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Baseball As America
If you’ve ever “played hardball” in a business meeting, or given a “ballpark estimate,” you know that baseball is ingrained in American culture. The Baseball As America exhibit, open from Sept. 28, 2007 through Jan. 13, 2008 at Dallas’ Museum of Science and Nature, explores that confluence. View exhibits from the Baseball Hall of Fame that demonstrate the game’s unique position in our national life. This exhibition was organized by The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, NY.
Buses for Baseball
The Texas Rangers and Major League Baseball Players Association once again will host children from the DFW Metroplex. Buses for Baseball is a program administered by the Players Trust for Children. The MLBPA provide complimentary tickets and food coupons for at-risk children to attend Major League Baseball games. As part of the program, several Texas Rangers players will greet the children and sign autographs. The Fort Worth T sponsors transportation for the youngsters to attend the game. For more information, please call (817) 273-5207.
DFW Area Youth Ballparks
The Texas Rangers have built seven youth ballparks throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex since 1993. Texas Rangers officials began the program in order to give back to the community for their support. In addition, the Youth Ballparks are a way to give children in lower socio-economic neighborhoods a place to play baseball.

The seven ballparks are scattered across the Metroplex at the following locations: Texas Rangers Youth Ballpark (River Oaks), Texas Rangers Youth Ballpark (Dallas), Juan Gonzalez Texas Rangers Youth Ballpark (Oak Cliff), Johnny Oates Texas Rangers Youth Ballpark (West Dallas), Will Clark Texas Rangers Youth Ballpark (Fort Worth), Ivan Rodriguez Texas Rangers Youth Ballpark (Forth Worth), and the Royce Clayton Texas Rangers Youth Ballpark (Lancaster). Plans are under way to build a Rusty Greer ballpark in Frisco. For more information, please call (817) 273-5207.

Dr Pepper Hall of Fame Luncheon
The 2007 Dr Pepper Texas Rangers Hall of Fame Luncheon will take place at the Arlington Hilton hotel on Friday, Aug. 10, 2007. It will feature several Alumni Legacy members as celebrities and the 2007 Hall of Fame inductee(s). For more information, please call 817-273-5203.
Dr Pepper/Texas Rangers Sluggers of the West Awards Dinner
The Texas Rangers hosted the awards dinner at Eddie Deen’s Ranch in Dallas, TX. Guests were treated to the award winning cuisine of Eddie Deen with a steak and chicken dinner served family-style.

At the dinner, the Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America handed out a variety of Rangers awards for last season, including Player of the Year – Gary Matthews, Jr., Pitcher of the Year – Akinori Otsuka, Tom Grieve Minor League Player of the Year – Nate Gold, Nolan Ryan Minor League Pitcher of the Year – Eric Hurley, Rookie of the Year – Ian Kinsler, and Harold McKinney Good Guy Award – Mark Teixeira.
Habitat for Humanity
In 2006, the Texas Rangers, along with several corporate sponsors, built and dedicated three more Habitat for Humanity Houses to the Lewis Family from Mosier Valley, the Hall Family of Grayson County, and the Road Trip House to Monique Perkins and her four children of Plano. The partnership between the Texas Rangers and Habitat for Humanity – an extensive community outreach initiative to underscore two important American fixtures – baseball and home ownership. The Rangers will again be building three more homes during the 2007 season.
Holiday Hospital Visits
Texas Rangers players, front office, Santa Claus and Rangers Captain visited Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth on Dec. 15. The Rangers group helped make different crafts and visited individual rooms.
Ozarka Texas Rangers Alumni Legacy Golf Classic
The Ozarka Texas Rangers Alumni Legacy Golf Classic will be held on Thursday, Aug. 9 at The Links at WaterChase Golf Course in Fort Worth, Texas. The tournament features Rangers Alumni Legacy Celebrities, great prizes, putting contest, lunch, first class gift bags and much more. The $5,000 MVP package includes one team (three players per team), two tee box signs, display company logo at awards lunch and showcase hole signage, company banner may be displayed on course (if provided), full page advertisement in the golf program, may provide item for gift bag (subject to Rangers approval), special sponsor gift, ProStar video board and public address recognition on Sunday, Aug. 12, representative in an on- field presentation and two tickets to the Sunday, Aug. 12 presentation, recognition in the 2007 program and 2007 Community Report, two tickets to the Friday, Aug. 10 private Legacy Alumni reception during the game, and an autographed momento. All proceeds benefit the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation. For more information regarding the event, please contact Jenny Martin at 817-273-5219 or at communityrelations@texasrangers.com.
Park Place Dealerships Triple Play
Park Place Dealerships served as the title sponsor of the Park Place Dealerships Texas Rangers Triple Play Game Show Spectacular for the fourth consecutive year. The Triple Play event, held May 6 at the Hilton Anatole hotel in Dallas, attracted more than 600 fans and raised nearly $400,000 for charity.

