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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Texas Rangers have signed manager Ron Washington to a two-year contract extension, according to MLB\u2019s official Twitter account.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;[tweet https://twitter.com/MLB/status/164096445237051393 align='center']&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Washington, 59, has helped lead the Rangers to back-to-back World Series berths, however the Rangers failed to claim their first-ever title in either year.\nIn five years as the skipper for Texas, the Rangers have gone 427-383 with two playoff appearances and two American League Pennants. In the past two seasons, Washington has led the Rangers to a 186-138 record.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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