July 7, 2022 – Texas League (TL) – Frisco RoughRiders News Release
FRISCO, Texas – Frisco RoughRiders pitcher Jack Leiter was selected to represent the Texas Rangers organization in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on July 16th in Los Angeles.
As of July 7th, the Riders righty, who ranks as the No. 1 prospect in the Rangers organization and the No. 18 prospect in all of Minor League Baseball, is 2-6 with a 5.36 ERA while striking out 60 over 48.2 innings. Leiter was the No. 2 overall selection by the Rangers in the 2021 MLB Draft out of Vanderbilt.
In the last SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game in 2021, pitchers Cole Winn and Cole Ragans represented the Rangers in Colorado. Winn, a RoughRiders player at the time, started the game while Ragans – who joined the Riders following the game from High-A Hickory – also threw in the contest.
In the 2019 game, Rangers prospect and former RoughRiders catcher Sam Huff took home MVP honors with a late home run.
The game will be a seven-inning contest on Saturday, July 16th at 6:00 p.m. CST from Dodger Stadium.
The RoughRiders return home on July 12th against the Midland RockHounds for the only full homestand in the month of July. For tickets and more information about the Frisco RoughRiders, visit RidersBaseball.com or call 972.731.9200.
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