Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus joined KTCK-1310 AM on Tuesday to talk all things baseball, but he also touched on his home country of Venezuela. Here are some of the highlights: ...

Venezuela native Elvis Andrus became a citizen of the United States on Friday in Dallas. The Texas Rangers shortstop returned to Oakland Coliseum in time to help his MLB team if needed.

He was sworn in at 12:30 p.m. at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Offices in Irving. “I think it was the right time for me to become a citizen especially with everything we are ...

The native of Venezuela his .269 for his career, with 102 homers and 775 RBIs. Andrus is the Rangers' career leader with 305 stolen bases and ranks second in games (1,652), at-bats (6,366) and ...

Andrus’ wife is also from Venezuela and is a naturalized citizen in the U.S. Andrus’ two children are U.S. citizens since they were born in the United States.

Andrus was originally signed by the Atlanta Braves as an international free agent out of Venezuela in 2005. He joined the Rangers in 2007 as one of several players acquired by Texas in the Mark ...

Elvis Andrus, a two-time All-Star who hit .269 with 102 homers and 775 RBI for his career, is set to retire with his original club, the Rangers.

Andrus' mother, who lives near the couple, has U.S. residency. Brother Erickson has been in the process of applying for political asylum after an attempted kidnapping in Venezuela three years ago.

Elvis Andrus is swinging the bat pretty well at the moment. The Texas Rangers shortstop, who is playing winter ball in his home country of Venezuela, went 1-for-2 on Thursday with two walks for ...

ARLINGTON — Elvis Andrus was a 21-year-old shortstop coming off his second season in the big leagues when Adrián Beltré signed with the Texas Rangers as a free agent on Jan. 5, 2011.

OAKLAND — Going back to his days as a youth in Venezuela idolizing Yankees great Derek Jeter, Elvis Andrus hasn’t fallen prey to kneeling at the altar of the home run.

But Andrus said he has no idea if he was named for Elvis Presley. “I asked my mother a lot of times, but she never told me,” Andrus said before Texas worked out at Rangers Ballpark on Thursday ...