Josh Stephan


Zavala Walks it off Friday Night in Frisco
RoughRiders walk it off

Zavala Walks it off Friday Night in Frisco

Friday night RHP Josh Stephan took the mound for the Red Hot Frisco Roughriders vs The Midland Rockhounds and RHP Chen Zhong.  Frisco who is 7-1 in their last 8 games looked it make it 8-1 with 5 in a row.  The First 2 innings went scoreless despite Frisco having 4 Hits and at one point in the 1st they had runners on 2nd and 3rd with no out but got nothing from it when Chavez Struck out and Keyber Rodriguez popped out to first.  After facing the minimum through the first 8 hitters, S
RoughRiders Draw Record Crowd but Fall  8-5 to Travelers
AA Frisco RoughRiders

RoughRiders Draw Record Crowd but Fall 8-5 to Travelers

Baseball games around July 4th typically draw very large crowds, and tonight, Thursday, July 3, 2025, was no exception. An impressive 12,081 fans showed up at Riders Field, marking the largest crowd in Frisco RoughRiders franchise history. That beats the previous record set on Dude Perfect Night by 14 fans. Despite the electric vibe, the RoughRiders couldn’t pull off the win, falling 8-5 to the Travelers. Langford Homers in Rehab Start Outfielder Wyatt Langford, currently on an MLB rehab ass
Soddies By Morning: Langford Goes Long as Amarillo's Slow Starts Continue
AA Frisco RoughRiders

Soddies By Morning: Langford Goes Long as Amarillo's Slow Starts Continue

Just what the Sod Poodles needed. Coming into Thursday night Amarillo was 2-9, having not won a game since last Saturday, gearing up to face a Frisco team that already won the first two games of the series and sat in first place in the Texas League South at 8-3. Then they recieved some major reinforcement's. Early on Thursday it was announced that one of the league's biggest rising star's Wyatt Langford would be joining Frisco on Thursday & Friday for his rehab assignment. Langford was dealing w
Soddies by Morning: Ray Shines, but Drake Dominates as the Sod Poodles Can't Fend Off Frisco.
AA Frisco RoughRiders

Soddies by Morning: Ray Shines, but Drake Dominates as the Sod Poodles Can't Fend Off Frisco.

Series: 4/15: FRI - 4 AMA - 3 / 4/16 FRI - 9 AMA - 4 Today: 6:35 PM / 4/18: 7:05 / 4/19: 7:05 / 4/20: 4:05 Dylan Ray turned in his best performance of the season and delivered the second straight Amarillo outing allowing a single run, after Cabrera's outing on Tuesday, unfortunately it didn't end in a victory. Ray spun together an improved outing, only allowing a single earned run, an Abimelec Ortiz solo shot leading off the 4th inning after the Amarillo right hander fell behind 2-0. The Roughr
5 Rangers named to Arizona Fall League Fall Star Game
Arizona Fall League

5 Rangers named to Arizona Fall League Fall Star Game

On November 8th it was announced that 5 Texas Rangers prospects were selected to participate in the Arizona Fall League Fall Stars game The first one was 2B/SS Max Acosta. Acosta has hit .305 in the 16 games he's played in 12 runs while collecting 8 XBH with one of them leaving the yard. He has also tallied 7 SBs this fall showcasing his skill set on the basepath as he continues. Acosta saw his OPS jump up 75 points in 2024 and has continued his hot hand in the Fall League. Secondly, we have t
Performances from Texas Rangers Prospects in the Arizona Fall League
Arizona Fall League

Performances from Texas Rangers Prospects in the Arizona Fall League

With the Arizona Fall League (AFL) wrapping up, the Texas Rangers prospects on the Surprise Saguaros roster (14-7) have made notable impressions. There isn’t much time left to improve their stats, with the AFL Play-In Semifinals set for Friday, November 15, and the Championship game the day after. Here’s a breakdown of their current stats—and some thoughts on what they mean for these players. Hitters Alejandro Osuna, CF (22 years old) Osuna’s numbers speak volumes: a .364/.512/.561 slash line
Rangers players in the Arizona Fall Leagues
Arizona Fall League

Rangers players in the Arizona Fall Leagues

RHP Josh Stephan has been the star of the show so far in the AFL this year. Stephan is on the road to recovery and wants to show the Rangers or any team willing to take him in the Rule Five Draft. He's tossed a league-best 12 and 2/3 frames while having a microscopic 0.71 ERA in those innings of work. He's not gonna light up the radar gun with his 92-94 heater and sinker, but makes up for it with his command of the plate starting with his windup that allows him to have the focus and command need
Frisco RoughRiders' Break Camp Roster Has a Lot of Promise and a Few Surprises
AA Frisco RoughRiders

Frisco RoughRiders' Break Camp Roster Has a Lot of Promise and a Few Surprises

The Texas Rangers released all of the break camp rosters for their full-season minor league affiliates. The Frisco Roughriders 28-man roster includes sixteen pitchers, three catchers, five infielders, and four outfielders.  There are a handful of surprises that I see on the Roughriders roster. Zak Kent was supposed to be returned to Frisco after spending parts of the last two seasons with AAA Round Rock.  He was placed on the Frisco roster yesterday. He was first promoted to Round Rock late in