ðə tˈɛksəs ɹˈeɪndʒɚz ɐkwˈaɪɚd ˈɛɹiəz ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, kəmplˈiːɾɪŋ ɐ tɹˈeɪd mˌeɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks dˈeɪz ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi sˈɪkstiːn ðæt sˈɛnt ˈælɪks ɹədɹˈiːɡɛz tə ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk jˈæŋkiːz fɔːɹ ɐlfˈɑːnsoʊ sˌoːɹiˈɑːnoʊ.
The Texas Rangers acquired Arias on March 23, 2004, completing a trade made 36 days earlier on February 16 that sent Alex Rodriguez to the New York Yankees for Alfonso Soriano.