Tanner Scheppers to rehab with RoughRiders tonight in Frisco

FRISCO, TEXAS (August 16, 2016) - The Texas Rangers have announced that right-handed pitcher Tanner Scheppers will begin a Major League rehab assignment with the RoughRiders at Dr Pepper Ballpark tonight at 7:05 p.m. He is scheduled to pitch one inning.

Scheppers, 29, is recovering from torn articular cartilage in his left knee, an injury suffered in February. He is currently on the 60-day disabled list with the Rangers.

The righty has pitched with the Rangers in each of the last four seasons. The reliever worked in 42 games last season, going 4-1 with a 5.63 ERA. For his career, he's 11-5 with a 4.17 ERA across 165 outings.

The native of Mission Viejo, California pitched with the RoughRiders as a minor leaguer in 2010 and 2011. In that span, he held a 2-1 record with an ERA of 2.38. He made his Major League debut with Texas on June 7, 2012. This will be his fifth rehab stint with the Riders after joining the squad on two rehab appearances in both the 2014 and 2015 seasons.

Scheppers was drafted by the Rangers in the first round (44th overall) of the 2009 draft out of Fresno State University.

The RoughRiders take on the Springfield Cardinals tonight at 7:05 p.m., as they begin a six-game homestand at Dr Pepper Ballpark. For tickets to tonight's game and other remaining home games this season, fans can visit RidersBaseball.com, email [email protected], call (972) 731-9200, or stop by in person to the RoughRiders Ticket Office.

About the RoughRiders

The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and play their games at beautiful Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas. The team was founded in 2003 and has finished first among all Double-A franchises in attendance in each of the last 11 seasons (2005-2015). In August 2014, the RoughRiders were purchased by an ownership group led by Chuck Greenberg and Scott Sonju. The new ownership group, together with the city of Frisco, has spearheaded numerous major franchise improvements over the past two seasons, investing over $7 million in wide array of facility upgrades and improvements, including the new state-of-the-art HD video board, sound system, Bull Moose Saloon, InTouch Grille, Riders Outpost Team Store, and the newest and biggest creation, the 174-foot Choctaw Lazy River. The improvements made prior to the 2015 season earned the Riders and the City of Frisco "Best Ballpark Renovation" of 2015 by Ballpark Digest. More than 130 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars Chris Davis, Elvis Andrus, Adrian Gonzalez, Ian Kinsler, Nelson Cruz, and C.J. Wilson as well as current Rangers stars Derek Holland, Rougned Odor, and Mitch Moreland. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders and Dr Pepper Ballpark, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact Nathan Barnett at (972) 334-1976 or via e-mail at [email protected].

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