Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation Finalizes Auction Items for 2023 TEX Gala Headlined by Kenny Chesney 

By | March 16, 2023

Texas Rangers players, coaches, alumni to join guests on field; Limited individual tickets and table sponsorships remain at texasrangers.com/texgala

Arlington, Texas— The Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation will host the third annual TEX Gala, presented by Choctaw Casinos & Resorts at Globe Life Field on Thursday, April 20. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Rangers Foundation and its mission to improve the lives of children, military, first responders, and their families in the North Texas community and beyond.

Beginning at 5:30 p.m., VIP guests will have a private cocktail hour in the Lexus Home Plate Club, presented by American Airlines. Doors will open for the general public at 6 p.m. for the TEX Gala cocktail hour, presented by Coca-Cola, followed by dinner on the playing surface of Globe Life Field and a live performance from eight-time Entertainer of the Year Award-winner Kenny Chesney.

Texas Rangers players and coaches will join guests on the field for the first time this year along with notable Rangers alumni. Limited individual tickets and table sponsorships for the 2023 TEX Gala remain available for purchase at texasrangers.com/texgala.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to bid on live and silent auction items that feature exclusive Rangers experiences and an assortment of sports and Hollywood memorabilia.

Live auction items available for bidding include:

You and a guest can travel like VIPs to see the Texas Rangers take on the New York Mets at Citi Field from August 28-30, 2023. Enjoy the three-game series in premium seats, get a private tour of Citi Field, and take in batting practice from the field. You’ll stay where the team stays in fantastic accommodations at the Conrad New York. The package also includes lunch at some of the city’s finest restaurants and time to see the sights in one of America’s best cities.

You can leave the TEX Gala with a 12-year aged bottle of Pappy Van Winkle, the hard-to-get and easy-drinking favorite, but that’s not it! This package also includes a trip for two to Louisville and a 3-night stay in Hotel Distil. While in town, you will enjoy an exclusive tour of Stitzel-Weller Distillery with a tasting of Bulleit Bourbon, a Jim Beam Distillery tour, lunch in Bardstown, and travel between your stops in a luxury SUV.

Located only an hour west of DFW near Strawn, Texas, you and a guest can go on the big-game hunt of your dreams. Ranger Ridge is an exclusive destination where you’ll be able to hunt your choice of a Bull Elk or Red Stag, as well as Audad Ram, on a 2600-acre preserve. Normally open only to members of the club and homeowners, this experience is a 4-night all-access pass to the property, including accommodations in a brand new 4-bedroom ridgetop cabin, use of a Can-Am UTV, and unlimited access to their ranges and facilities.

_Join Texas Rangers pitcher Taylor Hearn and local Pitmaster Brandon Hurtado of the acclaimed Hurtado Barbecue for a barbeque masterclass for 10. In this class, you’ll learn the ins and outs of becoming a grill master yourself. Brandon will teach you his smoky secrets to perfect brisket, chicken, and more, plus he'll hand over his proprietary seasonings. Also included in this package is El Niño, a custom open-fire grill from M and M BBQ Company to bring the heat to your backyard. _

Last year's second annual TEX Gala, headlined by three-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist Darius Rucker, raised $1.85 million for the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation.

The 2023 TEX Gala is supported by media partners Bally Sports Southwest, 105.3 The FAN, CBS Texas/TXA 21, 1270AM TUDN Radio, and Univision DFW.

About the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation

Since its inception in 1991, the Foundation has invested more than $65 million in our community and is dedicated to improving the lives of children, military, first responders, and their families, through meaningful programming and partnerships focused on education, health, and athletics. Signature programs include the Texas Rangers MLB Youth Academy at Mercy Street Sports Complex, presented by Toyota, the 2018 Allan H. Selig Philanthropic Excellence award-winning Richard Greene Scholars, the Charley Pride Fellowship Program, and the 50th Anniversary Legacy Grant Program. Faced with ever-increasing need in our communities, we are providing more financial assistance than ever to our neighbors through the support of partner organizations and emergency relief organizations.

For more information, visit texasrangers.com/foundation.

About Choctaw Casinos & Resorts

Owned and operated by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, the third-largest Indian Nation in the United States with more than 208,000 tribal members and 11,000 employees. Choctaw Casinos feature a variety of gaming, hotel and resort properties throughout southeastern Oklahoma. Locations include Durant, Grant, Pocola, Idabel, Broken Bow, McAlester, Stigler and Stringtown. The Choctaw Casino & Resort-Durant underwent a $500 million expansion in August 2021 that added 1,000 more rooms and created 1,000 new jobs. In addition to the increased room capacity, the new Sky Tower also features an expanded gaming floor and fresh amenities such as new pools, parking garage, retail space, entertainment options and dining venues. For more information, visit www.ChoctawCasinos.com.

About Kenny Chesney

Deemed “The King of the Road” by The Wall Street Journal, Kenny Chesney is the only country artist in Pollstar’s Top Touring Artists of the Decade. Known for his high energy shows, songs that celebrate life as real people live it and a strong sense of musicality, Chesney has won eight Entertainer of the Year Awards (four consecutive from the Academy of Country Music, four from the Country Music Association), had 34 No. 1s and sold in excess of 30 million albums, as well as more than a million tickets on each of his headlining tours. He has topped the charts with Grace Potter, P!nk, the Wailers Band, Dave Matthews and Uncle Kracker, while also both duetting with and co-producing an album for Willie Nelson. In addition to his latest chart-topping single “Knowing You” off studio album Here And Now, Chesney’s hits include “Young,” “You and Tequila,” “When the Sun Goes Down,” “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven,” “Pirate Flag,” “Summertime,” “I Go Back,” “Somewhere With You,” “American Kids,” “Get Along” and many more.

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