SABR 53
June 25-29, 2025
Westin DFW Airport
4545 W. John Carpenter Freeway
Irving, TX 75063
Join us in Texas this summer for SABR’s 53rd annual convention on June 25-29, 2025, at the Westin DFW Airport hotel! Conference and hotel registration for SABR 53 is now available below. Click here for complete details on SABR 53 registration and optional sessions.
The annual SABR convention, which is open to all baseball fans, includes top featured speakers from around the baseball world — front office executives, players, managers, scouts, journalists, historians, and analysts — innovative panel discussions, groundbreaking research presentations, ballgames, the SABR Trivia Contest, and most of all, the opportunity to make and renew baseball friendships over the course of this exciting and memorable event.
Click on a link below for more information about SABR 53.
- Registration: Click here for complete information on SABR 53 registration. Or click here to register for SABR 53! Registration includes access to all panel discussions, research presentations, and committee meetings at the Westin DFW Airport, plus the Welcome Reception on Wednesday, Coffee Talks on Thursday/Friday, and Closing Ceremonies on Saturday. Please note: ALL registrations are a la carte in 2025. Attendees will need to select tickets for all optional events or merchandise they would like when they register.
- SABR members: $315 regular rate
- Non-members: $365 regular rate
- Single-day: $140 members, $170 non-members
- SABR members: $315 regular rate
- Optional Events: SABR 53 attendees have the option of purchasing tickets for the following optional events. Please note: You MUST buy a Rangers game ticket from SABR in order to attend the ballpark tour. Select the “Rangers ticket AND Globe Life Field Tour with bus transportation” option during registration. All SABR buses will return to the hotel after the end of the ballgame.
- Frisco RoughRiders game (Thursday, June 26): Join us on Thursday, June 26 for a minor league game between the Frisco RoughRiders and Tulsa Drillers (Los Angeles Dodgers’ Double-A affiliate) at Riders Field in Frisco, Texas. Your SABR game ticket also includes roundtrip bus transportation from the Westin DFW Airport hotel. Cost: $45 (includes bus).
- Globe Life Field ballpark tour + Rangers game (Friday, June 27): Join us for a behind-the-scenes ballpark tour of Globe Life Field during SABR 53. Visitors will visit some of Globe Life Field’s premium lounges and spaces while also learning about the rich history of the Texas Rangers and unique architecture of Globe Life Field. The buses for the ballpark tour will depart from the hotel at 3:00 p.m. Friday and return after the end of the ballgame. Anyone entering Globe Life Field for the afternoon tour will be allowed to stay inside the ballpark for the duration of the game. Cost: $95 (includes 1 game ticket and bus).
- Rangers vs. Mariners game (Friday, June 27): Attendees at SABR 53 will have a special opportunity to visit Globe Life Field for the Texas Rangers game against the Seattle Mariners on the evening of Friday, June 27. SABR has reserved a block of tickets in the Outfield Mezzanine level in right field (sections 128-133). Cost: $75 (includes bus).
- Hotel: The special SABR group rate at the Westin DFW Airport of $169/night plus tax (single/double occupancy) is only available to registered convention attendees. Please note: The cut-off date to book your room at the SABR group rate is May 30, 2025. The hotel offers a free 24/7 hotel shuttle to and from Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport; call 972-929-4500 to request the shuttle. Click here for more details on shuttle pickup locations. After you register for the SABR 53 convention, you will receive an e-mail confirmation with details on how to book your hotel room at the SABR group rate.
- Schedule: Click here to view the full SABR 53 schedule.
- Featured Speakers: Click here to learn more about our Featured Speakers.
- Research Presentations: Click here to view the full list of Research Presentations.
- Poster Presentations: Click here to view the full list of Poster Presentations.
- Committee Meetings: Click here for the schedule of Committee Meetings.
- Transportation Tips: Click here for Dallas-Fort Worth Transportation Tips and Area Attractions.
SABR 53 will feature a Texas-sized speaker lineup we know you’ll love, alongside an invigorated social experience emphasizing SABR’s ability to unite all of us in baseball fellowship. Here are some of our featured speakers and panelists:
- Ferguson Jenkins, Texas Rangers great and 1991 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
- Iván Rodríguez, Texas Rangers great and 2017 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
- Bruce Bochy, Texas Rangers manager and four-time World Series champion
- Chris Young, Texas Rangers President of Baseball Operations
- Elvis Andrus, former Texas Ranger and two-time All-Star shortstop
- Buddy Bell, former Texas Rangers infielder and six-time Gold Glove Award winner
- Charlie Hough, former Texas Rangers All-Star pitcher
- Colby Lewis, Texas Rangers pitcher on two World Series teams
- Eric Nadel, Ford C. Frick Award-winning broadcaster
- Don Fehr, former Executive Director of the MLB Players Association
- Steve Rogers, Special Assistant, MLB Players Association, and former Montreal Expos All-Star pitcher
- Bradford William Davis, Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist
- Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News reporter
- Tom Schieffer, former Texas Rangers president
- Rob Matwick, Executive Vice President, Public Affairs, Texas Rangers
- Jack Hill, former Senior Vice President, Project Development, Texas Rangers
- James Beckett, founder and CEO of Beckett Media
- Tim Purpura, former Houston Astros general manager and Texas League president
- Bob Baillargeon, former Texas League player
- Rick Herrscher, former Texas League player
With the most affordable convention hotel rate in years, our host hotel at the Westin DFW Airport is conveniently located three miles away from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, with a free 24/7 hotel shuttle, and a short drive from Globe Life Field and many other area attractions. The Texas Rangers will host a weekend series against the Seattle Mariners during SABR 53. The SABR 53 convention logo, which pays homage to the scoreboard at Arlington Stadium, was created by acclaimed sports graphic designer Todd Radom.
If you’ve never attended a SABR convention, this is the perfect year to join us and make new baseball friendships. If you’re a veteran attendee, we can’t wait for you to experience our rejuvenated convention experience. It will be an incredible week of baseball fellowship in the heart of Texas and we hope you’ll make plans to be part of it!
We hope to see you this summer in Texas!
All guests must adhere to SABR’s Event Code of Conduct at all times. We are dedicated to maintaining an open, inclusive environment at all SABR events.
- SABR Convention History: Click here for a multimedia look back at every SABR convention since 1971.