J.P. Martinez makes MLB Debut with Rangers
FRISCO, Texas (August 12, 2023) – Former RoughRiders outfielder J.P. Martinez made his MLB debut on Friday, August 11th with the Texas Rangers in San Francisco, California against the San Francisco Giants. In his debut, Martinez started in left field. He walked once and went 0-for-3 in the Rangers' 2-1
FRISCO, Texas (August 12, 2023) – Former RoughRiders outfielder J.P. Martinez made his MLB debut on Friday, August 11th with the Texas Rangers in San Francisco, California against the San Francisco Giants.
In his debut, Martinez started in left field. He walked once and went 0-for-3 in the Rangers' 2-1 victory.
The Baracoa, Cuba native was called up from the Triple-A Round Rock Express where he was hitting .312/.427/.565 with 12 home runs and 55 RBIs this season in 67 games. Martinez also played three games with Frisco in 2023, collecting two hits and four walks in his 15 plate appearances.
Martinez played for Frisco in 2021 and 2022, logging 150 total games with the RoughRiders. He amassed 139 hits and scored exactly 100 runs with Frisco.
Martinez becomes the 196th former Riders player to make his Major League debut and the seventh member of the Road to the Show presented by Herman Marshall Whiskey in 2023, joining infielder Jonathan Ornelas and pitchers Mason Englert, Cody Bradford, Grant Anderson, Owen White and Alex Speas.
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 and the 2022 Texas League champions. In 2023, the team is celebrating 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 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, 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 190 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Josh Jung, Grant Anderson and Martin Perez. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact [email protected].