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Christian Lopes makes MLB debut

Former Riders infielder makes debut
By Zach Bigley
April 21, 2022

FRISCO, Texas (April 21, 2022) - Former RoughRiders infielder Christian Lopes made his Major League debut with the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, April 20th, against the Baltimore Orioles. In his debut, Lopes went 0-for-2 with a strikeout. He becomes the seventh player to make their Major League debut with the

FRISCO, Texas (April 21, 2022) - Former RoughRiders infielder Christian Lopes made his Major League debut with the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, April 20th, against the Baltimore Orioles.

In his debut, Lopes went 0-for-2 with a strikeout. He becomes the seventh player to make their Major League debut with the Athletics this season.

Lopes was originally a draft pick of the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011.

Lopes is the second former Riders player to make their major league debut in the 2022 season, following Jacob Lemoine, and the 177th all-time in RoughRiders history.

The RoughRiders will continue the six-game series against Northwest Arkansas with game three on Thursday, April 21st at 6:35 p.m. RHP Justin Slaten (0-0, 3.60) will start Thursday night for Frisco in his second start of the year against LHP Anthony Veneziano (0-2, 14.73) for the Naturals.

Thursday marks the first Thirsty Thursday at Riders Field, including the first Blue Norther Hard Seltzer Rowdy @ The River, featuring $2 Blue Norther Hard Seltzers, $2 drafts and the biggest Lazy River party in sports.

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 zbigley@ridersbaseball.com.