Former RoughRider Acosta makes MLB debut
FRISCO, Texas (August 20, 2025) – Former RoughRiders infielder Maximo Acosta made his MLB debut with the Miami Marlins on Tuesday, August 19th in their game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Acosta is the ninth player whose name will be featured on the Road to the Show Wall presented by
FRISCO, Texas (August 20, 2025) – Former RoughRiders infielder Maximo Acosta made his MLB debut with the Miami Marlins on Tuesday, August 19th in their game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Acosta is the ninth player whose name will be featured on the Road to the Show Wall presented by Avondale Dealerships in 2025.
Acosta debuted as the second baseman for the Marlins and went 0-for-3 in the 8-3 loss to the Cardinals.
The 22-year-old was traded to the Marlins organization as part of the Jake Burger trade in December of 2024 and has played the whole season with Triple-A Jacksonville. In 106 games for the Jumbo Shrimp, he hit .232/.319/.376/.695 with 12 home runs and 28 stolen bases.
With the RoughRiders in 2024, Acosta played 104 games, hitting .288/.353/.425/.777 with eight home runs, 58 RBIs and 26 steals.
Acosta is the ninth former RoughRiders player to debut this season, joining Liam Hicks, Chase Lee, Zak Kent, Grant Wolfram, Tyler Owens, Blaine Crim, Alejandro Osuna and Cody Freeman. Acosta is the 223rd player featured on the Road to the Show Wall presented by Avondale Dealerships.
The RoughRiders and Hooks meet at 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday, August 20th from Whataburger Field for game two of the series. RHP Leandro Lopez (0-0, 2.35) takes the ball for the RoughRiders against RHP Jackson Nezuh (2-8, 5.54).
For tickets and more information about the Frisco RoughRiders, visit RidersBaseball.com or call 972.731.9200.
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About the RoughRiders
The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and the 2022 Texas League champions. In 2023, the team celebrated its 20th anniversary and has consistently finished in the top five among all Double-A franchises in attendance yearly. In August 2014, the RoughRiders were purchased by an ownership group led by Chuck Greenberg. Since then, the 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, Bullpen Bar, 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 210 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].