"This is the first time I can pick a number that's not just close to my heart, but close to a lot of people's hearts," Jake ...
Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger poses at the team’s awards dinner Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Arlington, Texas, with ...
The Texas Rangers player, 28, will wear number 21 for the 2025 season in honor of his daughter Penelope, who was born with ...
The clinical name for Down syndrome is trisomy 21, a condition in which a person is born with an extra chromosome, causing ...
Jake Burger is one of the Texas Rangers’ offseason additions. He explained how his daughter influenced his switch from number ...
Down Syndrome is also known as Trisomy 21, and Burger wants to raise awareness and contribute to research on the genetic ...
Burger, who was acquired by the Rangers this offseason in a trade from the Miami Marlins, will honor his daughter.
The new Rangers first baseman announced Friday that he will wear No. 21 to pay tribute to Penelope, who was born with Down ...
"For me, it's about trying to spread awareness," Burger said AP Photo/Stephen Hawkins Jake Burger is honoring his daughter on the field with a special tribute. The Texas Rangers player, 28 ...
ARLINGTON, Texas -- 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.