| 2009 Texas Rangers | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington | |
| City | Arlington | |
| Record | 87–75 (.537) | |
| Divisional place | 2nd | |
| Owners | Tom Hicks | |
| General managers | Jon Daniels | |
| Managers | Ron Washington | |
| Television | Fox Sports Southwest KDFI, channel 27 (MyNetworkTV) KDFW, channel 4 (Fox) Tom Grieve, Josh Lewin | |
| Radio | KRLD 105.3 FM (Weekdays) KRLD 1080 AM (Weekends) Eric Nadel, Dave Barnett | |
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The Texas Rangers 2009 season was the 49th in franchise history and the team's 38th year in Arlington, Texas.
2009 signified the continuation of a strategy implemented by General Manager Jon Daniels in the summer of 2007. The plan to improve the club emphasized the acquisition and development of prospective talent within the Rangers' organization. Several young players such as shortstop Elvis Andrus, outfielder Julio Borbon, and pitchers Derek Holland and Tommy Hunter made their big league debuts in 2009 after spending time in the Rangers' minor league system. Ranked as the #1 farm system by Baseball America prior to the start of the season, the organization began the season with several of its heralded prospects still in the minor leagues. Emergence of these prospects on the Major League level gave the franchise and its fan base a brighter hope for the future, in line with the objective of competing for the American League West title in 2010 and beyond.
Notable performances from several core players as well as a well-coached pitching staff contributed to a greatly improved record and allowed the Rangers to compete for the division and wild card playoff berths well into the final weeks of the season.