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AMARILLO SOD POODLES

DOUBLE-A AFFILIATE OF THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

LIFE IN HODGETOWN WAS HEADLINED BY HITTING ONCE AGAIN IN 2025, AS AMARILLO FINISHED IN THE TOP THREE IN NEARLY EVERY TEXAS LEAGUE OFFENSIVE CATEGORY, BUT COULDN’T FULLY OUTPRODUCE A PITCHING STAFF THAT ALLOWED 50 MORE RUNS THAN ANY OTHER TEXAS LEAGUE TEAM. THE GROUP GOING FOR THE THIRD TEXAS LEAGUE TITLE IN SOD POODLES HISTORY WILL NEED TO FIND A BETTER BALANCE BETWEEN THE LINES OF THE MOST HITTER-FRIENDLY BALLPARK IN THE CIRCUIT.

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CRISTOFER TORIN POSITION: SS AGE: 21 HEIGHT: 5'9 WEIGHT: 155 HOMETOWN: ACARIGUA, VEN.

AVERY OWUSU-ASIEDU POSITION: OF AGE: 23 HEIGHT: 6'4 WEIGHT: 245 HOMETOWN: SASKATOON, SK, CANADA

#31 DAVID HAGAMAN

POSITION: RHP AGE: 23 HEIGHT: 6'4 WEIGHT: 215 HOMETOWN: SOMERS POINT, N.J.

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Chad Comer MANAGER

Comer returns to Double-A Frisco in 2026 after managing at the High-A level over the last three seasons. A native of Mansfield, Texas, will enter his 10th season with the Rangers and his second in Frisco. In 2022, Comer helped pilot the Riders to their second Texas League Championship in franchise history, serving as a development coach. Over the last three seasons, Comer managed High-A Hickory (2023-2024) and High-A Hub City (2025), going 197-191 (.508). The former University of Texas at Arlington catcher played two seasons in the Atlanta Braves organization.

Thomas St. Clair PITCHING COACH

St. Clair joins the Riders as the pitching coach after leading a Hub City staff that finished with a 3.50 ERA in 2025. St. Clair enters his fifth season as a Rangers minor league pitching coach and first at the Double-A level, while also serving as the assistant pitching coordinator in the Rangers farm system in 2026. Initially, St. Clair joined the Rangers as a coach in the Dominican Summer League in 2022. Before pro baseball, he spent two and a half years as pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at North Carolina Wesleyan College. The righthander pitched three professional seasons in the St. Louis Cardinals system from 2017-19. The Winston-Salem, NC native played four years at Lenior-Rhyne University in Hickory, N.C.

Jason Hart HITTING COACH Hart begins his 13th season with the Texas organization and his ninth as Frisco’s hitting coach. He served as the Riders' hitting coach from 2012-2019. Most recently, he served as the Major League hitting assistant for the Marlins. In 2015, Hart was named the Mike Coolbaugh Texas League Coach of the Year for his work with the Riders hitters. His tenure with the Rangers began after he assisted the Single-A Clinton staff with coaching for part of the 2008 season.

Hart played professionally from 1998-2006, with stints in the Oakland, Texas and Minnesota organizations. He made his Major League debut with the Rangers in 2002. He missed the 2004 season following the removal of a benign brain tumor, but returned to the field in 2005 and hit 21 home runs in 128 games with Frisco. He attended Southwest Missouri State University, where he paced the conference in homers in 1997 and was named a Missouri Valley Conference All-Star in 1998.

Jay Sullenger DEVELOPMENT COACH Sullenger serves his seventh year in the Texas organization as a development coach for Frisco. He made his professional managerial debut in 2021, leading the ACL Rangers to a 31-28 record. Sullenger was slated to coach for Hickory in the 2020 season before the cancellation of the campaign. Before joining the professional ranks, he served as head coach at Biola University in California from 2013-2018. In addition to his work at Biola, Sullenger invested in the local community through baseball camps and working with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes summer ball team. He began his coaching career in 2000 as a volunteer assistant for James Madison University and finished his tenure in 2011 as associate head coach. Additionally, he worked one season in stadium operations for the Tampa Bay Rays. Sullenger played baseball at Florida Southern and Liberty.

