It’s your last chance to meet Rangers legends at All-Star Village. See appearance times
Tuesday is the final day of the MLB All-Star Village fan festival and the last opportunity for fans to meet Texas Rangers legends.
See the full schedule of appearances, signings, discussion panels and more, which is subject to change. The fan festival will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Michael Young
Capital One Cardholder Lounge, Monday, Noon
Young spent all but of his 14 years in the Major Leagues in a Texas Rangers uniform. During that time, he was selected to the All-Star Game seven times, won a Gold Glove Award and the American League batting title in 2005.
In the year after, he made the All-Star Game again and was crowned the All-Star Game MVP. In 2011, Young led the league in hits. He retired in 2013 and currently works as a special assistant to the Rangers’ general manager, Chris Young.
Ivan Rodriguez
Librela, Monday, 10 a.m.
Librela, Monday, 2 p.m.
Librela, Tuesday, 10 a.m.
Librela, Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.
“Pudge” Rodriguez spent 13 of his 21-year career in a Texas Rangers uniform. He was a 14-time All-Star and earned 13 Gold Glove Awards and seven Silver Slugger Awards as a catcher.
He won the regular season MVP in 1999 and NLCS MVP in 2003 when he won the World Series with the Florida Marlins. Rodriguez retired in 2011 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017.
Mark Teixeira
PLAY BALL Diamond, Tuesday, 2 p.m.
First Base Autograph Stage, Tuesday, 3 p.m.
Teixeira started his career in Texas, where he earned his first of three All-Star selections. Throughout his career, he also earned five Gold Glove Awards and three Silver Slugger Awards.
In 2009, he won a World Series ring with the New York Yankees. He was also second in MVP voting that season. He retired in 2016 to end his 14-year career.
Danny Darwin
All-Star Clubhouse, Monday, 10:30 a.m.
World’s Largest Baseball, Monday, 11:30 a.m.
Darwin went to high school in Bonham, Texas, went to college in Denison, Texas and was signed as a free agent by the Rangers. He spent eight seasons in Texas.
In 1990, he led the American League in Earned Run Average with a 2.21 over the season. Over his 21-year career, he totaled 1,942 strikeouts over 3,016.2 innings pitched. He retired in 1998.
Benji Gil
First Base Autograph Stage, Monday, 11 a.m.
All-Star Clubhouse, Monday, Noon
Rangers Clubhouse Experience, Monday, 1 p.m.
Gil played shortstop for the Texas Rangers for four years before playing his last four years in Anaheim with the Angels. He won a World Series with the Angels in 2002.
He has a son, Mateo, who plays for the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A minor league affiliate for the New York Mets.
Vladimir Guerrero Sr.
First Base Autograph Stage, Monday, 11 a.m.
World’s Largest Baseball, Monday, 3 p.m.
Rangers Clubhouse Experience, Monday, 4 p.m.
Guerrero Sr. spent 16 years in the Major Leagues, one of which was with the Texas Rangers. In that one season, he was selected to the All-Star Game, earned a Silver Slugger Award and finished top-10 in MVP voting.
Throughout his career, he was a nine-time All-Star, won eight Silver Slugger Awards and an MVP Award. He was the Home Run Derby champion in 2007 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018.
Dave Valle
Grand Slam Autograph Stage, Monday, 11 a.m.
World’s Largest Baseball, Monday, 1 p.m.
Valle spent two years in a Rangers uniform at the end of his 13-year career. In 1990, he led American League catchers in fielding percentage with a .997.
In 1993, he led the league in putouts by a catcher with 881 and in double plays turned by a catcher with 13. He also led the league in hit by pitches that season with 17. He retired in 1996.
Bartolo Colon
All-Star Clubhouse, Monday, 11 a.m.
World’s Largest Baseball, Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.
PLAY BALL Diamond, Tuesday, Noon
Grand Slam Autograph Stage, Tuesday, 1 p.m.
Colón was in the league for 21 years, taking the mound for 11 different teams, including the Texas Rangers for one season.
He amassed 2,535 strikeouts over 3,461.2 innings pitched, earned All-Star honors four times and won the Cy Young Award in 2005.
However, he was most well-known for his on-field antics, his charismatic personality and the home run he hit with the New York Mets.
He retired after his one season with the Rangers in 2018, but he continued playing in foreign leagues.
David Murphy
Capital One Walk-Offs Autograph Stage, Monday, 11 a.m.
All-Star Clubhouse, Monday, 1 p.m.
Rangers Clubhouse Experience, Monday, 2 p.m.
PLAY BALL Diamond, Tuesday, 2 p.m.
Grand Slam Autograph Stage, Tuesday, 2 p.m.
Murphy was also a part of the 2010 and 2011 World Series Rangers teams. He was the American League Rookie of the Month in April of 2008.
He retired in 2015, but has continued to work with the organization as a T.V. color analyst since 2019.
Luis Clemente
PLAY BALL Daimond, Monday, 11:30 a.m.
