The Texas Rangers Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise was established in 1961 as the Washington Senators, an expansion team awarded to Washington, D.C., after the old Washington Senators team of the American League moved to Minnesota and became the Twins. The new Senators remained in Washington through 1971. In 1972, the team moved to Arlington, Texas, where it became the Texas Rangers. In the franchise's history, 11 general managers (GMs) have been employed to oversee day-to-day operations.
| Majority owner(s) | Dates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1961–1963 | |||
| 2 | & James Lemon | 1963–1967 | ||
| 3 | 1967–December 3, 1968 | |||
| 4 | December 3, 1968–May 29, 1974 | [1] | ||
| 5 | May 29, 1974–April 29, 1980 | |||
| 6 | April 29, 1980–March 18, 1989 | |||
| 7 | & Edward W. Rose | March 18, 1989–November 1994 | ||
| 8 | & Edward W. Rose | November 1994–June 16, 1998 | ||
| 9 | June 16, 1998–August 11, 2010 | |||
| 10 | 2011–present |
| General manager | Years | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1961–1962 | |||
| 2 | 1963–1968 | |||
| 3 | 1969–1971 | |||
| 4 | 1972–1973 | |||
| 5 | 1973–1979 | |||
| 6 | 1976–1982 | |||
| 7 | 1982–1984 | |||
| 8 | 1984–1994 | |||
| 9 | 1994–2001 | |||
| 10 | 2001–2005 | |||
| 11 | 2005–2020 | |||
| 12 | 2020–present |