The Texas Rangers announced their Minor League Players of the month for April today!
Player of the Month
Round Rock’s 23 year old OF Leody Taveras is the Rangers player of the month for April. Leody played in 19 games in April slashing a line of .377/.391/.635/1.026 with four home runs, 12 RBI and 3 stolen bases.
Leody led the Pacific Coast League in batting average (.377) and hits (32) for the month of April.
Leody’s best games of the month were April 8 against El Paso Leody went 5-for-5 with 2 doubles and 2 steals. Then on April 12th against Sugarland Leody went 4-for-5 with double and RBI.
Starting Pitcher of the Month of April
Frisco’s LHP Cole Ragans is the starting pitcher of the month! In 3 games, Cole went 0-1 with a 2.13 earned run average. Cole pitched 12.2 innings for the month, allowing 3 earned runs on 10 hits, 5 walks and 17 strikeouts! Cole’s best game of the month was April 10 against Arkansas when he went 3.1 innings giving up 3 hits, issuing only 1 walk and striking out 7.
Cole was the Rangers 1st round pick in 2016, # 30 overall from North Florida Christian Tallahassee Florida!
Reliever of the Month of April
Hickory’s Reliever 21 year old Marc Church a 2019 18th rd 535 overall from North Atlanta, Atlanta Georgia!
Marc went 1-0 with 2 holds, 1 save and a 0.00 earned run average. Marc went 10.2 innings 7 hits 2 walks 17 strikeouts! His best game of the month was April 24 against Wilmington where he went 2 innings ZERO’s 2 strikeouts!
Defender of the Month of April
Maximo Acosta was named the Rangers defender of the Month for April.
Indeed the future is bright as evidenced by this list of the Rangers minor league players of the month for April. It is well-deserved and Congratulations to the players named.