Jorge Hernandez BENCH COACH Hernandez joins the Riders for his first season with the Rangers organization. During 2020, Hernandez managed the Texas Collegiate League Frisco RoughRiders after the Minor League season had been canceled. In 2025, he served as a bench coach for Triple-A Jacksonville and spent 19 seasons with the Marlins as a coach and coordinator. In that stint, he served eight seasons as a manager, most recently in 2022 with High-A Beloit.

Hernandez started his coaching career at the University of Mobile in 1993 as a hitting coach and stayed there through 2001. From there, he coached Texas A&M UniversityCorpus Christi from 2002-2004 and the University of West Florida in 2006. From 20052006, Hernandez served as the hitting coach for the Independent Pensacola Pelicans.

Hernandez attended Troy State, where he helped them to the 1987 DII World Series Championship

Kiley Brown ATHLETIC TRAINER Brown makes his Double-A debut, serving in his third season in the Rangers system. Before being the athletic trainer for High-A Hub City in 2025, Brown was the ACL Rangers athletic trainer in 2024. He joined the Texas organization in the 2023-24 offseason after completing a student athletic trainer internship with the University of Texas baseball program in 2023. Brown was also a student athletic trainer at Carroll University in 2021. The Louisville, Ky. native holds an associate’s degree in Biology, a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science, and a Master’s in Athletic Training. Additionally, he played four years of college baseball as an infielder and pitcher for McHenry County and Upper Iowa.

Brett Platts STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

Platts returns to the RoughRiders for his third season in the Rangers organization and his second in Frisco. In his first year, he was the strength and conditioning coach for the Low-A Down East Wood Ducks before spending a season with the Cubs, working in the Dominican Summer League. The Canada native completed his strength and conditioning internship with the University of Iowa athletic department in 2022 and spent four years with the Okotoks Dawgs Baseball Academy from 2019 through 2022. Platts played two seasons at Southeastern Community College in Iowa.

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#1 SEBASTIAN WALCOTT

POSITION: INF | DOB: 3/14/2006 | HEIGHT: 6'4" | WEIGHT: 190 HOMETOWN: NASSAU, BAHAMAS Walcott, MLB Pipeline's No. 1 Rangers and No. 10 overall prospect, became the youngest player in Rangers franchise history to reach the Double-A level in September 2024. Then, the Bahamas native played 124 games with Frisco in 2025 at just 19 years old, leading the Riders in hits, RBI and steals. Walcott became the first Texas League teenager with double-digit homers and 30plus steals (13 HR, 32 SB) since Roberto Alomar in 1987. After undergoing internal brace surgery in his right throwing elbow over the offseason, Walcott returned to the RoughRider lineup in July 2026.

#2 FRAINYER CHAVEZ

POSITION: INF | DOB: 5/24/1999 | HEIGHT: 5'8" | WEIGHT: 170 HOMETOWN: VALENCIA, VENEZUELA Chavez enters 2026 having played parts of four seasons with Frisco, after being drafted in the 22nd round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Midland Junior College. The Venezuelan-born infielder went to Little Elm High School, under 10 miles from Riders Field. In his RoughRiders career, coming into 2026, Chavez is a .251 hitter with 12 home runs and 86 RBIs across 220 total games.

He was a postseason hero for the Riders in 2022, hitting the go-ahead single in the 10th inning of the TLCS-clinching win over Wichita.

#5 MARCUS LEE SANG

POSITION: OF | DOB: 1/2/2001 | HEIGHT: 5'11" | WEIGHT: 200 HOMETOWN: LAUREL, MD 2026 marks the seventh season in Minor League Baseball for Lee Sang, who joined Texas on a MiLB free agent contract over the offseason. Between 2019 and 2025 in the Phillies organization, the Maryland native hit .249 with a .727 career OPS across every level of Minor League Baseball. Lee Sang only played in four games with Double-A Reading last year, but hit .239 with 13 HR and 47 RBI in 103 games back in 2024. He also made his first career appearance in Triple-A with Lehigh Valley. Lee Sang was an 11th-round pick

by Philadelphia in 2019 out of Northern High School in Owings, MD.

