Stories Related to Rangers Declare Bankruptcy

by Mike Krumboltz Owning a baseball team isn't always a license to print money. Take the Texas Rangers, for example. Ten years after signing Alex Rodriguez to a then unheard of $252 million contract, the MLB franchise has filed for bankruptcy. Now, it's probably not exactly fair to blame the team's financial failings on the current Yankees slugger.

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