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Nolan Ryan Hospitalized

Lynn Quale — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:40:34 +0000

Baseball Hall of Famer and Texas Rangers President Nolan Ryan was hospitalized yesterday in Houston after experiencing chest pains. 64 year old Ryan underwent double-bypass back in 2000, and heart disease runs in his family. After running multiple tests on his heart, it looks like Ryan is going to be just fine. The Rangers organization [...]

Widow of Fallen Texas Rangers Fan Thanks Team for Their Support and Compassion [VIDEO]

Dave McCord — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:36:39 +0000

In her first public statement regarding the tragedy, Jenny Stone, the widow of the firefighter who fell to his death at a Texas Rangers game last week, thanked the Rangers organization, and said that Rangers star Josh Hamiliton remains her son's favorite player.

Her husband, Shannon Stone, who was attending the game with their six-year old son Cooper, was trying to catch a ball tossed to him by Hamilton when he tumbled over the railing at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

Fan Dies at Texas Rangers Game While Trying to Catch Ball

Dave McCord — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:23:06 +0000

A man died at the Oakland A's-Texas Rangers game Thursday night in Arlington, Texas when he fell 20 feet over the left field wall while trying to catch a ball.

The victim, identified as Shannon Stone, had reached over a rail to grab a foul ball thrown into the stands by Rangers' star Josh Hamilton in the second inning. Stone, who was in the lower level with his son, tumbled into an area behind a wall near a scoreboard.