#6 YEISON MORROBEL

POSITION: OF | DOB: 12/8/2003 | HEIGHT: 6'1" | WEIGHT: 170 HOMETOWN: LUPERON, DR Morrobel joined Frisco to make is Double-A debut on July 17 and tallied two hits in his first RoughRiders start. A six-year minor leaguer, Morrobel began the season with High-A Hub City and worked a .297 batting average with 14 doubles and 14 home runs for the Spartanburgers, culminating in an .867 OPS. Morrobel, from the Dominican Republic, originally signed with Texas as an international free agent in January of 2021.

#8 DYLAN DREILING

POSITION: OF | DOB: 4/17/2003 | HEIGHT: 5'10" | WEIGHT: 197 HOMETOWN: HAYS, KA Dreiling was drafted by Texas in the second round in 2024 off the back of a national championship with the University of Tennessee, where he was the College World Series Most Outstanding Player. Dreiling makes his Double-A debut in 2026 after clubbing 21 doubles and 12 home runs for High-A Hub City last season. Entering 2026, in 134 career Minor League games, Dreiling is slashing .221/.323/.364/.686 and has stolen 20 bases.

#11 KEITH JONES II

POSITION: OF | DOB: 4/29/2002 | HEIGHT: 6'2" | WEIGHT: 220 HOMETOWN: BRENTWOOD, CA The 23-year-old was assigned to Frisco on July 1 last season and made an immediate impact, homering in his Double-A debut versus the Arkansas Travelers. He’d finish with three long balls and a .244 average in 52 Frisco games. With High-A Hub City in 2025, Jones ranked fifth in the South Atlantic League in OBP (.406) and seventh in OPS (.857), securing June Player of the Month honors. In total, Jones slashed .259/.377/.421/.798 between the two levels. The Rangers took him in the ninth round in 2024 out of New Mexico State, after starting his college career at Washington State.

#12 MAX WAGNER

POSITION: INF | DOB: 8/19/2001 | HEIGHT: 5'11" | WEIGHT: 215 HOMETOWN: GREEN BAY, WI Wagner signed midseason with the Rangers as a Minor League free agent following four seasons as a member of the Baltimore Orioles organization.

The former Clemson Tiger played 87 games with Double-A Chesapeake last year after missing all but 25 games in 2024 due to hamate bone surgery.

While in college, the eventual second-round pick hit 17 home runs in the last 24 games of his sophomore season to tie the Clemson single-season program record with 27 total on the year.

#14 WILIAN BORMIE

POSITION: RHP | DOB: 4/7/2001 | HEIGHT: 6'3" | WEIGHT: 175 HOMETOWN: BARAHONA, D.R. Bormie signed a minor league contract with the Rangers in December of 2019 and began playing in the Rangers organization in August of 2022. After posting a 3.86 ERA with High-A Hub City in 2025, he was promoted to Frisco on August 5, 2025. Across 33 relief appearances for the Spartanburgers, the right-hander struck out 76 batters across 52 innings of work while walking just 29. Bormie proceeded to post a 2.31 ERA in his 12 appearances with the RoughRiders and tallied 14 strikeouts.

#15 ARTURO DISLA

POSITION: 1B | DOB: 10/08/2000| HEIGHT: 6'2" | WEIGHT: 240 HOMETOWN: LA VEGA, D.R. Disla, a Dominican Republic native, was promoted from High-A Hub City to join Frisco in mid-May after batting .314 with six home runs in 30 games as a Spartanburger. The 25-year-old grew up in the D.R. before coming stateside for a scholarship at Southeastern CC in Iowa, before transferring to Plainview, Texas’ Wayland Baptist University. With the nickname, “The Buffalo,” Disla demolished a 481-foot home run for Hub City in the weeks leading up to his promotion.

#16 MALCOLM MOORE

POSITION: C | DOB: 7/31/2003 | HEIGHT: 6'0" | WEIGHT: 216 HOMETOWN: SACRAMENTO, CA Texas’ first-round pick in the 2024 MLB Draft out of Stanford, Moore was promoted to make his Double-A debut during the final series of the first half in June. The catcher started the season by hitting .300 with 10 HR and a .929 OPS in 48 games with High-A Hub City. The Sacramento, CA native hit 31 homers in his two seasons with Stanford, leading the Cardinal to the College World Series in 2023 while winning Pac-12 Freshman of the Year.

