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- Updated: September 21, 2016
ARLINGTON — As the Rangers close in on their fifth postseason berth in the last seven seasons, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred had nothing but praise for the current ownership group, headed by Ray Davis and Bob Simpson.
“Ray and his ownership group have done a phenomenal job in Texas,” Manfred said at a Globe Life Park news conference on Tuesday. “When you think about it, they’ve consistently fielded a competitive team, a great team, a World Series team and maybe yet a World Series champion.
“They’ve brought stability to the front office and to the ownership group here. They’ve engaged with this community. I think the best example of that is the MLB Youth Academy, which we are working together on. I think it’s an important part of baseball’s future, not just Major League Baseball’s future.”
Simpson and Davis headed up the ownership group that bought the team at auction from Tom Hicks in August 2010. Nolan Ryan served as club president before stepping down at the end of the 2013 season.
Since then Davis has taken a more active role in running the organization, along with Neil Leibman, the Houston-based …
