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- Updated: July 29, 2016
ARLINGTON — A weekend full of celebrations honoring former Rangers infielder Michael Young began Friday morning with the Rangers Hall of Fame Luncheon at the Arlington Convention Center.
Young will be the 20th member inducted into the Rangers Hall of Fame in a ceremony before Saturday night’s game against the Royals at Globe Life Park. Young spent 12 of his 14 seasons in the Majors with Texas, making seven All-Star teams and playing in both of Texas’ World Series appearances in 2010 and ’11. Rangers Hall of Famers Jeff Russell, Ivan Rodriguez and Tom Schieffer were in attendance for the event.
“It’s a blessing for the player for the fans to see every version that you have to offer,” Young said. “It’s easy to go out there in your younger years, sign as a free agent in your prime years somewhere else and bounce around at the end. These people got to see everything I had to offer, and that means a lot to me.”
Proceeds from the luncheon benefited the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation. …
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