/wiki/New_Brunswick" title="New Brunswick">New Brunswick</a> was designed with the likeness of the Bautista bat flip.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019, the Twitter account MLB GIFS posted a <a href="/wiki/GIF" title="GIF">GIF</a> of the bat flip after the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> won the Eastern Conference Finals to advance to their first <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> in franchise history. </p><p>Presumably in retaliation for the bat flip, Texas pitcher <a href="/wiki/Matt_Bush_(baseball)" title="Matt Bush (baseball)">Matt Bush</a> hit Bautista with a pitch in the eighth inning of a game on May 15, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly after being hit by the pitch, Bautista made a late, hard slide into Texas second baseman <a href="/wiki/Rougned_Odor" title="Rougned Odor">Rougned Odor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:12_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Odor took exception to the slide and forcefully shoved Bautista.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bautista stepped toward Odor and appeared to cock back his arm, when Odor punched Bautista in the face knocking his glasses and helmet off.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:22_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:22-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Like the bat flip, images of the punch stoked an internet meme.<sup id="cite_ref-:22_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:22-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fans posted numerous images and references on Twitter, Vine, Reddit, and other social media websites.<sup id="cite_ref-:22_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:22-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite unverified reports to the contrary and despite relatively great demand for signed images, Odor refused to sign any image of the punch, but the image and related content has remained popular on the Internet.<sup id="cite_ref-:22_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:22-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cricket">Cricket</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bat_flip&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Cricket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In cricket, the term bat flip refers to the <a href="/wiki/Toss_(cricket)" title="Toss (cricket)">tossing</a> of a bat, instead of a coin, to decide which of the 2 teams in a match will be given the option to decide whether it wants to bat or bowl first.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, instead of calling "heads" or "tails", the player calling the toss will call "hills" or "flats" depending on which side of the bat they think will land facing up (i.e., the flat side of the bat or the raised side of the bat). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bat_flip&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output 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title="Breaking ball">Breaking ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brushback_pitch" title="Brushback pitch">Brushback pitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Changeup" title="Changeup">Changeup</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vulcan_changeup" title="Vulcan changeup">Vulcan changeup</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curveball" title="Curveball">Curveball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eephus_pitch" title="Eephus pitch">Eephus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emery_ball" title="Emery ball">Emery ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fastball" title="Fastball">Fastball</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Two-seam_fastball" title="Two-seam fastball">two-seam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four-seam_fastball" title="Four-seam fastball">four-seam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cut_fastball" title="Cut fastball">cutter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinker_(pitch)" title="Sinker (pitch)">sinker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Split-finger_fastball" title="Split-finger fastball">split-finger</a></li></ul></li> <li><a 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title="Appeal play">Appeal play</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assist_(baseball)" title="Assist (baseball)">Assist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blocking_the_plate" title="Blocking the plate">Blocking the plate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catch_(baseball)" title="Catch (baseball)">Catch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caught_stealing" title="Caught stealing">Caught stealing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Covering_a_base" title="Covering a base">Covering a base</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defensive_indifference" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive indifference">Defensive indifference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_play" title="Double play">Double play</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">Error</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fielder%27s_choice" title="Fielder's choice">Fielder's choice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_infielder" title="Fifth infielder">Fifth infielder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Force_play" title="Force play">Force play</a></li> <li><a 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class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Franchise</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_Major_League_Baseball_expansion_draft" title="1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft">Expansion draft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="History of the Texas Rangers (baseball)">History</a> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1961%E2%80%931971)" title="Washington Senators (1961–1971)">in Washington, D.C.</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Texas_Rangers_seasons" title="List of Texas Rangers seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Texas_Rangers_team_records" title="List of Texas Rangers team records">Team records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Texas_Rangers_no-hitters" title="List of Texas Rangers no-hitters">No-hitters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_award_winners_and_league_leaders" title="Texas Rangers award winners and league leaders">Awards winners and league leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Texas_Rangers_(baseball)_broadcasters" title="List of Texas Rangers (baseball) broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Texas_Rangers_owners_and_executives" title="List of Texas Rangers owners and executives">Owners and executives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Texas_Rangers_managers" title="List of Texas Rangers managers">Managers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_all-time_roster" title="Texas Rangers all-time roster">Players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Texas_Rangers_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Texas Rangers first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a 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Kennedy Memorial Stadium">RFK Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arlington_Stadium" title="Arlington Stadium">Arlington Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choctaw_Stadium" title="Choctaw Stadium">Choctaw Stadium</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Globe_Life_Field" title="Globe Life Field">Globe Life Field</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;"><i>Spring training</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pompano_Beach_Municipal_Stadium" title="Pompano Beach Municipal Stadium">Pompano Beach Municipal Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Sports_Park" title="Charlotte Sports Park">Ranger Stadium</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Surprise_Stadium" title="Surprise Stadium">Surprise Stadium</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">Culture and lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Continental_League" title="Continental League">Continental League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_mascots#Rangers_Captain_(Texas_Rangers)" title="List of Major League Baseball mascots">Captain (mascot)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ten_Cent_Beer_Night" title="Ten Cent Beer Night">Ten Cent Beer Night</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Rogers%27_perfect_game" title="Kenny Rogers' perfect game">Kenny Rogers' perfect game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Freese%27s_2011_World_Series_home_run" class="mw-redirect" title="David Freese's 2011 World Series home run">Game 6 of the 2011 World Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2012 American League Wild Card Game">2012 AL Wild Card Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_American_League_Wild_Card_tie-breaker_game" title="2013 American League Wild Card tie-breaker game">2013 AL Wild Card tie-breaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Division_Series" title="2015 American League Division Series">2015 ALDS Game 5</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">José Bautista's bat flip</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Farm_College_Baseball_Showdown" title="State Farm College Baseball Showdown">State Farm College Baseball Showdown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higher_(Creed_song)" title="Higher (Creed song)">"Higher" (Creed song)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_Series" title="Lone