The Rangers had big plans for Game 3 and Game 4. Headliners like Kelly Clarkson, George W Bush, George H W Bush, Lyle Lovett, Nolan Ryan, Ivan Rodriguez, and Martha Plimpton all appeared either to throw the ceremonial first pitch, sing the national anthem, or sing God Bless America.
Charley Pride, Ferguson Jenkins Highlight World Series Game 5 Pregame Festivities
Game 5 is a little different. Game 5 isn’t guaranteed coming into any series, and its tentative nature can make it a little more difficult to get big-time commitments leading in. But the Rangers have gone and arranged maybe the best lineup they could.
The ceremonial first pitch will be thrown out by Ferguson Jenkins. Jenkins, 67, is a Hall of Fame right-handed starter who pitched for the Rangers from 1974-1975 and from 1978-1981. Over those six seasons as a Ranger, he won 93 games and posted a 3.56 ERA. He was elected to the Rangers team Hall of Fame in 2004, and he holds the club record in single-season wins, innings, and complete games.
The national anthem will be performed by country music singer and part team owner Charley Pride. From NBC:
Pride unofficial started his music career in the late 1950s as a ballplayer with the Negro America League's Memphis Red Sox while signing and playing guitar on the team bus between ballparks.
Over the past 30 years, Pride has received 31 gold and four platinum albums -- including one quadruple album.
Former Ranger Mark McLemore will then assist in taking the first game ball to the mound, and later on, God Bless America will be sung during the seventh inning stretch by Mollie Corbett, who is married to a technical sergeant with the Air Force.
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