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Texas Rangers name Nolan Ryan team president
Even at 61, he's probably better than anybody they have.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Twenty years later, Nolan Ryan's job is to once again revitalize the Texas Rangers.
The Rangers introduced the Hall of Fame pitcher as team president Wednesday with the fanfare of a major free-agent pickup, just as Ryan was in 1988 when Texas signed the right-hander to help fill seats and bring wins to the struggling franchise.
Only now, the 61-year-old career strikeout leader who set many of his greatest milestones in a Rangers jersey is tasked with doing the same from the front office.
"Another thing in my career that I never anticipated," Ryan said. "You really wonder where baseball and life is going to take you."
Ryan threw an unmatched seven no-hitters and won 324 games in a record 27 major league seasons. The last five of those came with the Rangers and included his final two no-hitters and 5,000th strikeout.
Even at 61, he's probably better than anybody they have.