Chad Bell makes Major League debut

FRISCO, Texas (May 11, 2017) - Left-handed pitcher Chad Bell made his Major League debut Wednesday night with the Detroit Tigers, becoming the 135th former Frisco RoughRiders player to reach the majors.
The southpaw worked a scoreless, hitless inning of relief against the Arizona Diamondbacks with one strikeout in his first big league outing.
Bell pitched with the Riders in 2012 and 2015, combining for a 9-15 record and a 4.13 ERA in 40 career outings. He began the 2016 season with Triple-A Round Rock before being traded to the Tigers organization on May 3.
He becomes the second former Riders player to reach the majors this year, following Drew Robinson, who debuted with the Rangers on April 5. The RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, have had 135 alumni reach the Major Leagues in the club's first 15 seasons, including Bell's Detroit teammate Ian Kinsler and 10 of the 25 players on the Rangers' active roster.
The RoughRiders begin a four-game series tonight at 7:05 in San Antonio before returning home for an eight-game homestand starting Monday. Single-game tickets, season tickets, special ticket packages and tickets for the Texas League All-Star Game on June 27 are available at RidersBaseball.com, (972) 731-9200 and the RoughRiders Ticket Office. 
About the RoughRiders 
The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and play their games at beautiful Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas. The team was founded in 2003 and has finished first among all Double-A franchises in attendance in each of the last 12 seasons (2005-2016). In August 2014, the RoughRiders were purchased by an ownership group led by Chuck Greenberg. The new ownership group, together with the city of Frisco, has spearheaded numerous major franchise improvements over the past two seasons, investing more than $8 million in a wide array of facility upgrades and improvements, including a new state-of-the-art HD video board, sound system, Bull Moose Saloon, InTouch Grille, Riders Outpost Team Store, and the newest and biggest creation, the 174-foot Choctaw Lazy River. The upgrades made prior to the 2015 season earned the Riders and the City of Frisco "Best Ballpark Renovation" of 2015 by Ballpark Digest. The same publication also honored the Choctaw Lazy River as the best ballpark improvement over $1 million for the 2016 season. More than 140 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars Chris Davis, Adrián González, Ian Kinsler, and Nelson Cruz, as well as current Rangers stars Elvis Andrus, Rougned Odor, and Nomar Mazara. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders and Dr Pepper Ballpark, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact Art Garcia at [email protected] or Ryan Rouillard at [email protected].