Edinson Volquez scheduled to rehab with Riders tonight

FRISCO, Texas (Aug. 20, 2019) - The Texas Rangers have announced that pitcher Edinson Vólquez is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with the Riders tonight at Dr Pepper Ballpark.
The Riders host Springfield tonight at 7:05. Tickets are available here.
Volquez was placed on the injured list April 5 with a right elbow sprain. He last appeared in a Major League game with Miami in 2017 before signing with the Rangers last offseason. The righty came up in the Rangers organization and pitched in Frisco during the 2005 and 2007 seasons.
Tonight's game marks the beginning of the final regular season homestand in Frisco, running now through Sunday. Tickets for all remaining games are available at RidersBaseball.com.
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 14 seasons (2005-2018). 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, InTouch Grille, Riders Outpost Team Store and the world's largest water feature in a sports facility, the massive Choctaw Lazy River. These enhancements earned the Riders and the City of Frisco Ballpark Digest's prestigious "Best Ballpark Renovation" award for xtwo consecutive years (2015 and 2016). More than 150 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars Chris Davis, Adrian Gonzalez, Ian Kinsler and Neftalí Feliz, as well as current Rangers stars Elvis Andrus, Joey Gallo, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Rougned Odor. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders and Dr Pepper Ballpark, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact Ryan Rouillard at [email protected].