Rangers protect 6 players from Rule-5 draft Today was the deadline for qualifying offers to be accepted or rejected (Martín Pérez accepted) by players and it was also the deadline for teams to add any prospects to their 40-man roster for protection from the Rule-5 Draft coming in December. The Rangers added 6 players to their 40-man Jeff Hewitt • MLB- Texas Rangers
Los Quesos rally late for a 4-3 victory The Frisco RoughRiders, playing as the Los Quesos Frisco, took down the Tulsa Drillers 4-3 on Thursday night from Riders Field. Trailing 2-0 into the fifth, the Riders rallied to win their much-needed second game in a row with the post-season on the line. Los Quesos got an outstanding outing Jeff Hewitt • AA Frisco RoughRiders
Mason Englert wins Pitcher of Month Texas Rangers pitching prospect, Mason Englert, as expected and predicted by me was named South Atlantic League Pitcher of Month of August! The 22-year-old Forney native was drafted by the Rangers in the 4th round (119 overall) of the 2018 draft. Mason won back-to-back Pitcher of the week awards in Jeff Hewitt • AA Frisco RoughRiders
Ryan Garcia named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week 24-year-old right-hander Ryan Garcia was named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week for Aug 22-28! The Texas Rangers selected Garcia in the 2nd round (50th) of the 2019 draft from UCLA. On August 28th against the Fredericksburg Nationals, Ryan pitched 5 scoreless and no-hit innings with 4 strikeouts. He threw Jeff Hewitt • AA Frisco RoughRiders
Mason Englert wins back-to-back Pitcher of the Week Former Texas A&M commit, Mason Englert, was named the South Atlantic Pitcher of the Week AGAIN. The Texas Rangers selected Mason in the 4th round of the 2018 draft (119th overall). On August 18th, Mason pitched against the Winston-Salem Dash and threw 6 no-hit innings. He issued 1 Jeff Hewitt • High-A Hickory Crawdads
Local Player is the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the week! 22-year-old Forney Texas native RHP Mason Englert wins South Atlantic League Pitcher of the week for his August 11th outing against the Greenville Drive. Mason and reliever Theo McDowell combined for a No-Hitter. It was the Crawdads 2nd No-hitter of the season. Mason threw 7 no-hit innings and issued only Jeff Hewitt • High-A Hickory Crawdads