Texas Rangers World Series Championship gear now on sale
The Texas Rangers are your new World Series champs and fans are wasting no time getting their gear!
Several sports apparel stores opened their doors late Wednesday night to let streams of fans buy hats, shirts, and more to celebrate.
Academy and Dick's Sporting Goods stores opened as soon as the final out was recorded.
The Grand Slam Team Store was also open and stayed open until 3 a.m. on Thursday morning.
"I’m here for my grandfather. He was the biggest Rangers fan. He watched every game. He’s in heaven right now but I know he’s watching," said Luis Alvarez.
"I’m so excited I want to cry. Let’s go Rangers! Woooo!" another fan who was shopping at Academy said.
Most fans said they wanted to get their merch early so they could wear it to Friday’s championship parade in Arlington.
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Academy and Dick's stores reopened Thursday morning at 7 a.m. for the fans who wanted to purchase gear on the way to work.
The Grand Slam Team Store will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - NOVEMBER 01: Max Scherzer #31 of the Texas Rangers celebrates after the Texas Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game Five to win the World Series at Chase Field on November 01, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christi
The stores are selling the same official gear the players and coaches wore on the field after the win.
Academy is still waiting on those black hats that the players were wearing, but they have boxes and boxes of other merchandise.
The stores are expecting to get even more shipments in on Thursday.