The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington, Texas, representing the Dallas-Ft.Worth area.<br />The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League.<br />From 1994 to the present, the Rangers have played in Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.<br />The Rangers name originates from the famous law enforcement agency of the same name.<br />An expansion franchise, the club was founded in Washington, D.C.<br />in 1961 and was called the Washington Senators (not to be confused with the Washington Senators that left D.C.<br />after 1960 to become the Minnesota Twins).<br />The team then moved to Arlington in 1972 and became the Rangers.<br />The Rangers are one of the least successful teams in MLB history, being one of three teams (the others being the Seattle Mariners and the Washington Nationals) to have never played in a World Series, having never won a league championship. (*)