Star Series">Houston Astros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angels%E2%80%93Rangers_rivalry" title="Angels–Rangers rivalry">Los Angeles Angels</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Owners: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Davis_(businessman)" title="Ray Davis (businessman)">Ray Davis</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bob_R._Simpson" title="Bob R. Simpson">Bob R. Simpson</a></li> <li>Executive Vice President/General Manager: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Young_(pitcher)" title="Chris Young (pitcher)">Chris Young</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Bochy" title="Bruce Bochy">Bruce Bochy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">World Series<br /> Championships (1)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_World_Series" title="2023 World Series">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">American League<br />championships (3)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2010 American League Championship Series">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2011 American League Championship Series">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2023 American League Championship Series">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">American League<br />West Division titles (7)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1996 Texas Rangers season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1998 Texas Rangers season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1999 Texas Rangers season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2010 Texas Rangers season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2011 Texas Rangers season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2015 Texas Rangers season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2016 Texas Rangers season">2016</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">Wild card berths (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2012 Texas Rangers season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2023 Texas Rangers season">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Texas_Rangers_(baseball)_broadcasters" title="List of Texas Rangers (baseball) broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Southwest" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Southwest">Bally Sports Southwest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRLD-FM" title="KRLD-FM">KRLD-FM</a> (English)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRLD_(AM)" title="KRLD (AM)">KRLD-AM</a> (Alternate)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFLC" title="KFLC">KFLC</a> (Spanish)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Texas_Rangers_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of Texas Rangers minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Minor league affiliates</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Triple-A: <a href="/wiki/Round_Rock_Express" title="Round Rock Express">Round Rock Express</a></li> <li>Double-A: <a href="/wiki/Frisco_RoughRiders" title="Frisco RoughRiders">Frisco RoughRiders</a></li> <li>High-A: <a href="/wiki/Hub_City_Spartanburgers" title="Hub City Spartanburgers">Hub City Spartanburgers</a></li> <li>Single-A: <a href="/wiki/Hickory_Crawdads" title="Hickory Crawdads">Hickory Crawdads</a></li> <li>Rookie: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Complex_League_Rangers" title="Arizona Complex League Rangers">ACL Rangers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Rangers" title="Dominican Summer League Rangers">DSL Rangers Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Rangers" title="Dominican Summer League Rangers">DSL Rangers Red</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;background-color: #003278 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C0111F, inset -2px -2px 0 #C0111F; !important;;"><div id="Seasons_(65)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (65)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">1960 · </span> <a href="/wiki/1961_Washington_Senators_season" title="1961 Washington Senators season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Washington_Senators_season" title="1962 Washington Senators season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Washington_Senators_season" title="1963 Washington Senators season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Washington_Senators_season" title="1964 Washington Senators season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Washington_Senators_season" title="1965 Washington Senators season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Washington_Senators_season" title="1966 Washington Senators season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Washington_Senators_season" title="1967 Washington Senators season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Washington_Senators_season" title="1968 Washington Senators season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Washington_Senators_season" title="1969 Washington Senators season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_Washington_Senators_season" title="1970 Washington Senators season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Washington_Senators_season" title="1971 Washington Senators season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1972 Texas Rangers season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1973 Texas Rangers season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1974 Texas Rangers season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1975 Texas Rangers season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1976 Texas Rangers season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1977 Texas Rangers season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1978 Texas Rangers season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1979 Texas Rangers season">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1980 Texas Rangers season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1981 Texas Rangers season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1982 Texas Rangers season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1983 Texas Rangers season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1984 Texas Rangers season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1985 Texas Rangers season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1986 Texas Rangers season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1987 Texas Rangers season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1988 Texas Rangers season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1989 Texas Rangers season">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1990 Texas Rangers season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1991 Texas Rangers season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1992 Texas Rangers season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1993 Texas Rangers season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1994 Texas Rangers season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1995 Texas Rangers season">1995</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1996_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1996 Texas Rangers season">1996</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1997 Texas Rangers season">1997</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1998_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1998 Texas Rangers season">1998</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1999_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1999 Texas Rangers season">1999</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2000 Texas Rangers season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2001 Texas Rangers season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2002 Texas Rangers season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2003 Texas Rangers season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2004 Texas Rangers season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2005 Texas Rangers season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2006 Texas Rangers season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2007 Texas Rangers season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2008 Texas Rangers season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2009 Texas Rangers season">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #003278, inset -2px -2px 0 #003278; !important;;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/2010_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2010 Texas Rangers season">2010</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2011_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2011 Texas Rangers season">2011</a></b></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2012_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2012 Texas Rangers season">2012</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2013 Texas Rangers season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2014 Texas Rangers season">2014</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2015_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2015 Texas Rangers season">2015</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2016_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2016 Texas Rangers season">2016</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2017 Texas Rangers season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2018 Texas Rangers season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2019 Texas Rangers season">2019</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C0111F !important; 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