| 2012 Texas Rangers | ||
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| American League Wild Card Winners | ||
 Cap insignia for the 2012 Texas Rangers | ||
| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington | |
| City | Arlington, Texas | |
| Record | 93–69 (.574) | |
| Divisional place | 2nd | |
| Owners | Rangers Baseball Express (Nolan Ryan, Ray Davis and Bob R. Simpson) | |
| General managers | Jon Daniels | |
| Managers | Ron Washington | |
| Television | Fox Sports Southwest KTXA (Steve Busby, Tom Grieve) | |
| Radio | KESN ESPN Radio 103.3 FM (English) (Eric Nadel, Matt Hicks, Bryan Dolgin) KZMP 1540 AM (Spanish) (Eleno Orlenas, Jerry Romo) | |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The 2012 Texas Rangers season was the 52nd season in the overall history of the franchise and the 41st since the team relocated to Arlington, Texas. The Rangers entered the season as the two-time defending champions of the American League and the American League West. They led the division for most of the season and had a 13-game lead on June 30, but faltered down the stretch. They finished 93–69, but were swept in the last series of the season by the Oakland Athletics and wound up second to the Athletics in the division. They then lost to the Baltimore Orioles in the ALWC Game and were eliminated from the playoffs.