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From the beneath the towering oil fields of White Oak to the big apple, former Roughneck pitcher, Scott Copeland, is headed to play for the New York Mets.

The Rangers and Astros don't crack the Top Ten on the Forbes' list of Major League Baseball's most valuable franchises, but that doesn't seem to bother Texans one bit. In fact, we kinda rebel against the richest teams, don't we?

We have to look really hard to find and overnight success story in baseball. It's a journey and not a sprint, and teams know the marathon 162-game season will be full of ups and downs.

Apparently we haven't lived until we've tried the Houston Astros' Chicken Waffle Cone or the Texas Rangers' famous 2-foot-long hot dog. And now there's a festival that's showcasing the wild concessions from all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums. Pack the treadmill!

Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus became a father last summer, so the off season has been full of spit up, late-night feedings, and smelly diaper changes. Glamorous! But Rangers fans can be excited knowing that Elvis expects fatherhood to make him an even better player this season.

You remember Mattress Mack, right? He's the Houston business owner who opened his furniture store to all victims of Hurricane Harvey.

George Springer homered for the fourth consecutive game and the Houston Astros easily beat the Dodgers, 5-1, in Game 7 of the World Series in Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Dodgers face the Houston Astros in what is a genuine clash of baseball titans, the winner without doubt deserving the title of World Champion.

The Texas Rangers' second baseman got really ticked off Sunday when Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays tried to take him out with an aggressive slide.  The punch led to a brawl, and now a suspension from the league.  How long will Rougned Odor be out?

On Wednesday evening, the Baseball Hall of Fame announced its newest members: Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza. Griffey set a record by being named on 99.3 percent of all ballots, surpassing the mark set by Tom Seaver in 1992.

Pittsburgh Pirates star Andrew McCutchen is usually the one signing his autograph.

The World Series features the very best of the best -- two teams duking it out for the right to call themselves world champions. With so much at stake, every play goes under the microscope, with a select few going down in history for the impact and legacy they have. Here are some moments from the World Series over the last 30 years that live on -- some in infamy -- and have made some players legends.