Texas Rangers starting pitcher Cody Bradford scheduled to rehab in Frisco

FRISCO, Texas (July 23, 2024) – Texas Rangers starting pitcher Cody Bradford is expected to rehab with the Frisco RoughRiders on Tuesday, July 23rd when the RoughRiders meet the Tulsa Drillers (Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate) at 7:05 p.m. from Riders Field.

He is expected to make a two-inning start in Frisco.

Bradford was placed on the 15-day injured list on April 11th with a lower-back strain and then transferred to the 60-day Injured List on May 23rd.

Before his injury, he made three starts for the Rangers this season, going 3-0 with a 1.40 ERA. In 19.1 innings, he struck out 17 to two walks and made a 7.2-inning start on April 5th against Houston.

In 2023, Bradford debuted with the Rangers, making 20 appearances (eight starts), going 4-3 with a 5.30 ERA. In the postseason, Bradford made five appearances, going 1-0 with a 1.17 ERA, including two scoreless innings in the World Series.

The former sixth-round pick out of Baylor by the Rangers in 2019 pitched for the RoughRiders at the end of 2021 and for the entirety of 2022, helping them to a Texas League Championship in his last season in Frisco. Overall, he made 33 starts for the RoughRiders, going 12-7 with a 4.75 ERA. In his last 17 starts of 2022, he went 7-4 with a 3.61 ERA as the ace of the staff.

The RoughRiders host the Drillers to begin a six-game series on Tuesday, July 23rd at 7:05 p.m. with tickets starting at just $11.

For tickets and more information about the Frisco RoughRiders, visit RidersBaseball.com or call 972.731.9200.

About the RoughRiders

The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and the 2022 Texas League champions. In 2023, the team celebrated its 20th anniversary and has consistently finished in the top five among all Double-A franchises in attendance yearly. In August 2014, the RoughRiders were purchased by an ownership group led by Chuck Greenberg. Since then, the new ownership group, together with the City of Frisco, has spearheaded numerous major franchise enhancements, investing over $8 million in a wide array of facility upgrades and improvements, including a state-of-the-art HD video board, sound system, Bull Moose Saloon, Bullpen Bar, Riders Outpost Team Store and the world's largest water feature in a sports facility, the massive Lazy River. These enhancements earned the Riders and the City of Frisco Ballpark Digest's prestigious "Best Ballpark Renovation" award for two consecutive years (2015 and 2016). More than 200 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Evan Carter and Leody Taveras. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact **[email protected]**.