Rangers World Series merch flies off Tyler shelves after title victory

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Thursday morning, Rangers fans hit the stores in Tyler looking for the coveted World Series Champion merchandise. Academy Sports + Outdoors employees worked late Wednesday night and as early as 3 a.m. Thursday morning to put all of the merchandise on display, including shirts, hats, pennants and more. Their doors opened at 7 a.m. Thursday morning, and lifelong fans walked through the doors to find displays of red, white and blue and most importantly, right next to the Rangers logo the words “World Series Champion.” “It’s unbelievable. I cannot believe it after all these years we finally got a World Series. One out away and we got it last night. Last time they mentioned that we’d lost it, so it’s just exhilarating!” said Ricky Moore, a faithful Rangers fan. Some people decided to pick up gear before heading to work, including the principal of Jack Elementary. “We’ve been on our morning announcements ever since I went to the game last Friday, we just - we have built it up as a big deal, and I have the red Ranger rally towel from the game that says ‘World Series’ on it, and we’ve been waving it around and cheering them on, so I anticipate it being a very exciting day at Jack,” said Brett Shelby, donning his new branded beanie hat.