World’s Largest Baseball, Monday, Noon
All-Star Clubhouse, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.
Son of MLB legend Roberto Clemente, Luis was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1984 but never made it to the Major Leagues. Now, he and his brother work with MLB to spread their father’s story and advocacy in the game.
Mark McLemore
World’s Largest Baseball, Monday, 11:30 a.m.
PLAY BALL Diamond, Monday, 1 p.m.
Rangers Clubhouse Experience, Monday, 1:30 p.m.
McLemore played 19 seasons in the Major Leagues and five with the Texas Rangers. He was the American League Player of the Week while he was with the Baltimore Orioles in 1993.
He retired in 2004 and was a part of the Rangers regional broadcast team.
Shawn Tolleson
All-Star Clubhouse, Monday, 11:30 a.m.
Capital One Walk-Offs Autograph Stage, 3 p.m.
Tolleson’s brief 5-year career saw him in Los Angeles with the Dodgers for two years and in Texas with the Rangers for the last three.
He was a closer for the Rangers in 2015 and tallied 35 saves. He finished 10th in Cy Young voting that season. He retired in 2016.
Colby Lewis
Rangers Clubhouse Experience, Monday, Noon
Grand Slam Autograph Stage, Monday, 1 p.m.
World’s Largest Baseball, Monday, 2 p.m.
PLAY BALL Diamond, Monday, 3 p.m.
Rangers Clubhouse Experience, Tuesday, 2:30 p.m.
World’s Largest Baseball, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.
Lewis pitched with the Texas Rangers for nine years, including the 2010 and 2011 World Series appearances.
In 2010, he was the American League Player of the Week on June 13. He retired in 2016 after 11 seasons in the Major Leagues.
Dave Winfield
All-Star Clubhouse, Monday, Noon
World’s Largest Baseball, Monday, 1 p.m.
PLAY BALL Diamond, Monday, 2:30 p.m.
During Winfield’s career, he was selected to the All-Star Game 12 times in 12 consecutive seasons, from 1977-1988. In 1979, he led the league in RBIs.
Winfield also earned seven Gold Glove Awards and six Silver Slugger Awards. He won a World Series in 1992 with the Toronto Blue Jays. In 1994, he won the Roberto Clemente Award and retired in 1995. In 2001, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Toby Harrah
World’s Largest Baseball, Monday, 12:30 p.m.
Grand Slam Autograph Stage, Monday, 3 p.m.
David Gus “Buddy” Bell was traded to Texas for Toby Harrah. Bell played with Texas from 1979-1985.
In four of those seasons, he was selected for the All-Star Game. In his first season with the Rangers, he played in all 162 games. He tallied 200 hits and 101 RBIs.
He played his last 34 games in a second stint with Texas, finishing his career a five-time All-Star with five Gold Glove Awards and one Silver Slugger Award.
Pedro Sierra
First Base Autograph Stage, Monday, 1 p.m.
World’s Largest Baseball, Monday, 1 p.m.
Sierra played in the Negro Leagues from 1954-1958 with the Indianapolis Clowns and the Detroit Stars. He was selected to the Negro League’s East-West All-Star Game in 1956.
He never made it to the Major Leagues, but did play in the minor league systems of the Minnesota Twins and Washington Senators from 1962-1971. He was a Panama Winter League All-Star in 1971. From 1972 until he retired in 1975, he played in the Mexican League. He was a three-time Provinciale League All-Star.
Samuel Allen
First Base Autograph Stage, Monday, 1 p.m.
World’s Largest Baseball, Monday, 2:30 p.m.
Allen played in the Negro Leagues for three years as a catcher. He was a member of the Kansas City Monarchs from 1957 to 1959 and is a member of the African American Hall of Fame.
Kevin Mench
Grand Slam Autograph Stage, Monday, 1 p.m.
All-Star Clubhouse, Monday, 3 p.m.
World’s Largest Baseball, Monday, 4 p.m.
Mench played with the Texas Rangers for five years. He was seventh in Rookie of the Year voting in his first year.
The outfielder also earned American League Player of the Year honors during the 2006 season. Mench retired in 2010, totaling eight seasons in the big leagues.
Vinny Castilla
Capital One Walk-Offs Autograph Stage, Monday, 1 p.m.
All-Star Clubhouse, Monday, 4:30 p.m.
World’s Largest Baseball, Tuesday, Noon
Castilla spent 16 years in the MLB mostly as a third baseman with some time at shortstop. He was an All-Star twice while playing with the Colorado Rockies.
He also won three Silver Slugger Awards during his tenure in Colorado. In 2004, he led the National League in RBIs with 131. He retired in 2006.
Fergie Jenkins
Capital One Walk-Offs Autograph Stage, Monday, 1 p.m.
PLAY BALL Diamond, Monday, 2 p.m.
All-Star Clubhouse, Monday, 3 p.m.
Jenkins spent 19 years as a big-league pitcher, with six of them being with the Texas Rangers. He was a three-time All-Star, led the league in wins, complete games and earned runs allowed multiple times.
