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Ross Fenstermaker (born August 2, 1986) is the current general manager of the Texas Rangers. He was promoted to the position on November 4, 2024.[1], becoming just the 10th individual to hold the title in Rangers history. He works alongside Chris Young, who became the Rangers' President of Baseball Operations on September 13, 2024[2].
Early life
A native of Granite Bay, California, Ross was a left-handed pitcher at Granite Bay High School (graduated 2004). He was a first-team All-Sierra Foothill League selection[3] as a senior in 2004, going 6-2 with a 1.62 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 47.0 innings pitched. Fenstermaker committed to play collegiate baseball at University of California-Davis, signing his letter of intent in June 2004[4]
Fenstermaker joined future Major League players Daniel Descalso and Kristopher Negron as part of UC Davis' incoming baseball class in the fall of 2004. The left-hander made 4 relief appearances for the Aggies during the 2006 campaign[5]. He earned his bachelor's degree from UC Davis in 2008.
Professional career
Fenstermaker's first job in professional baseball was as advance video scouting intern with the Seattle Mariners in 2009[6]. Ross began his tenure with the Texas Rangers in 2010 as a baseball operations intern. He served as a professional scout from 2011-16 before spending the 2017 season as an international crosschecker.
Ross was elevated to director of professional scouting in 2018 and senior director of professional and international scouting in 2020. He was promoted to vice president and assistant general manager for player development and international operations in 2022, serving three years in that role before being appointed to his current position as general manager in November 2024.
2025 marked his 16th season overall with the Rangers, his eighth based in Arlington, Texas.
Personal
Ross and his wife, Lindsay have two daughters, Amelia and Finley, and reside in Southlake, Texas.
References
- "Rangers promote Fenstermaker to GM, hire Figueroa as AGM". MLB.com. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- "Young signs extension with Rangers, promoted to president of baseball ops". MLB.com. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- "UC Davis Baseball Inks Four More To National Letters Of Intent". UC Davis Athletics. 2004-06-25. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- "UC Davis Baseball Inks Four More To National Letters Of Intent". UC Davis Athletics. 2004-06-25. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- "2006 UC Davis Aggies - College Baseball Statistics - The Baseball Cube". www.thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- "Ross Fenstermaker | Texas Rangers". MLB.com. Retrieved 2025-10-21.