One room in the museum contains 30 lockers, one for each team bearing recent memorabilia of note. Each has a sign with facts about the team, such as stadium name, previous team names and list of World Series championships.
So what's in the Rangers locker, you ask?
* Alfonso Soriano's uniform from the 2004 All-Star Game, when he was MVP.
* Mark Teixeira's helmet from 2005, on which he wore a red cross to honor Katrina relief efforts. That year he became the fifth player to hit 100 homers in his first five seasons.
* Rafael Palmeiro's bat from May 11, 2003, when he hit his 500th home run.
* Hank Blalock's signed cap from the 2003 All-Star game, when he hit a pinch-hit home run (off Eric Gagne) to win the game.
* Ivan Rodriguez's chest protector from the 1997-98 seasons, whenhe won his sixth and seventh Gold Gloves.
* Juan Gonzalez's bat used to hit his 400th home run, June 5, 2002.
* Alex Rodriguez's bat used in September 2002, a season he finished with 57 home runs, a shortstop record.
* Ivan Rodriguez's bat from Oct. 1, 1999, when he hit his 35th home run -- an AL record for catchers.
* Michael Young's wristband from the 2006 All-Star Game in Pittsburgh, bearing the initials RCW in tribute to Roberto Clemente (Walker).
* A chair.
* A picture of Michael Young.
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