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Elier Hernandez makes MLB debut with Rangers

2021 RoughRiders outfielder becomes 181st former Frisco player to make The Show
By Zach Bigley
July 15, 2022

FRISCO, Texas (July 15, 2022) - Former Riders outfielder Elier Hernandez made his Major League debut with the Texas Rangers on Thursday, July 14th, against the Seattle Mariners. In his debut, Hernandez went 2-for-3 with two singles and a runs scored in the Rangers' 6-5 defeat. Hernandez played 16 games

FRISCO, Texas (July 15, 2022) - Former Riders outfielder Elier Hernandez made his Major League debut with the Texas Rangers on Thursday, July 14th, against the Seattle Mariners.

In his debut, Hernandez went 2-for-3 with two singles and a runs scored in the Rangers' 6-5 defeat.

Hernandez played 16 games for the RoughRiders in 2021 after signing a free agent contract with the Rangers organization in the offseason. He was then promoted to Triple-A Round Rock on June 10th, where he finished out the year and began in 2022 as well. With Frisco, Hernandez hit .228/.313/.246 with seven RBIs.

Before getting the call to Arlington, Hernandez was batting .295/.364/.546, slugging 11 home runs and knocking in 35 over 62 games with Triple-A Round Rock.

A former international signee out of the Dominican Republic by the Kansas City Royals, Hernandez made his stateside debut in 2012 and made it as far as Triple-A Omaha in 2019 before electing free agency.

Hernandez becomes the 181st former Riders player to make his major league debut, joining Christian Lopes, Jacob Lemoine, Josh Smith, Ezequiel Duran and Steele Walker to become the sixth former RoughRiders player to crack the majors in 2022.

For tickets and more information about the Frisco RoughRiders, visit RidersBaseball.com or call 972.731.9200.

About the RoughRiders

The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. The team was founded in 2003 and has finished first among all Double-A franchises in attendance for 15 consecutive seasons (2005-2019). In August 2014, the RoughRiders were purchased by an ownership group led by Chuck Greenberg. Since then, the new ownership group, together with the City of Frisco, has spearheaded numerous major franchise enhancements, investing over $8 million in a wide array of facility upgrades and improvements, including a state-of-the-art HD video board, sound system, Bull Moose Saloon, InTouch Grille, Riders Outpost Team Store and the world's largest water feature in a sports facility, the massive Lazy River. These enhancements earned the Riders and the City of Frisco Ballpark Digest's prestigious "Best Ballpark Renovation" award for two consecutive years (2015 and 2016). More than 170 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].