Thanks to a potent mix of heavy free-agent spending, high-profile trades, and a few key youngsters from their team’s farm system, the unlikely Texas Rangers captured the 2023 American League pennant.

In real estate parlance, the Rangers went over budget and reaped the reward. It’s akin to a homebuyer stretching to purchase a home that might be just a bit beyond their stated price range.

As recently as 2019, the team’s payroll had dropped to a relatively modest $118 million. But after three consecutive years of acquiring highly paid veterans, the Arlington-based squad now carries a robust $251 million payroll.

And as with a buyer who took an adjustable-rate mortgage to finance a home beyond their means, the Rangers might run into financial difficulties five years down the road. But for now, the glory of a World Series run makes their spending spree well worth it.

More importantly, those well-compensated players can use the cash from those multimillion-dollar contracts to buy homes of their very own. We took a look at the Rangers roster of real estate and found an impressive lineup of lovely abodes. Let’s take a look.

Star second baseman Marcus Semien

The Rangers’ spending spree began in earnest in the 2021 offseason. And it started with All-Star second baseman Marcus Semien, who inked a seven-year, $175 million contract in November 2021.

While 2022 was a disappointing season for the well-paid infielder, he bounced back into All-Star form in 2023 and has helped anchor the defense.

Off the field, Semien closed on a lot in an exclusive gated neighborhood in Westlake, TX, in May 2022. We weren’t able to determine how much he paid for his 1.2-acre parcel in Quail Hollow, but it is one of only 96 home sites in the high-end development. On the property, he had local builders Lorant & Elliott construct a 7,848-square-foot custom mansion.

A San Francisco Bay Area native, Semien starred in college at Cal-Berkeley before making his big-league debut in 2013 with the Chicago White Sox. A 2014 trade sent him back home to the Oakland A’s, where he starred for six seasons.

In the midst of his stint with Oakland, Semien bought a four-bedroom home on Bay Farm Island in Alameda, CA. Purchased in 2017 for $1,332,500, the residence sits right across the water from the Oakland Coliseum and just a couple of blocks from the San Francisco Bay.

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Slugging shortstop Corey Seager

Just days after agreeing to terms with Semien, the Rangers shocked the baseball world when they locked up yet another middle infielder with a massive contract. Corey Seager signed a 10-year, $325 million agreement to be the team’s shortstop.

While he figures to be in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex for eight more seasons, we weren’t able to determine exactly where Seager lives in Texas. We do know that the slugging shortstop took some of those earnings and scored an offseason home in Brentwood, TN.

In July 2021, Seager closed on a brand-new $4.95 million mansion just south of Music City. Outfitted with four bedrooms, an open floor plan, and a two-story study, the home sits in the luxurious Cartwright Close community.

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Rotation stalwart Jon Gray

The team’s spending spree in December 2021 wasn’t limited to the infield. It also splurged on free-agent pitcher Jon Gray, giving the dependable right-hander a four-year, $56 million deal.

As with Seager, we weren’t able to determine where Gray stays during the season. But he is in the midst of selling his offseason home, a sign that he might be upgrading his winter digs.

In April 2020, the then-Colorado Rockies ace spent $640,000 on a four-bedroom home in Scottsdale, AZ—about 9 miles north of the Rockies spring training facility. In 2022 and again this year, Gray put the home up for rent at $5,500 a month.

With no tenants lined up for the fall, Gray tossed the fully furnished home onto the market in late September for $1,049,900. The place is pending sale. We expect the pitcher might be eyeing a purchase across town, near the desert suburb of Surprise, where the Rangers’ spring training facility is located.

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MVP outfielder Adolis Garcia

In addition to the thump that Seager and Semien provide, outfielder Adolis Garcia has offered up three straight seasons of affordable pop in the middle of the Rangers lineup. His prodigious power was on display in the ALCS, where he won MVP honors for helping vanquish the hated Houston Astros with five home runs and 15 RBI.

And because the Cuban star didn’t become a big-league regular until 2021, at the age of 28, his salary isn’t exactly commensurate with his performance. He’s made $746,760 in 2023, which means the bonus each player earns for a World Series title would be a welcome payday for Garcia.

With the expectation that he’s going to stick around for a while, Garcia plunked down $3 million in August on a brand-new mansion in the suburb of Keller, TX.

When it was on the market this summer, the seven-bedroom home was described as a “modern contemporary masterpiece.” It’s also ideal for extended family or guests, thanks to a separate in-law wing that includes a kitchen and living room.

To help finance the purchase, Garcia sold his Sunshine State starter home this summer.

In 2017, he inked a deal with the St. Louis Cardinals and received a $2.5 million signing bonus. That same year, he bought a modest, six-bedroom home in Ruskin, FL, for $344,990. Located just south of Tampa on the state’s Gulf side, the 3,858-square-foot home also has an in-law suite—a feature that seems important to Garcia.

The purchase proved to be astute—Garcia nearly doubled his money when he sold the place for $625,000 in August.

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Veteran pitcher Nathan Eovaldi

While the Rangers spent the 2021 offseason focused on adding Semien, Seager, and Gray, the 2022 offseason was all about acquiring pitching help. In December 2022, the Rangers signed reliable right-hander Nathan Eovaldi to a two-year, $34 million deal. It was a Lone Star State homecoming for the Houston native, who’s pitched for six big-league teams.

He keeps a home just south of H-Town, in the suburb of Friendswood, TX. Purchased in 2014 for an undisclosed amount, the five-bedroom, 4,000-square-foot house has a game room and media room.