In 1971, he won the Cy Young Award. Jenkins retired in 1983, then was elected into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame and the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Mike Cameron
World’s Largest Baseball, Monday, 1:30 p.m.
Cameron spent 17 years in the Major Leagues after being drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 1991. The outfielder won three Gold Glove Awards and was selected to the All-Star Game in 2001.
One of his most memorable moments was hitting four home runs in a game on May 2, 2002. He retired in 2011.
Rafael Palmeiro
World’s Largest Baseball, Monday, 1:30 p.m.
Rangers Clubhouse Experience, Monday, 2:30 p.m.
Palmeiro played with the Texas Rangers for 10 of his 20-year career. He was selected to the All-Star Game four times, won three Gold Glove Awards, two Silver Slugger Awards and the MLB Player of the Year Award.
He led the league in hits in 1990, doubles in 1991 and runs scored in 1993. He retired in 2005.
Yovani Gallardo
World’s Largest Baseball, Monday, 3 p.m.
Capital One Walk-Offs Autograph Stage, Tuesday, 3 p.m.
Gallardo was drafted in the second round of the 2004 draft out of Trimble Tech High School in Fort Worth.
He was selected to the All-Star Game in 2010 as a Milwaukee Brewer and won the Silver Slugger Award in the same season. In 2011, he finished seventh in Cy Young voting.
Gallardo pitched two seasons in Texas, once in 2015 and again in 2018 before he retired after 12 years in the league.
Rollie Fingers
First Base Autograph Stage, Monday, 3 p.m.
Roland Glen Fingers spent 17 years in the Major Leagues as a relief pitcher. He was an All-Star seven times and led the league in saves in 1977, 1978 and 1981.
In 1981, he won the Cy Young Award and the MVP. He retired in 1985 as three-time World Series Champion with 1,299 strikeouts and 341 saves over 1,701.1 innings pitched. He was the 1974 World Series MVP and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992.
Buddy Bell
All-Star Clubhouse, Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.
Capital One Walk-Offs Autograph Stage, Tuesday, 11 a.m.
World’s Largest Baseball, Tuesday, 1 p.m.
David Gus “Buddy” Bell was traded to Texas for Toby Harrah. Bell played with Texas from 1979-1985.
In four of those seasons, he was selected for the All-Star Game. In his first season with the Rangers, he played in all 162 games. He tallied 200 hits and 101 RBIs.
He played his last 34 games in a second stint with Texas, finishing his career a five-time All-Star with five Gold Glove Awards and one Silver Slugger Award.
Tim Raines
World’s Largest Baseball, Tuesday, 11 a.m.
PLAY BALL Diamond, Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.
All-Star Clubhouse, Tuesday, 12:30 p.m.
Raines spent 23 years in the Major Leagues where he earned seven All-Star Game selections, two World Series rings, a Silver Slugger Award, a batting title and an All-Star MVP Award.
He retired in 2002 and went into coaching. He added a third World Series ring as a first base coach with the Chicago White Sox in 2005. Raines was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017.
Jim Sundberg
Grand Slam Autograph Stage, Tuesday, 11 a.m.
All-Star Clubhouse, Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.
Sundberg played with the Rangers for 12 years as a catcher. In his first season, 1974, Sundberg was selected to the All-Star Game and finished fourth in Rookie of the Year voting.
He finished his career with three All-Star appearances, six consecutive Gold Glove Awards and a World Series ring with the Kansas City Royals. Sundberg retired in 1989 as a Ranger. He was inducted to the club’s Hall of Fame in 2003.
Oddibe McDowell
First Baseball Autograph Stage, Tuesday, 1 p.m.
All-Star Clubhouse, Tuesday, 2:30 p.m.
McDowell played center field for the Texas Rangers for five years. During his time, he was fourth in Rookie of the Year voting and completed the first cycle in club history.
He was the American League Player of the Week twice and was elected into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame. He retired as a Ranger in 1994 after playing four years in the minor leagues.
Tom Grieve
PLAY BALL Diamond, Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.
World’s Largest Baseball, Tuesday, 3 p.m.
Grieve has been mostly known recently for his color commentary for the Texas Rangers. However, he was also the General Manager for the club in 1984.
Before that, he was drafted by the Washington Senators, the team that moved to Texas to become the Rangers in 1972. He played 47 games for the Senators in 1970 and then played in the outfield for the Rangers from 1972-1977.
He retired from playing in 1979 but stayed in baseball. Grieve was inducted into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame in 2010.
Lisa Fernandez
World’s Largest Baseball, Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.
Fernandez played softball for team USA after playing at UCLA, where she won two Women’s College World Series Titles.
She won four World Championship gold medals, three Olympic gold medals and three Pan American Games gold medals.
Fernandez earned the Sportswoman of the Year Award and was inducted into the National Softball Hall of Fame in 2013. Now, she is the head softball coach at UCLA.
This story was originally published July 14, 2024 at 2:23 PM.
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