2016 Texas Rangers | ||
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American League West Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Globe Life Park in Arlington | |
City | Arlington, Texas | |
Record | 95–67 (.586) | |
Divisional place | 1st | |
Owners | Rangers Baseball Express (Ray Davis and Bob R. Simpson) | |
Managers | Jeff Banister | |
Television | Fox Sports Southwest (Steve Busby, Dave Raymond, Tom Grieve) | |
Radio | KRLD 105.3 FM (English) (Eric Nadel, Matt Hicks, Dave Raymond, Jared Sandler) KZMP 1540 AM (Spanish) (Eleno Orlenas, Jerry Romo) | |
Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The 2016 Texas Rangers season was the Rangers' 56th season of the franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), and the 45th since the team relocated to Arlington, Texas. The Rangers won the American League West title for the second straight season, with the best record in the American League. However, for the second straight year, they lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALDS, this time in three games. The Rangers set an MLB record by going 36–11 in one-run games. Because of this stat, as well as the team winning 95 games instead of their projected 80 wins, baseball pundits viewed the Rangers as a "lucky" team.[1]