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Injured ace Jacob deGrom

However, the Rangers’ biggest 2022 offseason splurge was for two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom.

Texas enticed the New York Mets ace to head south with a five-year, $185 million deal. It was a risky move, given deGrom’s recent history of arm issues. He made it only into six games this season, before being shut down with a torn elbow ligament. He underwent surgery and hopes to return to the rotation in late 2024.

Shortly after signing with the Rangers, deGrom secured a place to stay. In January, he spent $6,650,000 on a five-bedroom, Mediterranean-style mansion in Westlake, TX. Part of the exclusive Vaquero Club community, the 7,795-square-foot home features an outdoor living room, a large pool, and an oversized primary suite.

The Florida native might also look to upgrade his offseason digs this winter.

In 2016, he purchased a modest three-bedroom home on 2.5 acres in DeLand, FL, for $430,000. Just north of Orlando, the residence was marketed as “elegant perfection” when it was listed seven years ago. It features two primary suites, an inviting front porch, and a huge outbuilding designed to hold an RV or water toys.

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New face Max Scherzer

When deGrom was sidelined with his arm injury in May, the Rangers pivoted to acquire yet another ace in the middle of the season. Enter three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer. Brought on board to the Rangers staff in July, the 39-year-old future Hall of Famer made eight appearances down the stretch.

Following his trade to Texas, we floated a few ideas for Scherzer to look at when home shopping. He promptly ignored our advice and purchased a five-bedroom home less than a mile from deGrom’s new digs in the Vaquero Club. The deal closed in late August, and the purchase price remains undisclosed. The home was on the market for $6.35 million, though.

We’ve covered Scherzer’s other real estate moves, including the sale of his gorgeous Virginia mansion and the purchase of a fabulous offseason home in the Sunshine State in 2020.

But it turns out the well-traveled pitcher wasn’t content with his first Florida home purchase. He bought the five-bedroom home next door in March for $14,875,000. That means he is now the proud owner of an out-of-this-world compound in Jupiter, FL.

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Fastball-throwing Aroldis Chapman

Scherzer wasn’t the only arm added to the Rangers this summer. The team also made a June trade to supplement its bullpen with the fireballing lefty Aroldis Chapman. The former closer has bounced around in recent years, but he’s a useful weapon to keep opposing hitters from getting too comfortable.

Chapman himself enjoys perfect comfort away from the field in the offseason at his mansion near Miami. He bought the five-bedroom spread in Davie, FL, for $1,845,000 in September 2011, during his second season in the bigs with the Cincinnati Reds.

In 2016, he supplemented his Florida holdings with the purchase of a three-bedroom condo in Aventura for $499,000. The modern unit in a boutique building comes with pool and gym access.

Chapman might be ready to add to his portfolio again with the proceeds of a sale in May in New York City. He sold his four-bedroom Upper West Side apartment for $7,120,000. The pitcher basically broke even on the deal, having paid $7,150,000 for it in 2018, while starring for the New York Yankees.

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Free agent-to-be Jordan Montgomery

Chapman wasn’t the only former Yankee to join the Rangers midseason. Left-handed starter Jordan Montgomery helped steady the rotation after arriving in July. The 30-year-old is set to hit free agency after the World Series, so it’ll be interesting to see if the Rangers try to retain his services.

For now, the South Carolina native keeps an offseason home (or income-generating rental) in downtown Charleston, SC. Built in 1852, the three-bedroom place was picked up by the pitcher in 2020 for $585,000. He’s had it on the rental market for the past couple of years for $4,995 a month.

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General manager Chris Young

The architect of this AL-winning Rangers roster is a man who’s familiar with the big leagues. Former pitcher Chris Young finished his playing days in 2017 and slid into the general manager role in Texas in 2020.

A native of Dallas, Young might have had an inkling he’d be taking on a role with the Rangers when he bought a four-bedroom home in the city’s University Park neighborhood in 2019. The purchase price for the 7,000-square-foot home was undisclosed, but it was on the market for $2.35 million.

Young also keeps a place near the team’s spring training HQ in Arizona. In August 2022, the GM plunked down just over a million bucks for a brand-new home in a new development in Surprise, AZ.

And from his playing days, the towering 6-foot-10 hurler has held on to a five-bedroom home in La Jolla, CA, that he purchased in 2007 for $5,315,500. Bought when Young was in the rotation for the San Diego Padres, the home has been up for rent over the years for $20,000 a month.

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Looking for a fourth ring: Bruce Bochy

For all his moves to acquire players, Young’s smartest move might have been to bring his former manager out of retirement to lead the Rangers.

Three-time World Series winner Bruce Bochy has made all the right moves in the postseason for a Texas squad that entered the playoffs with a bit of a whimper.

And the skipper won’t be headed back to the West Coast once the Series is over. Bochy traded in his longtime family home in Poway, CA, in favor of the bright lights of Nashville.

In September 2022, the future Hall of Famer sold his four-bedroom home in the San Diego suburbs for $2,755,000. The custom-built residence featured an “entertainer’s backyard” with a large pool, putting green, and covered barbecue area. Bochy made out quite nicely in the deal, considering he bought the property in 1997 for $590,000.

Prior to the sale, the manager bought a five-bedroom, modern Tudor in the town of College Grove, TN, for $3,498,000. The home has a chef’s kitchen, wine cellar, and views of the nearby golf course. Around the same time, Bochy also scored a nearby parcel of land measuring less than an acre for $684,000.

Randy White (stonecrestmediava@gmail.com) contributed to this report.

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