"Texas manager Ron Washington has signed a two-year contract extension after leading the Rangers to the World Series for the second straight season.

The deal Monday puts Washington under contract through the 2014 season.

Washington has a 427-383 record in five seasons with Texas, his first big league managerial job. He is the first manager in major league history to increase his team's win total in four consecutive seasons after his initial year with a club.

"He's become a great manager, and a good personal friend and partner in all that we do," general manager Jon Daniels said. "And obviously a huge part of our success, in my mind, is his ability to set the tone in that clubhouse to continue to teach the game to guys at the big league level and to demand a lot from our players." "