At some point last weekend, when Juan Gonzalez still hadn't decided ... On Tuesday night, as word filtered back that Gonzalez had chosen Texas in a two-year, $24 million deal, the Mets exhaled ...
The Texas Rangers officially lost out on the race ... with players like Ivan Rodriguez and Juan Gonzalez, they only have one current such player on the roster: Leody Taveras.
Juan Gonzalez and Ivan Rodriguez break in with the Rangers, giving the team two popular stars in Latino communities of North Texas. Both would later become American League MVP award winners.