Texas Rangers Youth Academy Spreads Holiday Cheer

DALLAS, TX -- More than 125 people took to Adrian Beltre Field in the Globe Life Training Center Wednesday to have their photos taken with Santa and Frosty the Snowman. The event was spearheaded by Texas Rangers Chief Operating Officer Neil Leibman, who also serves as the chairman of the team's baseball foundation board.

Leibman and his wife Amy funded the party as well as Christmas gifts that attendees took home.

The event featured food, Christmas activities, and a visit from new Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward.

Erin Ledesma, a junior at Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School, enjoyed the festivities with her dad, the team said in a news release.

“I like how it brought everyone together to enjoy Christmas,” Ledesma said, according to the release. “I like how the families are involved so you don’t just see the players and you don’t see the players wearing softball uniform, baseball uniforms. I like how we’re all together.”

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