Texas Rangers name owner's suite after George W. Bush

Posted Jun 19th 2009 4:20PM by Zac Bissonnette
Filed under: Business of Sports

The Texas Rangers have a new name for their owner's suite: "President George W. Bush Owner's Suite", in honor of the 43rd President who bought an $800,000 stake in the team in April of 1989. After serving as general managing partner for five years, he sold the stake in 1998 for more than $15 million.

"I've looked this up, and in the 133-year history of Major League Baseball, never has a president been an owner except President Bush," Rangers owner Tom Hicks told MLB.com. "I'm glad he's home and can reconnect with this place. We thought it would be fitting to have the suite named after him."

"I was actually thinking of my time in baseball driving up here on the turnpike," Bush said. "Baseball is a great sport, and the Rangers are a great organization. Tom is a wonderful owner and has built this team up, hopefully guiding it to an American League pennant."

"I'm thrilled to accept it," Bush said. "I used to [sit in the crowd during the game], but my life changed in January 2001. I have a little less anonymity now."

I would love to see President Bush come to Fenway Park and try to take in a game from the bleachers.

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