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Bush returns to native San Diego, but with Rangers

Matt Bush told a swarm of local media that his return to Petco Park as a member of the Texas Rangers is a thrill, even though he originally believed he would spend it career with the San Diego Padres.

The Padres made Bush the No. 1 overall pick in the 2004 draft from nearby Mission Bay High School, and he was introduced the next night at Petco Park. He hadn’t been back since that day after a series of well-chronicled incidents that eventually led to jail sentence in Florida for nearly killing a man while driving drunk.