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The Best All-Star Performances in Texas Rangers History

By Quenten Radford

PHOENIX, AZ - JULY 12: Members of the Texas Rangers organization pose in the outfield during batting practice before the start of the 82nd MLB All-Star Game at Chase Field on July 12, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - JULY 12: Members of the Texas Rangers organization pose in the outfield during batting practice before the start of the 82nd MLB All-Star Game at Chase Field on July 12, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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Jul 7, 1998; Denver, CO, USA; FILE PHOTO; (From left to right) American League outfielder Juan Gonzalez (19) of the Texas Rangers, third baseman Cal Ripken Jr. (8) of the Baltimore Orioles, catcher Ivan Rodriguez (7) of the Texas Rangers and second baseman Roberto Alomar (12) of the Baltimore Orioles on the field during the 1998 MLB All-Star Game at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: V.J. Lovero-USA TODAY NETWORK
Jul 7, 1998; Denver, CO, USA; FILE PHOTO; (From left to right) American League outfielder Juan Gonzalez (19) of the Texas Rangers, third baseman Cal Ripken Jr. (8) of the Baltimore Orioles, catcher Ivan Rodriguez (7) of the Texas Rangers and second baseman Roberto Alomar (12) of the Baltimore Orioles on the field during the 1998 MLB All-Star Game at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: V.J. Lovero-USA TODAY NETWORK /

The Top 5 Texas Rangers All-Star Performances in franchise history

4. Ivan Rodriguez, 1998 All-Star Game

Pudge entered the 1998 midsummer classic with an insane .350 batting average, and was the starting catcher for the AL squad. In what would go on to be the highest scoring All-Star game in history, another record was set. Pudge would go on to hit three singles and drive in one run, as his three hits would go on to be a record for a catcher.

Rodriguez’s final hit drove in Jim Thome and extended the lead for the AL and they never looked back, winning the game 13-8.

While not other-worldly, Rodriguez’s performance was the epitome of what he was for the Rangers: solid, and exactly what his team needed.

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