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- Updated: July 31, 2016
ARLINGTON — Michael Young emerged from the left-field corner at Globe Life Park to a thunderous applause from the sold-out crowd before Saturday’s game against the Royals as he became the 20th member inducted into the Rangers Hall of Fame.
Players from both teams watched from the top steps of their dugouts as members of the Rangers Hall of Fame, some of Young’s former teammates and managers, his wife, Cristina Barbosa, and their three children and general manager Jon Daniels took part in the on-field celebration.
“There’s no doubt that this was Michael’s team when he uniformed up every day and sprinted out onto the field,” Daniels said. “In so many ways, this is still his team.”
• Young’s Rangers career lauded by teammates
It didn’t take long for the Rangers to induct Young, who retired after the 2013 season. He spent 12 of his 13 years in the Majors with the Rangers, and holds the franchise records for games played (1,823), hits (2,230), runs (1085), doubles (415), triples (55) and at-bats (7,399).
During those years he played in seven All-Star Games at three different positions, won a Gold Glove at shortstop in ’08 and won the American League batting title in ’05.
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