It doesn’t come with a ring, but this week was still special for former First Fan George W. Bush. Nearly three decades after he sold the Texas Rangers, the team that propelled him into politics finally brought home its first World Series title.

Mr. Bush kicked off the series last week by throwing out the first pitch and cheered from home in Dallas on Wednesday when his old team won Game 5 in Phoenix. For the onetime Rangers managing partner, it was an enervating finale to a championship that eluded him when he was signing the checks.

“I think he’s loving it,” said Tom Bernstein, a longtime friend and fellow partner in the Rangers ownership back in the day. Mr. Bush, he said, has always been captivated by baseball. “It just speaks to him. It sounds corny but the rhythm of the whole thing. He’s a student of the game. He’s immersed in it. He always was. Why baseball? It’s a crazy game. But it resonates with him. It’s part of who he is.”

The former president, who generally stays out of the statement-issuing business these days, made an exception, declaring himself “thrilled” by the victory. “I congratulate the owners, the managers and coaching staff, the front office and the entire organization,” he said. “And, of course, I congratulate the players of this awesome team on winning the first World Series in our club’s history. This was baseball at its finest, and Laura and I are proud of this team.”