The newly named Texas Rangers opened for business on April 15, 1972 with a 1-0 loss to the Angels on the west coast. They won their first game the next day, 5-1. Since becoming a mainstay in the American league, the Texas Rangers game tickets have had strong value ever since the Rangers moved to Texas. The fan base in Texas is a strong one, the passionate fans of Dallas which is a neighboring city to Arlington, love their Cowboys during football season, and flock to Ranger games when spring comes around.
Following in suit with most other baseball franchises, the Rangers felt they needed a new ballpark to drum up more national interest, so they built The Ballpark in Arlington. On April 1, 1994, a new era for the Texas Rangers began with the opening of Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The beautiful baseball-only facility serves as the centerpiece of a 270-acre complex which solidifies Arlington, Texas as an entertainment giant in the Southwest. Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, completed in just 23 months, is a state-of-the-art building with the utmost in customer convenience. Yet, the 49,115 seat open-air ballpark was designed and built with tradition and intimacy in mind, containing features such as a granite and brick facade, exposed structural steel, an asymmetrical playing field, and a home run porch in right field. Texas architecture is featured throughout, from the outer facade to the Lone Stars in the concourses and on the seat aisles. The ballpark was built for the Rangers and their fans to enjoy, the Rangers front office accomplished what they set out to do, make sure that Texas Rangers game tickets stay a priority for local Ranger fans.
