Nolan Ryan Becomes Rangers Team President
February 7, 2008 by Kori Ellis
Filed under Baseball
Former Houston Astros star and current Astros consultant Nolan Ryan has been named the team president of the Texas Rangers. Ryan, 61, will have wide ranging responsibilities in his new role with the Rangers. He replaces Jeff Cogen, who left the Rangers for a position with the Dallas Stars of the NHL.
Ryan has a long history with both the Astros and the Rangers. At the age of 33, Ryan joined the Astros in 1980. He pitched nine seasons for the Astros and is still the all-time franchise leader in strikeouts with 1,866. Ryan is also third all-time in franchise history in innings pitched, sixth in wins and seventh in ERA.
After the 1988 season, Ryan joined the Texas Rangers where he pitched until 1993. When Ryan retired, at age 46, he had cemented his legacy as one of the most feared pitchers in major league history. With 5,714 career strikeouts, that’s likely a record that will never be broken.
Twenty years after leaving the Astros for the Rangers, Ryan is leaving again. With the Rangers, Ryan will look to help turn around a team that hasn’t made the playoffs since 1999.
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