Leiter selected to play in SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game
FRISCO, Texas (July 7, 2022) – Frisco RoughRiders pitcher Jack Leiter was selected to represent the Texas Rangers organization in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on July 16th in Los Angeles. As of July 7th, the Riders righty, who ranks as the No. 1 prospect in the Rangers organization and
FRISCO, Texas (July 7, 2022) – Frisco RoughRiders pitcher Jack Leiter was selected to represent the Texas Rangers organization in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on July 16th in Los Angeles.
As of July 7th, the Riders righty, who ranks as the No. 1 prospect in the Rangers organization and the No. 18 prospect in all of Minor League Baseball, is 2-6 with a 5.36 ERA while striking out 60 over 48.2 innings. Leiter was the No. 2 overall selection by the Rangers in the 2021 MLB Draft out of Vanderbilt.
In the last SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game in 2021, pitchers Cole Winn and Cole Ragans represented the Rangers in Colorado. Winn, a RoughRiders player at the time, started the game while Ragans - who joined the Riders following the game from High-A Hickory - also threw in the contest.
In the 2019 game, Rangers prospect and former RoughRiders catcher Sam Huff took home MVP honors with a late home run.
The game will be a seven-inning contest on Saturday, July 16th at 6:00 p.m. CST from Dodger Stadium.
The RoughRiders return home on July 12th against the Midland RockHounds for the only full homestand in the month of July. 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 [email protected].