Wesley's Favorite Forgotten Texas Rangers Players: Part 3

Greetings, Rangers fans and baseball fans everywhere! This will be the third and final part of this series where I highlight past Rangers players that you might have remembered but haven't heard of or hardly mentioned in online baseball spaces. In case you missed the second part from last year, be sure to go the link down below to check out my personal favorites. If you have a forgotten Texas Rangers player that you admired, please comment down below. Now, on to the list.

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C.J. Wilson

If there was a word to describe the first former Ranger on this list, it would be chill. That's the word I described C.J. Wilson. The two-time all star was born Christopher John Wilson on November 18, 1980, in Newport Beach, California. He played for only two teams during his 11-year career: the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (now simply known as the Los Angeles Angels). Wilson spent seven seasons with the Rangers from 2005 to 2011. Since his retirement from baseball, the now 45-year-old father of two is a co-host of a podcast called The Throttle Dogs. He's also a racing enthusiast, owning several Porsches. Wilson has been married since 2013 and it's worth noting that CM Punk and AJ Lee were attendees at his wedding. He follows a straight edge lifestyle, meaning that he abstains from alcohol, recreational drugs, and sex to maintain his health.

Scott Feldman

This Hawaiian-born former MLB player was born on February 7, 1983. Feldman played for six different teams in his 13-year professional career. He was one of 42 players born in Hawaii to play in the big leagues. Also, as of 2007, he was one of 13 Jewish players to play in Major League Baseball, alongside another former Ranger, Ian Kinsler. Feldman spent eight seasons with the Rangers from 2005 to 2012. In 2009, which was his breakout season, he was part of the Cy Young Award conversations. He's 43 years old, as of 2026.

Matt Harrison

Born on September 16, 1985, in Durham, North Carolina, Matthew Reid Harrison is a former All-Star pitcher who played for only one team, the Texas Rangers, for eight seasons from 2008 to 2015. A former prospect of the Atlanta Braves organization, he was ranked third by Baseball America in 2007. Unfortunately, Harrison suffered numerous injuries in his final three seasons of his career, resulting in him retiring during the 2016 offseason. As of this writing, he's 40 years old.

Colby Lewis

Colby Lewis had three separate stints with the Rangers (2002-2004, 2010-2012, and 2014-2016). Born in August 1979, the former pitcher played for three Major League Baseball teams and two seasons with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp for two seasons in Japan's Central League (2008-2009). Lewis's second stint with the Rangers was memorable. During the 2010 ALCS, which Lewis started in Game 2, he went 5.2 innings and surrendered 2 earned runs on 6 hits. He earned the win, making him the first pitcher in Rangers history to win a postseason home game. Lewis was part of the Rangers winning consecutive American League pennants. Sadly, they would go on to lose to the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals in 2010 and 2011 respectively. One interesting fact about Colby Lewis was that he was the first MLB player to go on the league's newly created paternity leave in 2011. After his baseball career concluded, he was named by the Rangers a special assistant to then General Manager Jon Daniels in 2017. He's now 46 years old as of March 2026.

Sin-Soo Choo (추신수)

The final former Ranger on this list was and still is among one of my favorites. This former outfielder was born on July 13, 1982, in Busan, South Korea. He played a remarkable 16 seasons in Major League Baseball for four different teams from 2005 to 2020 and four seasons in the KBO League from 2021-2024 to wrap up his baseball career. Choo played seven seasons for the Texas Rangers from 2014 to 2020, becoming a fan favorite. Two acts of kindness Choo had displayed was in 2020 when he donated $1,000 to 190 players of the Rangers minor league system, due to them being unable to work. He also donated $200,000 to Community Chest of Korea, a non-profit to help the southeastern South Korean city of Daegu. They were most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Choo's accolades include earning a silver medal representing his home country in the 2009 World Baseball Classic and becoming an MLB All-Star in 2018. As of March 2026, he's 43 years old and a father of three (two sons and a daughter). We tip our baseball hats to Sin-Soo Choo for an outstanding baseball career.