Colby Lewis to rehab with Riders Wednesday in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (August 23, 2016) - The Texas Rangers announced Tuesday that right-handed pitcher Colby Lewis will begin a Major League rehabilitation assignment with the Frisco RoughRiders, Texas' Double-A affiliate, Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. in San Antonio.
Lewis, 37, has been on the disabled list since June 25 with a strained right latissimus dorsi muscle. Prior to the injury, he was one of the go-to arms in the Rangers rotation, posting a 6-1 record alongside a 3.21 ERA in 15 starts with Texas.
The righty is in his 14th season as a professional and his 11th as a big leaguer. For his Major League career, he has an a 4.68 ERA to go along with his 77-68 record in 229 career outings, covering almost 1,200 innings.
Lewis was a first-round pick (38th overall) by the Rangers in 1999 out of Bakersfield College. He made his Major League debut with Texas April 1, 2002 and has pitched for Texas at the big league level from 2002-2004 and again from 2010-present. He was with Detroit in 2006, Oakland in 2007, and with the Hiroshima Carp of the Japan Central League in 2008 and 2009.
This will be his third rehab stint with the Riders, following two separate stays with the club during the 2013 season.
Lewis and the RoughRiders take on the San Antonio Missions from Wolff Stadium tonight at 7:05 p.m. Fans can listen to the action live on the Frisco RoughRiders Radio Network, the TuneIn Radio App, and the MiLB First Pitch App. Live radio coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. with the Dr Pepper Pregame Show.
The RoughRiders return to Dr Pepper Ballpark for the final homestand of the season Tuesday, August 30. The seven-game homestand against the Corpus Christi Hooks and Midland RockHounds includes Bark in the Park Night presented by Muenster Pet Foods and VCA Animal Hospitals on Wednesday, August 31, along with State Fair of Texas Night on Friday, August 2. Tickets for each of the seven games on the homestand are available online at RidersBaseball.com, via email at [email protected], over the phone at (972) 731-9200, or in-person at the RoughRiders box 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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