Texas Rangers player Jake Burger will wear number 21 for the 2025 season in honor of his daughter Penelope, who was born with ...

The clinical name for Down syndrome is trisomy 21, a condition in which a person is born with an extra chromosome, causing ...

ARLINGTON, Texas - New Texas Rangers corner infielder Jake Burger picked his new jersey number to honor his daughter. Burger ...

Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger poses at the team’s awards dinner Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Arlington, Texas, with ...

The new Rangers first baseman announced Friday that he will wear No. 21 to pay tribute to Penelope, who was born with Down Syndrome, and to raise awareness for the genetic condition.

"This is the first time I can pick a number that's not just close to my heart, but close to a lot of people's hearts," Jake ...

Down Syndrome is also known as Trisomy 21, and Burger wants to raise awareness and contribute to research on the genetic condition.

Jake Burger is the proud father of a newborn daughter whom he will honor on the field during every game. The new Rangers first baseman announced Friday that he will wear No. 21 to pay tribute to ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Jake Burger will wear No. 21 with the Texas Rangers, a number that has special significance for the first baseman's family after his daughter was born with Down syndrome.

A video shared on Instagram by the Rangers shows Burger talking about what the number switch means to him. AP Photo/Stephen Hawkins Jake Burger poses at the team's awards dinner on Jan. 17 ...