Evan Carter makes MLB Debut
FRISCO, Texas (September 9, 2023) – Former Frisco RoughRiders outfielder Evan Carter made his MLB debut with the Texas Rangers on Friday, Sept. 8th, going 1-for-3 at the plate with a walk while starting in right field. Batting ninth in the series opener in Arlington against the Oakland Athletics, Carter
FRISCO, Texas (September 9, 2023) – Former Frisco RoughRiders outfielder Evan Carter made his MLB debut with the Texas Rangers on Friday, Sept. 8th, going 1-for-3 at the plate with a walk while starting in right field.
Batting ninth in the series opener in Arlington against the Oakland Athletics, Carter singled to right field in his first plate appearance. He stole second base that inning and added a walk in the eighth inning. The 21-year-old also had an outfield assist in the Rangers' 6-3 loss.
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 2023 season with the RoughRiders. 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 RoughRiders have two home games remaining in the regular season, both against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals this weekend. At 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9th, RHP Nick Krauth (4-10, 5.80 ERA) gets the ball for Frisco, while the Naturals turn to RHP Beck Way (2-8, 6.59 ERA).
Not only can kids run the bases postgame on Saturday, presented by Raising Cane’s, but the Riders will host the second drone show on three-straight nights. Saturday is also the final Copa night of the year, as the RoughRiders suit up as Quesos De Frisco. Celebrate Dia De Los Quesos by getting a Sugar Skull giveaway at the gate. Before the game, Summer House’s Kyle Cook will be in the ballpark and fans 21 and up can grab a Loverboy VIP Pool Party ticket for just $50. 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].