ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Joc Pederson won a World Series in Texas with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020, then got another championship ring the following season after twice changing teams. The Rangers missed the playoffs last season after winning their own title in 2023, when shortstop Corey Seager, Pederson's teammate on that Dodgers championship team, was again the World Series MVP . Pederson and the Rangers finalized a $37 million, two-year contract Monday after the designated hitter-outfielder successfully completed a physical.
“It’s a great fit. A lot of our goals align,” Pederson said. “The Rangers obviously won a World Series in ’23, and they’re not satisfied.
They want to continue to win. And I want to be in a place that wants to win. .
.. It’s fun to get with Seager again.
” The deal includes an opt-out for Pederson after the 2025 season, and a mutual option for an additional season in 2027. The two-time All-Star's introduction came at Globe Life Field, where the Dodgers won the World Series over Tampa Bay during the neutral-site playoffs in that pandemic-impacted season. Texas is the fifth team for the left-handed hitter since playing his first seven big league seasons with the Dodgers.
After leaving Los Angeles in free agency following that 2020 title, Pederson signed with the Chicago Cubs and then was traded midway through the 2021 season to Atlanta, where he won another crown. “Certainly excited about the type of player he is, what he’s going to.
