Texas Rangers Announce Their Minor League April Award Winners The Texas Rangers announced their Minor League April Award winners on Monday. As expected, the winners were all studs who are destined for big things in the future. Player of the Month Evan Carter, OF, Frisco RoughRiders. The 20-year-old Carter, the Rangers' top prospect, had a breakout month, hitting Jeff Hewitt • MLB- Texas Rangers
Jack Leiter shines in Frisco start Jack Leiter looked like the ace of the future on Wednesday night, pitching six scoreless innings for the Frisco RoughRiders against the Midland RockHounds. Leiter struck out seven and walked two, allowing just three hits. He threw 91 pitches, 60 of which were for strikes and sat at 94-97 with Heath Criswell • AA Frisco RoughRiders
THE GOOD, the bad, the ugly With the Rangers heading to Anaheim for a 3 game series with the 2nd place Angels, let’s look at the season so far as the first month of Baseball has ended. The Good The Rangers are on top in the AL West. The AL’s Rookie of the month Colton Cannon • MLB- Texas Rangers
Cody Bradford Wins Pacific Coast League POTM 25-year-old left-handed pitcher Cody Bradford, a 2019 sixth-round draft pick out of Baylor University, has been named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Month for April. Bradford, a native of Aledo, Texas, went 5-0 with a 0.64 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 28.1 innings pitched in April. Jeff Hewitt • Round Rock Express
Wood Ducks RHP Joseph Montalvo Named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week Wood Ducks pitcher, 20-year-old Joseph Montalvo, a 2021 20th-round pick of the Texas Rangers, was named the Carolina League Pitcher of the Week for April 24-30. The right-hander from Central Pointe Christian in Kissimmee, Florida, is 2-0 with a 2.77 ERA in three appearances (one start) this season. In Jeff Hewitt • AA Frisco RoughRiders
Express Walk Off on Rafael Ortega's Home Run The Round Rock Express defeated the Albuquerque Isotopes 6-5 on Friday night in walk-off fashion. Rafael Ortega hit a solo home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Express the win. The Express got out to an early lead, scoring two runs in the 2nd and Heath Criswell • Round Rock Express
