ARLINGTON, Texas -- Elvis Andrus wasn't going to sit out the season finale of the long-eliminated Texas Rangers, not even on a scorching afternoon that illustrated why Globe Life Park is getting replaced after just 26 seasons.
"I know it's super hot, but it's a lot of memories throughout the game," Andrus said of the park where he debuted as a 20-year-old a decade ago and played in the club's only two World Series in 2010 and '11.
On the seventh day of the fall, the temperature reached the mid-90s for a sellout crowd that included former President George W.