ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bring the heat has a different meaning in Texas.
The game time temperature for the Rangers’ game against the Oakland Athletics on Friday night was 105 degrees. The game started after 7 p.m. local time.
That was a record high for games played at Rangers Ballpark, the stadium that opened in 1994.
While triple-digit temperatures are not unusual during the Texas summer, the previous record high temperature for the start of a game at Texas was 103 degrees on Aug. 3, 2008, against Toronto. That was also a night game.
