Evan Carter promoted to Rangers
FRISCO, Texas (September 7, 2023) – Former Frisco RoughRiders outfielder Evan Carter has been promoted to the Texas Rangers from Triple-A Round Rock, the Rangers announced on Thursday. The No. 1 prospect in the Texas system according to MLB.com is set to make his Major League debut. The Rangers have
FRISCO, Texas (September 7, 2023) – Former Frisco RoughRiders outfielder Evan Carter has been promoted to the Texas Rangers from Triple-A Round Rock, the Rangers announced on Thursday. The No. 1 prospect in the Texas system according to MLB.com is set to make his Major League debut.
The Rangers have an off day on Thursday, September 7th, but start a three-game series at home against the Oakland Athletics on Friday, September 8th.
A second-round selection in 2020 by the Rangers out of Elizabethton High School in Elizabethton, Tennessee, Carter spent the last week of 2022 and the playoffs with Frisco before beginning the season with the RoughRiders in 2023. During the 2022 season, he won the Tom Grieve Texas Rangers Minor League Player of the Year award, batting .295/.397/.489/.886 with 21 doubles, 10 triples, 12 home runs and 28 steals over 106 games.
In 97 games with the RoughRiders in 2023, Carter hit .284/.411/.451/.862 with 15 doubles, six triples, 12 home runs, 62 runs, 74 walks, 68 runs scored and 22 steals. When he was promoted to Triple-A Round Rock, Carter was second in the Texas League in walks (74) and on-base percentage (.411) while he was sixth in OPS (.862).
In eight Triple-A games, Carter hit .353/.436/.382/.818 with a double and three RBIs.
The Riders play the third game of a six-game series with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals at 7:05 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7th from Riders Field. RHP Seth Nordlin (2-5, 5.43 ERA) will pitch for Frisco, countered by Northwest Arkansas' RHP Mason Barnett (1-1, 2.25 ERA).
For Thirsty Thursday, fans in the seating bowl can enjoy $3 Miller Lite and $3 Truly through the seventh inning. Plus, fans 21 and up can enjoy Rowdy @ The River, presented by Twisted Tea, with a $25 ticket to the Lazy River and $2 Twisted Tea, $2 Trulys and $2 drafts. Get your tickets now at 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 is celebrating 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 190 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Grant Anderson and Martin Perez. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].