The Texas Rangers today announced that the club has exercised the 2019 option on the contract of manager Jeff Banister.
"With Jeff as our manager, we have had a lot of success over the last three years," said President of Baseball Operations and General Manager on Daniels. "Despite a number of challenges with injuries and other circumstances in 2017, our team stayed in contention until the last week of the season. His leadership and work ethic played a significant role in that. I look forward to working with Jeff as we begin planning and preparing for 2018."
Originally signed to a three-year contract with a team option for 2018 when he was appointed as manager on October 16, 2014, the Rangers reworked and extended Banister's contract on February 19, 2016, picking up the 2018 option and adding the 2019 option at that time.