ROUND ROCK, Texas – Minor League Baseball announced league awards and All-Stars for the Pacific Coast League on Wednesday afternoon. Round Rock Express RHP Jack Leiter was named PCL Pitcher of the Year. Leiter was the lone member of the Express to be named a PCL All-Star. Leiter joins LHP

Triple-A baseball. The final hurdle on the road to the Majors. A blend of up-and-coming prospects and veteran players looking for one last shot at glory in the bigs. There isn't another step on the ladder ... the next stop is the promised land. The blend of old and young

Triple-A Round Rock pitching coach Dave Borkowski could just tell from watching Jack Leiter warm up that his right-handed fireballer was about to have a great outing. “Dialed in” from the outset, he carried that mindset into a short-but-mighty outing featuring a lot of strikeouts and two 100 mph pitches.

ROUND ROCK, Texas – Round Rock Express RHP Jack Leiter was named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for April 22-28, as announced by Minor League Baseball on Monday afternoon. Leiter is the first member of the E-Train to earn a league honor this season. The right-hander earned

It’s time to officially add another member of the Leiter lineage to the ranks of Major League Baseball. When Rangers skipper Bruce Bochy announced Tuesday morning that Jack Leiter, whom the club chose with the second overall pick in the 2021 Draft, would be making his big league debut Thursday

On a night that was headlined by Rangers pitcher Michael Lorenzen making a rehab start with Triple-A Round Rock, it was Texas’ No. 8 prospect Jack Leiter who stole the show on the mound. Leiter, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 Draft, twirled five innings of relief, striking

ROUND ROCK, Texas –The Texas Rangers announced RHP Jack Leiter was promoted from the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders to the Triple-A Round Rock Express on Saturday afternoon. The righty is scheduled to start tonight against the Tacoma Rainiers (Seattle Mariners affiliate) at 8:05 p.m. CT from Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Washington.

With the Minor League offseason on the horizon, players are striving to finish the regular season on a positive note. Two prospects who have already checked that box are Jack Leiter and Wyatt Langford, both of whom had standout performances on Saturday night.

Jack Leiter toed the rubber at Double-A Frisco for the first time in 51 days on Sunday, and for the first time all season, he made it through three innings without walking a single batter. The No. 5 Rangers prospect per MLB Pipeline has had a roller-coaster season, accumulating a

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The spotlights on Double-A Frisco are pretty bright right now with Evan Carter and Jack Leiter in the fold. On Wednesday night, the pair showed why that is the case. Carter, the Rangers' top prospect and No. 37 overall, according to MLB Pipeline, mashed a pair of home runs on

The Nationwide Road to the Show™ Ambassadors series, which provides fans an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at four of the best prospects in Minor League Baseball, returned for another season in 2022. Orioles hurler Grayson Rodriguez, Yankees infielder Anthony Volpe, Rangers right-hander Jack Leiter and Cardinals infielder/outfielder Jordan Walker were this

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FRISCO, Texas (October 3, 2022) – Five 2022 Frisco RoughRiders players took home all of the Texas Rangers Minor League Awards on Friday: Tom Grieve Player of the Year – OF Evan Carter Nolan Ryan Pitcher of the Year – LHP Cole Ragans Reliever of the Year – RHP Chase

FRISCO, Texas (September 19, 2022) – On Frisco RoughRiders infielder Jonathan Ornelas took home Co-Defender of the Month honors in the Texas Rangers farm system for August. Ornelas played shortstop (11 games), third base (10 games) and centerfield (two games) in August, totaling a .966 fielding percentage while converting 86

SPRINGDALE, Arkansas (September 18, 2022) – The Frisco RoughRiders staved off a late comeback attempt from the Northwest Arkansas Naturals in the regular-season finale on Sunday from Arvest Ballpark in a 10-9, 10-inning win. After the Naturals scored three runs in the ninth to tie the game, a three-run 10th

SPRINGDALE, Arkansas (September 17, 2022) – The Frisco RoughRiders took the lead early, but eventually lost to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals 7-5 on Saturday night from Arvest Ballpark. In the second-to-last game of the regular season, Frainyer Chavez led the offense with three hits. The Riders will take on the

SPRINGDALE, Arkansas (September 16, 2022) – The Frisco RoughRiders clinched the Texas League South Division Second Half Championship on Friday night with an 11-6 victory over the Northwest Arkansas Naturals from Arvest Ballpark. The Riders will take on the San Antonio Missions for the first game of the Division Championship

SPRINGDALE, Arkansas (September 15, 2022) – The Frisco RoughRiders fell to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals 6-3 on Thursday night from Arvest Ballpark. Though the Riders lost, a Midland loss as well dropped their magic number to just one to clinch a second-half South Division Championship. Box score Northwest Arkansas (26-40,

FRISCO, Texas (September 15, 2022) - In the final week of the regular season, the Frisco RoughRiders are in good standing to make the postseason and single-game playoff tickets are available now. Should the RoughRiders make the playoffs, game one of the best-of-three South Division Championship Series against the first-half

SPRINGDALE, Arkansas (September 14, 2022) – The Frisco RoughRiders bested the Northwest Arkansas Naturals 9-2 on Wednesday night from Arvest Ballpark. Cody Bradford poured in a strong start for Frisco, allowing just one run over his 6.2 innings. Box score Bradford (10-7) earned the victory for Frisco (36-28, 72-61), striking

SPRINGDALE, Arkansas (September 13, 2022) – The Frisco RoughRiders fell to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals 8-4 in the opener of the final regular season series on Tuesday from Arvest Ballpark. Scott Kapers hit a three-run go-ahead home run in the fifth, but a Naturals comeback win began the series. Box

FRISCO, Texas (September 11, 2022) – The Frisco RoughRiders dominated the Tulsa Drillers 18-3 in the final home game of the 2022 regular season on Sunday night. Josh Stowers led the way offensively, going 3-for-4 with two home runs and six RBIs. Box score The Drillers (26-36, 66-63) jumped out

FRISCO, Texas (September 10, 2022) – In front of a season-high 9,515 fans at Riders Field, the Frisco RoughRiders were downed by the Tulsa Drillers on Saturday night 10-7. Trailing 7-2, Frisco returned to tie the game at 7-7 in the seventh before eventually falling. Box score The RoughRiders (34-26,

FRISCO, Texas (September 9, 2022) – The Frisco RoughRiders were downed by the Tulsa Drillers 14-2 on Friday night from Riders Field. Frisco was handed their largest loss since July 16th, a 14-2 loss to Midland. Box score Tulsa (25-35, 65-62) jumped on the scoreboard first against RoughRiders (34-25, 70-58)