Fans will once again have opportunities to meet and greet Texas Rangers players and coaches before pitchers and catchers report. It’ll just look different than it has in years past.
The club’s Winter Warmup Week — which will replace the traditional caravan events that they’d held in the past — will run Jan. 19-25 at to-be-announced locations and times.
Rangers players, coaches, mascot Captain and the Six Shooters dance team will appear at various Kroger locations on Jan. 19, Jan. 21, Jan. 23 and Jan. 25. The exact time, location and player lineup will be announced by the Rangers on their social media pages and website on the morning of each event. The Kroger events — of which there will be six total — will included photo opportunities but no autograph sessions.
The format of the team’s Fan Fest, held Jan. 24 at Globe Life Field, remains unchanged and will include autograph opportunities with the team’s complete stable of stars. Fan Fest tickets are $10 for children, $20 for adults and can be purchased here.
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Previous winter caravan events — and the players that’d be in attendance — were announced in advance, held through the month of January, featured full autograph sessions and included stops across the state. In 2024, just months after the Rangers won the World Series, the tour held stops Choctaw Casino and Resort in Durant, Okla., the Cleburne Railroaders’ stadium, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in Waco and a Wichita Falls-based Toyota Dealership.
This year’s condensed and revamped format is considered an opportunity to refresh the club’s longstanding winter traditions. The team also anticipates attractive player turnout at the new-look events.
“The Kroger Winter Warm-Up presented by Coca-Cola will provide fans the same annual opportunity to connect with Rangers players, coaches, and broadcasters as in previous years,” the Rangers said in a statement. “We hope fans enjoy this updated version of an annual offseason tradition that goes back decades.”
The Hot Stove Kick Off Show, now held at the Dallas Hurtado BBQ location, will run 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 19. The Frisco Rough Riders Happy Hour (Jan. 21 at the Frisco Embassy Suites) and the Round Rock Express Happy Hour (Jan. 23 at Dell Diamond) are both ticketed events.
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