Rangers Shake Up Lineup, Call Up Blaine Crim for MLB Debut Blaine Crim, will make his next plate appearance in Arlington against the Mariners for his MLB debut. The Texas Rangers are calling up Crim and optioning Jake Burger to Triple-A Round Rock, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. These are moves to ignite their struggling offense, and fans—myself included— Heath Criswell • MLB- Texas Rangers
RoughRiders Shut Out Hooks Behind Stephan’s Gem and Walcott’s Power The Frisco RoughRiders leaned on a lights-out performance from Josh Stephan and a hot night from Sebastian Walcott to blank the Corpus Christi Hooks 4-0 last night, stretching their win streak to four games. Stephan spun his first quality start of 2025, and Walcott, the 19-year-old, smashed his second homer Heath Criswell • AA Frisco RoughRiders
RoughRiders Roll: Bratt’s Gem and Bats Erupt in 11-2 Rout of Naturals The Frisco RoughRiders unleashed a relentless offensive barrage without a home run and rode their first quality start of the season to an 11-2 drubbing of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Saturday night. LHP Mitch Bratt delivered a quality start, tossing six innings of two-run ball, allowing six hits, striking Heath Criswell • AA Frisco RoughRiders
Texas Rangers Minor League Recap: Opening Weekend Minor league baseball kicked off on Friday, although Triple-A got their start at the end of March. The rest of the Texas Rangers’ affiliates got their seasons underway this last weekend on April 4, 2025. Here’s the Texas Rangers minor league opening weekend recap, breaking down the key highlights, Heath Criswell • AA Frisco RoughRiders
Frisco RoughRiders Season Opener Recap: Hooks Edge Out 7-5 Win Frisco, Texas - The threat of rain during game time didn't keep 6,126 fans from the Frisco RoughRiders season Opener. The RoughRiders kicked off their season at Riders Field against the Corpus Christi Hooks (Astros). The RoughRiders pitching staff struck out 12 Hooks but they dropped game Heath Criswell • AA Frisco RoughRiders
Frisco RoughRiders 2025 Opening Series Preview: Santos and Walcott Take Center Stage This marks my 7th year covering the Frisco RoughRiders with The Prospect Times—time flies when you’re having fun! The RoughRiders are set to launch their 22nd season with a three-game series against the Astros’ Corpus Christi Hooks at Riders Field, running from Friday, April 4th to Sunday, April Heath Criswell • AA Frisco RoughRiders
