4 opposing MLB players that Texas Rangers fans love to hate

Every team has their so-called “killers”, and the Texas Rangers are no exception to this rule.

It feels like each time one of these current MLB players faces off against the Rangers whether in Arlington or on the road, they always see the ball better. And it shouldn’t come as any coincidence that most of these players come from the AL West division, teams who see Texas frequently over the course of 162 games.

These four players, in particular, though, are extra annoying to Texas Rangers fans.

Texas Rangers fans hate to see these players kill their team time and time again

#1- Carlos Correa

This one was almost ironic, since the Rangers were at least pursuing Correa’s services in free agency.

Instead, Texas ended up with Corey Seager AND Marcus Semien. Not too shabby, eh?

I’m not denying that Correa wouldn’t have been a massive upgrade to this ballclub had the Rangers brought him in. But he does come with that cheater’s stain, and he’s just plain loathed by this fanbase.

The smug, entitled attitude. The clutch hits against the Rangers. Endless pain. This is Carlos Correa in a nutshell.

Just look at Correa’s numbers against the Rangers in 2021: an .894 OPS in 73 plate appearances to go with four long balls, his most against any team last season.

But you need not only look at 2021 to get the idea: Carlos Correa has been a Rangers tormentor for a long time. If he’s not going to come to Arlington, we would love to see him depart the AL West.

#3- Anthony Rendon

Rendon hasn’t had the start to his Angels career that he might’ve hoped for, spending much of 2021 injured, though he did have a good 2020.

Still, the Texas Rangers were on the verge of landing the 2019 World Series champion in free agency ahead of what would be the shortened campaign the next year. But they didn’t, and that swing and miss on the open market, and to Anaheim no less, stung.

Not only did Rendon spurn the Rangers, he chose their division rival over them. And at the time, the reaction to that decision was bitter. Rendon was bound to be the successor to franchise legend Adrian Beltre at the hot corner… until he wasn’t.

Texas has since made up for losing Rendon by signing Corey Seager and Marcus Semien, a more than acceptable consolation prize(s). But it will never not hurt to see Rendon in red and white, wondering what it could’ve been like he had he joined the Rangers.

At least Josh Jung is on the way!

#4- Jose Altuve

It feels like Jose Altuve is universally disliked across the league, especially with Yankees fans, but much like his double play partner (soon to be former?) Carlos Correa, Altuve has done his fair share of Rangers killing.

The 31-year-old second baseman is quite literally the definition of a little pest, standing at five foot-six inches and very effective at spraying the baseball all over the field. That makes it easy for Rangers fans to jeer at him.

Is anyone else wondering what was under that jersey on that walk-off home run during the 2019 ALCS against Aroldis Chapman and the Yankees? Not that it really matters since the Astros didn’t win that year’s World Series (thank you, Nats!).

Altuve has been around a while, since 2011. And in that time, he’s capitalized on his opportunities facing the Texas Rangers, posting a career .842 OPS in 685 plate appearances against them. It doesn’t look like he’s leaving anytime soon, either, which means he’ll continue to be hated by Rangers fans for years to come.