Jan 18, 2025 · ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jake Burger will wear No. 21 with the Texas Rangers, a number that has special significance for the first baseman’s family after his daughter was born with Down syndrome.

Jan 18, 2025 · Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger poses at the team's awards dinner Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Arlington, Texas, with wife Ashyln, son Brooks and daughter Penelope while holding the No. 21 ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Jake Burger poses at the team's awards dinner on Jan. 17, 2025, in Arlington, Texas, with wife Ashlyn, son Brooks and daughter Penelope while holding the No. 21 jersey. AP Photo/Stephen Hawkins

Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger poses at the team's awards dinner Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Arlington, Texas, with wife Ashyln, son Brooks and daughter Penelope while holding the No. 21 ...

Jan 18, 2025 · ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jake Burger will wear No. 21 with the Texas Rangers, a number that has special significance for the first baseman's family after his daughter was born with Down syndrome. The clinical name for Down syndrome is trisomy 21, a condition in which a person is born with an extra chromosome, causing mild to moderate cognitive ...

Jan 18, 2025 · ARLINGTON -- In October, when Jake Burger was still a member of the Marlins, he contemplated a number switch. The infielder wore No. 30 with the White Sox from 2021-23 and No. 36 with Miami from ’23-24. But on Oct. 25, Burger and his wife Ashlyn welcomed their second child, a baby girl named Penelope, who was born with Down syndrome.

Jan 18, 2025 · ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jake Burger will wear No. 21 with the Texas Rangers, a number that has special significance for the first baseman’s family after his daughter was born with Down syndrome.

Jan 18, 2025 · ARLINGTON, Texas - New Texas Rangers corner infielder Jake Burger picked his new jersey number to honor his daughter. Burger will wear the number 21 with the Rangers this season. Burger chose the...

Dec 11, 2024 · Arlington, Texas — The Texas Rangers today announced that the club has acquired infielder Jake Burger from the Miami Marlins in exchange for infielders Max Acosta and Echedry Vargas, and left-handed pitcher Brayan Mendoza.

Dec 13, 2024 · ARLINGTON -- Jake Burger and his wife went to bed early, around 9:45 p.m., at their home in Nashville on Tuesday night. Around 10:05 their two-year-old son woke up with a nightmare. While his wife went off to scare the monsters, Burger remained in the room before getting a phone call.