It's one of the most famous moments in Texas Rangers history and somehow, is only the second-best punch.
We all remember the classic right Nolan Ryan delivered to Robin Ventura, but not far behind that is Rougned Odor's infamous right hook against the Toronto Blue Jays' Joey Bautista during a May 2016 game.
That punch is so steeped into Rangers, and North Texas lore, it was forever immortalized outside of an Arlington taco shop, with a beautiful, and gigantic, mural.
However, the city of Arlington has recently deemed the mural, outside of Gilberto's Taco Shop on Park Row, "not allowed" under current code.
It's the restaurant's second location, and isn't even open yet, but owner Jose Ruiz told NBC DFW he always knew he wanted something "iconic on the outside."
Ruiz said, "This represents Arlington. The mural represents Arlington. I love it."
The city of Arlington sent the owner of the restaurant a letter that he had to remove the mural, I'm telling you right now, I ain't removing anything. He's going to go up to city hall tomorrow and talk to them, I'll update everyone as soon as I have an update pic.twitter.com/nAAMoTbUS7
— Juan Velazquez (@Juan_EVelazquez) April 25, 2023
When reached out to, the City of Arlington said that wall murals are not currently allowed in that part of the city, but there were "no immediate plans to take action and would seek feedback from the city council."
Ruiz just hopes this issue can be resolved without a fight.
"This is for the culture, you know," he said. "This is something different. This is all I wanted to do, have something different in the city of Arlington."
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