Jake Latz makes Major League debut with Rangers
FRISCO, Texas (August 26, 2021) – Former RoughRiders pitcher Jake Latz made his Major League Baseball debut with the Texas Rangers on Wednesday against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Latz made the start against Cleveland, allowing three runs over 4.2 innings while striking out four and not walking a
FRISCO, Texas (August 26, 2021) – Former RoughRiders pitcher Jake Latz made his Major League Baseball debut with the Texas Rangers on Wednesday against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field.
Latz made the start against Cleveland, allowing three runs over 4.2 innings while striking out four and not walking a batter.
The lefty make 15 appearances for the RoughRiders this season (13 starts) totaling a 1-1 record with a 4.69 ERA. Over 63.1 innings, he struck out 84 while walking 28. After being promoted to Triple-A Round Rock on August 10th, he made two starts before his call to the Rangers.
A native of Lemont, Illinois, Latz began his collegiate career at LSU, but just threw in 11 games over his two seasons due to injuries. He transferred to Kent State for his junior season, but did not throw because of a NCAA rule, sitting out a season after transferring between D1 programs. Even after not playing in 2017, he was drafted in the fifth round by Texas.
Latz is the 172nd former RoughRiders player to make his major league debut after playing in Frisco and the sixth in 2021, following Andy Ibañez, Luis Marté, Joe Barlow, Yonny Hernandez and Nick Snyder. Alongside Snyder, Latz is the second player to debut after playing for the RoughRiders in 2021.
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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 in each of the last 15 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 160 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including current Rangers players Jose Trevino, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Taylor Hearn. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected]