Farrell and Mendez scheduled to rehab with Riders Tuesday
FRISCO, Texas (Aug. 6, 2019) - The Texas Rangers have announced that pitchers Luke Farrell and Yohander Méndez are scheduled to begin rehab assignments with the Riders Tuesday at Dr Pepper Ballpark.The Riders host Corpus Christi Tuesday at 7:05. Tickets are available here.Both pitchers were placed on the Rangers 60-day
FRISCO, Texas (Aug. 6, 2019) - The Texas Rangers have announced that pitchers
The Riders host Corpus Christi Tuesday at 7:05. Tickets are available here.
Both pitchers were placed on the Rangers 60-day injured list March 28 and have yet to pitch in the big leagues this season. Farrell is recovering from a jaw fracture, while Mendez is on the mend from a left elbow UCL sprain.
While Farrell didn't come through Frisco on his way to the Major Leagues, Mendez is no stranger to Dr Pepper Ballpark, having pitched with the Riders from 2016-2018. He is on the franchise's all-time leaderboard in starts (8th, 40), ERA (10th, 3.99) and strikeouts (6th, 202).
The RoughRiders continue their current homestand at Dr Pepper Ballpark through Sunday and play their final stretch of the season at home August 20-25. Tickets for all remaining games are available now 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