The event, chaired by Mark and Leigh Teixeira, along with Josh and Dana Lewin and the Hicks Family, featured a Hollywood Oscar party theme with dinner, live and silent auctions. New this year Rangers third baseman Hank Blalock and catcher Gerald Laird competed in the Rangers version of Iron Chef America with the secret ingredient being pasta. The food was judged by Dallas Morning News beat writer Evan Grant, boxing promoter Don King, and Rangers bench coach Art Howe. Laird was named top chef! Several other Rangers players competed in some of America’s favorite game shows, including Fielders Feud, based on the popular TV game show Family Feud, and a game styled after Hollywood Squares. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation.

Ozarka Clinics
For the fourth consecutive year, Ozarka Natural Spring Water joined forces with the Texas Rangers to host baseball clinics for youth from the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex Hispanic community. A total of eight clinics, were held July 3, 5-8 at the Dr Pepper Youth Ballpark. Each clinic hosted 50 kids, ages 9-12, for a total of 400 kids participating.
McDonald's Clinics
The Texas Rangers teamed up with local McDonald’s restaurants during the 2005 season to host two two-hour clinics at the Dr Pepper Youth Ballpark on June 12 and July 24. Each clinic hosted 50 children ages 9-12 years old, from Dallas/Fort Worth urban communities. The purpose of the clinics was to teach baseball skills and the importance of exercise and nutrition in leading a healthy life.
Pitch Hit & Run
Don't miss out on your opportunity to become involved with the Official Skills Competition of Major League Baseball!!! The Rangers want you to consider hosting or participating in a 2007 Pitch, Hit & Run Local Competition. Pitch, Hit & Run is a FREE program that gives youngsters ages 7-14 the opportunity to showcase their pitching, hitting and running abilities.

Local Competitions began on April 1 with champions advancing to Sectional Competitions in the area. Top performers at the Sectionals were eligible to advance to the Team Championship. This year's Team Championship will be hosted by the Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on June 19. The National Finals will occur in July at the All-Star Game.

For more information on how you can host or participate in a Pitch, Hit & Run Local Competition in your area, contact Kathy McGrath or Charlene Hedtke at the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF) office (512) 863-9400.
Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation Scholarships
In continued support of the educational dreams of area students, the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation awarded eight students college scholarships in 2006, bringing the total to 123 scholarships since the program began in 1992. Recipients may receive up to $2,000 per year for four years based on financial need. To be eligible, the student must be an employee, or child of an employee, of the Texas Rangers Baseball Club or SportService.
Richard Greene Scholars and Scholarships
Students in the Arlington School District (AISD) can qualify to receive the Richard Greene Scholarship. The club has pledged $1 million to fund the unique scholarship program, named for former Arlington Mayor Richard Greene, for 20 years. The program began in 1998. As part of the program, six juniors in AISD are named Richard Greene Scholars and are assigned a community mentor. The students meet with the mentor during their senior year and together they work on the skills necessary for the student to become an effective leader. To date, 54 outstanding students have been named Richard Greene Scholars.
Mark Holtz Sports Broadcast Journalism Scholarship
Since 2005 the Texas Rangers started a scholarship program in Mark Holtz honor to promote the proliferation of sports broadcasting journalism, and is only for journalism majors. Mark Holtz, the long time broadcaster for the Texas Rangers, passed away Sept. 7, 1997, after a bone marrow transplant for the treatment of leukemia. Alice Holtz, Mark's wife for nearly 30 years, passed away Aug. 11, 1999, after a long battle with endometrial cancer.

For more information or to request a scholarship application on any of the above scholarships, please call (817) 273-5207.
Texas Rangers Welcome Home Luncheon
The Texas Rangers welcomed home the team from Spring Training at the Welcome Home Celebration held at the Arlington Airport on Thursday, March 29. A delicious barbeque dinner was served, courtesy of Spring Creek Barbeque and fans were treated to Dixieland music, Q&A’s with TV and Radio announcers, and the introduction of the 2007 Texas Rangers.
Winter Caravan
The Texas Rangers 2007 Civic Clubs were highlighted this year by visits to metroplex schools, youth baseball programs, military bases and civic clubs. For more information on the 2007 Winter Caravan, please call 817-273-5207. The stops on the 2006 Caravan were:

Abilene, TX
Lawton, OK
Longview, TX
Lubbock, TX
Oklahoma City, OK
Tyler, TX
Waco, TX
Wichita Falls, TX