#17 LEANDRO LOPEZ

POSITION: RHP | DOB: 6/17/2002 | HEIGHT: 6'1" | WEIGHT: 200 HOMETOWN: BONAO, D.R. The 23-year-old was assigned to Frisco from High-A Hub City on July 20th last season. With the Spartanburgers, he posted a 2.19 ERA, a .199 opposing average and 74 strikeouts across 14 starts. In his final five starts in High-A, he notched a 1.93 ERA, eighth-best in the South Atlantic League. Lopez didn’t look back upon arrival in Frisco, twirling a 2.78 ERA across 35.2 innings with 43 strikeouts. Of his nine RoughRiders appearances, eight were starts.

#18 COREY JOYCE

POSITION: INF | DOB: 8/19/1998 | HEIGHT: 6'0" | WEIGHT: 190 HOMETOWN: LEXINGTON, N.C. Joyce signed with Texas as a Minor League free agent in April after he was released by the Pirates at the end of Spring Training. The middle infielder spent five seasons in the Tigers organization before spending 2025 with the Knoxville Smokies in the Cubs system. The former 12th-round draft pick enters 2026 with 166 career games played at the Double-A level and 70 games in Triple-A.

#20 BROCK PORTER

POSITION: RHP | DOB: 6/3/2003 | HEIGHT: 6'4" | WEIGHT: 208 HOMETOWN: MILFORD, MI Porter, an original fourth-round pick by the Rangers in 2022, made his Double-A debut in August with Frisco, joining the RoughRiders during their two-week homestand. The 23-year-old began the season with High-A Hub City and posted a 3.81 ERA across 18 appearances and 59.0 innings, primarily pitching as a bulk reliever. Porter was Texas’ second player taken in 2022 after selecting RHP Kumar Rocker in the first round.

#22 BEN ANDERSON

POSITION: RHP | DOB: 5/2/1998 | HEIGHT: 6'4" | WEIGHT: 200 HOMETOWN: REXFORD, NY Anderson resigned with Texas in January after logging 35 career starts in 39 career appearances as a RoughRider. Over that span, the righthander was 1012 with a 3.98 ERA. Anderson played at the University of Binghamton for three seasons and posted a 2.76 ERA as a senior before the Rangers selected him in the 13th round of the 2019 MLB Draft. Anderson’s brother, Ian, was the third overall pick by Atlanta in 2016 and won the 2021 World Series with the Braves.

#23 JOSH TRENTADUE

POSITION: LHP | DOB: 1/25/2002 | HEIGHT: 6'2" | WEIGHT: 185 HOMETOWN: RICHMOND, VA. The 2024 Rangers 14th-round pick out of the College of Southern Idaho started last season with High-A Hub City and stymied the South Atlantic League. In 15 appearances and nine starts, the Richmond, VA native allowed just seven earned runs in 54.2 innings. Among pitchers in the SAL who threw at least 50 innings, he led the league in ERA (1.15) and batting average against (.147). From there, the left-hander made seven starts to finish the season with the RoughRiders. Across both levels, Trentadue’s 2025 worked out to a 2.34 ERA in 77.0 IP with 94 total strikeouts.

#24 IAN MOLLER

POSITION: C | DOB: 10/26/2002 | HEIGHT: 6'0" | WEIGHT: 190 HOMETOWN: DUBUQUE, IOWA Moller was a fourth-round pick by the Rangers in 2021 out of Wahlert High School, forgoing a commitment to LSU. After 15 games with ACL Rangers in 2021, Moller played 155 games over the next two seasons with Low-A Down East. He flashed defensively with High-A Hickory in 2024, ranking third in the South Atlantic League with a .989 fielding percentage and tied for seventh with 22 runners caught stealing. In 2025, Moller made his first Frisco appearance, logging 77 games and over 600 innings behind the plate for the RoughRiders.

#27 AUSTIN ROBERTS

POSITION: RHP | DOB: 7/27/1998 | HEIGHT: 6'0" | WEIGHT: 215 HOMETOWN: WEST SACRAMENTO, CA. Now in his seventh season as a Minor League reliever, Roberts will pitch in the Rangers organization for the first time. The righty split time between Double-A and Triple-A last year, playing both for Miami and Milwaukee’s affiliates. The former eighth-round pick appeared at the Triple-A level as early as 2021, his first season in MiLB. He spent the bulk of his season last year with Triple-A Jacksonville and posted a 5.19 ERA across 34.2 innings before time with two Southern League Double-A teams: Pensacola and Biloxi.

