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ARLINGTON, Texas — Corey Seager took the stage to thunderous chants of “M-V-P!, M-V-P!” as the Texas Rangers celebrated the franchise’s first World Series championship Friday.
“Really this was truly special, we appreciate all of your support,” Seager, the two-time World Series MVP, said during the ceremony following a two-hour parade along a 2-mile route near the team’s ballpark.
The team said an estimated 500,000 to 700,000 fans attended the parade, the same estimate given to local media outlets by the Arlington Fire Department, which didn’t immediately return a message from The Associated Press.
While normally pretty stoic, though he had a couple of emphatic shows of emotion during the playoffs, Seager took a swipe at the Houston Astros, the team that took the AL West title from Texas on the final day of the regular season. That made the Rangers a wild-card team, and they then set an MLB record by winning all 11 of their postseason road games.
“I’ve just got one thing to say. You know, everybody was wondering what would happen if the Rangers didn’t win the World Series. I guess we’ll never know,” Seager said, a clear retort to what Astros third baseman Alex Bregman said to start their champagne celebration when they clinched the division title.
M-V-P!
M-V-P!
M-V-P! pic.twitter.com/DWdFdBPsbU— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) November 3, 2023
Texas beat the Astros in the AL Championship Series, with the Rangers winning all four ALCS games played in Houston, including the Game 7 clincher.
Fans were stacked dozens deep at some spots during the parade, which 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 Garcia after Seager hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to tie the score.
“Years from now, I’m going to think about this moment, and I’m going to cherish the time that I had to spend with [these…
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