Emiliano Teodo wins Rangers June Starting Pitcher of the Month honors

FRISCO, Texas (June 11, 2024) – On Thursday, the Texas Rangers announced that RoughRiders pitcher Emiliano Teodo has been named the Rangers Minor League Starting Pitcher of the Month for June.

Teodo, who has been one of the best starting pitchers in the Texas League all season, went 1-1 with a 1.50 ERA over his five June starts. In 24.0 innings, he struck out 40 to 11 walks and held opponents to a slashline of .191/.314/.262/.576. In the five starts, he allowed just three extra-base hits, including one home run, one double and one triple.

As of June 11th, Teodo currently leads the Texas League in ERA (1.71), strikeout rate (32.2 percent) and swinging strike rate (17.1 percent) while he is third in strikeouts (89), second in batting average against (.183) and fourth in WHIP (1.13). Since allowing four runs in his first start of the season, Teodo is 5-1 with a 1.23 ERA over his last 13 starts.

Originally signed out of the Dominican Republic at 18 years old, Teodo made his state-side debut in Down East in 2022 and has progressed one level each season.

Other Rangers Monthly Award Winners:

Player of the Month – INF Kleimer Lemos

Starting Pitcher of the Month – RHP Emiliano Teodo

Reliever of the Month – RHP Daniel Robert

Defender of the Month – INF Jax Biggers

The RoughRiders continue a six-game homestand against the Naturals at 7:05 p.m. on Thursday, July 11th. RHP Ben Anderson (4-4, 4.24) will take the mound for the Riders against LHP Noah Cameron (2-4, 3.84) for the Naturals.

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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]**.