Banana Ball: Frisco’s Riders Field Sells Out for 2025
Banana Ball is bringing its wild, high-energy show to Frisco, and the fans have spoken loud and clear. Earlier today, the Banana Ball ticket team announced that both Banana Ball games scheduled for September 5th and 6th, 2025, at Riders Field have officially sold out. The demand for these games, featuring the Party Animals squaring off against the Texas Tailgaters, was extremely high. The Lottery Madness Getting your hands on Banana Ball tickets is no easy feat. Fans had to navigate a lottery
Texas Rangers Draft Profile: Kyson Witherspoon
A few days ago, I wrote an article where I mentioned seven draft prospects as potential fits for the Rangers to select with their first-round draft pick. The Rangers will draft 12th in the first round. I also wrote another article where I profiled one of those seven potential fits. That second article was about Ike Irish. Of the seven prospects who are potential fits, he is the one I would most like to see the Rangers select. There are three others, of those seven draft prospects, that I th
(F)arm Breakdown: Leandro Lopez vs the Rome Emperors
I watched every pitch of Leandro Lopez’s start last night so you didn't have to. If you haven't yet you should check out the profile I wrote last week about Lopez which also included a breakdown of his weather-shortened outing. As a refresher on Lopez, the right-handed pitcher out of the Dominican Republic signed in the Texas Rangers 2021 international free agent class. After spending the ’21 and ’22 seasons playing in the Dominican Summer League he played stateside in 2023 at Single-A Down Eas
Rangers Top Prospect and their third baseman shine in different ways
Hub City Spartanburgers The Spartanburgers were out 4-0 against the Rome Emperors (Atlanta Braves). They got a good start out of Leandro Lopez as he threw five shutout innings allowing two hits, two walks and striking out two. Dalton Pence would cough up the lead on a sacrifice fly from third baseman Will Verdung that made it 1-0. The Emperors would expand their lead in the next inning against Joey Danielson allowed a lead off home run to second baseman Ambioris Tavarez and a pair of doubles
Rangers announce organization’s june players of the month
Defender of the Month Antonis Macias - Single-A Hickory The 20 year old second basemen played 20 of his 24 games there with the other 4 game's having him over at 1st base. Macias was the only player in the Carolina League infielder with at least 20 games played and didn’t commit a single Error during the month. He has the 3rd best fielding percentage amongst infielders in the league with a .977 percentage showcasing an elite talent with the leather. Going 82 for 82 across all chances, he was t
Brock Porter might be back
Brock Porter's journey with the Texas Rangers has been anything but straightforward, yet recent signs suggest he may be regaining his footing. Early Promise Entering the 2022 MLB Draft, Porter was a standout pitching prospect, ranked 11th overall on MLB.com's draft board. His accolades included the 2021 Gatorade State Player and National Player of the Year honors, earned after an impeccable 9-0 record with a 0.41 ERA, 115 strikeouts in 58 innings, and three no-hitters. Despite his commitment
Mitch Bratt dominating the Texas League
On July 5th, Mitch Bratt took the mound for the Frisco RoughRiders against the Arkansas Travelers and delivered another gem in his dominant 2025 campaign. The left-hander tossed six quality innings, allowing just one run on three hits and a walk while striking out eight. This marked his sixth quality start of the season, adding to a resume that’s quietly becoming one of the best in the Texas League. The RoughRiders secured a 6-1 win, but Bratt’s performance deserves the spotlight it hasn’t full