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PHOENIX — Nobody understands baseball torture like a Texas Rangers alum. When you’ve played a thousand games for the oldest MLB franchise without a championship, you learn to take nothing for granted — especially on those precious nights when everything could change.
“With a one-run lead, you know anything can happen; with a three-run lead, you know anything can happen; with a five-run lead, you know anything can happen,” said Ian Kinsler, the former second baseman, who watched Game 5 of this World Series from the general manager’s suite at Chase Field.
“But, God, it feels a lot better when Marcus hits that home run. Just an absolute huge swing for the club.”
Marcus Semien’s two-run homer on Wednesday, with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, was so much more than the final blow of a 5-0 clinching victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. It was a catharsis, proof that good things really can happen to the Rangers with two outs in the ninth inning of a World Series game.
The Rangers are champions…
