New Texas Ranger Jake Burger will wear No. 21 this season. The number is for his daughter, Penelope, who was born with Down syndrome. Down syndrome is also known as trisomy 21, due to an extra copy of the 21st chromosome.

Jake Burger is one of the Texas Rangers’ offseason additions. He explained how his daughter influenced his switch from number from 36 to 21.

The Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros have not only been at each other's throats in recent years just because of proximity, but because they are standing in

The former Texas Rangers second baseman — a club Hall of Famer and a mainstay on the some of the best teams in Rangers history — received just 10 votes from the baseball writers, a mark of 2.5% that fell well short of the necessary 5% to remain on the ballot.