Bubba Thompson
5 Reasons Ragans and Thompson Gave the Rangers Hope
Even though the Texas Rangers have had it rough in the American League West, they have shown some signs of life lately. One big reason for that has been the play of two of their top prospects: Cole Ragans and Bubba Thompson. Ragans, a left-handed starter, has been impressive, especially in his first start. In his three starts, he's gone 0-2 with a 5.02 ERA in 14.1 innings, and he's struck out 7 batters. Thompson, an outfielder, has been even better. He's hitting .250/.304/.269/.573 with five R
Rangers Minor League players of the Month: July
July was a big month for Texas Rangers' minor league players, with several players being named 'Player of the Month'. Hickory’s INF Thomas Saggese was named Player of the Month of July. Thomas hit .377 with 5 home runs, 19 RBI, 5 doubles, 1 triple and 2 steals. Thomas ,20, was the Rangers 5th rd pick in 2020 #145 overall from Carlsbad, CA. For the season Thomas has a .309 batting average with 13 homers, 53 RBI and 11 steals. Down East Pitcher Mitch Bratt was named Starting Pitcher of The M
Bubba Thompson gets the call.
The 24-year-old Round Rock Express outfielder, Bubba Thompson, got the call that every ball player dreams about. I'd imagine for it to go something like this. Express Manager Matt Hagen says," hey Bubba could you come into my office?" "Bubba the Rangers are calling you up to the big leagues. Congratulations!" Bubba Thompson was the Texas Rangers 1st round pick (26 overall) in the 2017 MLB draft from Mc Gill-Toolen Catholic in Mobile Alabama. Bubba has done more than anybody could ask for whil
Bubba Thompson breaks Express' stolen base record
24-year-old centerfielder Bubba Thompson, 2017 1st rd pick #26 overall, stole his 45th base of the season in the 3rd inning of today's game against the Las Vegas Aviators. That is a new team record for the Round Rock Express. Bubba singled in the 3rd, then on the 5th pitch Bubba took off to break the Express single season stolen base record held by Infielder Esteban German in the 2011 season, with 44 stolen bases. Bubba did it in 92 games. Out of 47 attempts, Bubba has only been thrown out, tw
Express shutout the Dodgers in their 4 hit win
The Round Rock Express line-up got a lot of help from their Pitchers last night in a 1-0 victory over the OKC Dodgers! The Express managed only 4 hits while 4 Express pitchers combined on a 3 hitter! The game was tied at 0-0 until the 6th inning. In the top of the 6th the Express scored the only score run of the night thanks to a sac-fly from designated hitter Nick Solak that scored centerfielder Bubba Thompson from 3rd. The 6 inning started with Bubba Thompson getting on 1st thanks to a errorThe Farm Report: 3rd edition
Welcome to The Farm Report. This is a weekly series that will highlight performances for each team throughout the entire Texas Rangers farm system. Week May 24-29 Triple-A Round Rock Express (29-19) Round Rock went 3-3 against the Albuquerque Isotopes (Rockies). Zach Reks, 28, hit a line of .550/.591/1.250/1.841 with 4 home runs, 9 RBI and 2 walks during this series. For the season Reks is slashing .330/.410/.592/1.003 with 5 home runs along with 21 RBI in Triple-A Round Rock. Bubba Thom
10 longest home runs at Riders Field in 2021
RoughRiders fans had plenty of reason to go to Riders Field in 2021. We saw four of the Texas Rangers current top 5 ranked prospects spend time in Frisco and plenty of power. Home runs are among the most exciting things to see at the ballpark, especially no doubters. The criteria of the longest home runs at Riders Field is that the home run was hit by a RoughRider and had to travel at least 400 feet. We will start with the shortest distance and go to the longest. As you will notice, there is on
Rangers updates: AFL participants and more
It has been a busy couple of days in the news cycle for the Texas Rangers. The coaching staff has seen some changes, participants of the Arizona Fall League have been announced, Cole Winn and Bubba Thompson have been recognized by the Double-A Central, and the Rangers have claimed their 1st player of the off-season. Let's dive right in on the news. Rangers make changes to the coaching staff Bench coach Don Wakamatsu and hitting coach Luis Ortiz have been informed that they will not be return
Our RoughRiders 2021 season awards
Since the season ended just over a week ago for the Frisco RoughRiders, we thought we'd take a look back at some performances and hand out our Frisco RoughRiders 2021 season awards. First, we need to give a shout out to first-year manager Jared Goedert, who guided the team to their first winning season since 2014 with a record of 64-55, which was good for first place in the Double-A Central South. The team saw a lot of success this season with a ton of the organization's top prospects. Startin
Riders scored season high 14 runs
As a team the RoughRiders scored season high 14 runs sparked by seven home runs. All that paved the way last night to a 14-6 win over the Sod Poodles. Left-hander Cole Ragans toed the rubber for the RoughRiders in this game and he earned his 3rd double-a win. He pitched 5 innings allowing four runs on six hits, one walk and three strikeouts. He threw 78 pitches in total-48 for strikes. The RoughRiders bats couldn't be silenced in Hodgetown. They scored one run in three consecutive from solo sh