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Born
Ian Kinsler was born on June 22, 1982 -
Won
He and his varsity team won state -
Playing
He was playing college ball for Arizona -
Drafted
In 2004 he was drafted the 2nd round for the Boston red sox -
Playing
Ian split the 2004 season between the Class-A Clinton LumberKings and the Class-AA Frisco Rough Riders -
Signing with the rangers
Ian came bursting out of the box in spring training in 2006 -
Staying with the rangers
In the winter of 2007, the Rangers decided to make Ian the centerpiece of their future and signed him to a five-year, $22-million contract -
starting
Ian opened the 2008 campaign as the team’s leadoff hitter -
2009
Rangers entered 2009 a much-improved club -
ALCS
Went to the ALCS and won and went to the world series -
World series
The rangers went to the world series but lost