#28 DYLAN MACLEAN

POSITION: LHP | DOB: 7/12/2002 | HEIGHT: 6'4" | WEIGHT: 190 HOMETOWN: PORTLAND, OR MacLean, Texas’ fourth-round draft selection in 2020, makes his Double-A debut with Frisco in 2026. The Central Catholic High School product spent 2022 and 2023 with Low-A Down East before starring last season with HighA Hub City. The left-hander twirled a 3.34 ERA across 72.2 innings for the Spartanburgers in 2025. He surrendered just 53 hits and 15 walks for a 0.94 WHIP and added 65 strikeouts. In Hub City’s postseason run, MacLean made two starts and allowed three earned runs in eight total innings.

#30 JANSER LARA

POSITION: RHP | DOB: 8/10/1996 | HEIGHT: 6'0" | WEIGHT: 170 HOMETOWN: SAN CRISTOBAL, D.R The 28-year-old made his return to Minor League Baseball last year for the first time since 2018. In 2015, Lara signed at 19 years old with the Kansas City Royals. The right-hander pitched in the Royals organization from 2016-18, reaching as high as Class-A Lexington. Lara was assigned to Frisco on April 17th and pitched two shutout innings on April 18th. His Double-A debut marked his first MiLB game since Aug. 31, 2018. By season’s end, Lara made 13 appearances and struck out eight hitters over 9.2 innings.

#33 D.J. MCCARTY

POSITION: RHP | DOB: 9/9/2002 | HEIGHT: 6'2" | WEIGHT: 145 HOMETOWN: REDLANDS, CA McCarty joined the RoughRiders in late July and made his first career Double-A start on August 1. The non-drafted free agent out of Temescal Canyon High School in California started the year with High-A Hub City and posted a 5.46 ERA in 64.1 innings as a primary starter for the Spartanburgers.

The 23-year-old was committed to Central Arizona College before signing, the same college Ian Kinsler attended.

#38 RAFE PERICH

POSITION: INF | DOB: 5/22/2002 | HEIGHT: 6'1" | WEIGHT: 225 HOMETOWN: ALLENTOWN, PA A product of Lehigh, Perich was originally selected by Texas in the seventh round of the 2024 MLB Draft. After splitting time with Single-A Hickory and High-A Hub City in 2025, the Pennsylvania native returned to Hub City to start 2026 and powered his way to one of the best starts in the Rangers organization. In just 38 games before his promotion to Frisco, the switchhitter clubbed 11 home runs to lead all Texas farmhands after hitting just six long balls in his first 105 career Minor League games.

#40 BRYAN MAGDALENO

POSITION: LHP | DOB: 2/22/2001 | HEIGHT: 6'1" | WEIGHT: 202 HOMETOWN: SANTO DOMINGO, D.R. Magdaleno was named the 2024 Rangers Minor League Reliever of the Year after a dominant season between Low-A Down East, High-A Hickory and Frisco. The southpaw yielded just six earned runs all year, while his .134 batting average against was tied for second among MiLB pitchers (min. 40 innings). From July 3rd to Sept. 7th, he pitched 19 consecutive innings without allowing a hit between the three levels. Magdaleno had a 6.31 ERA in his first full season with Frisco last year across 36 appearances. The Santo Domingo, DR native has now pitched five years in the Rangers organization.

#43 AIDAN CURRY

POSITION: RHP | DOB: 7/25/2002 | HEIGHT: 6'5" | WEIGHT: 205 HOMETOWN: OSSINING, NY Curry, a non-drafted free agent out of Fordham Prep HS in New York in 2020, joined the RoughRiders after a late-May promotion from High-A Hub City. In seven starts with the Spartanburgers to begin 2026, the right-hander pitched his way to a 3.48 ERA in 31 innings with 42 strikeouts. The 23-year-old has crossed the 100 strikeout mark in three straight seasons. While with the Single-A Down East Wood Ducks, Curry was named the 2023 Carolina League Pitcher of the Year.

#46 ZACH BRYANT

POSITION: RHP | DOB: 6/5/1998 | HEIGHT: 6'1" | WEIGHT: 210 HOMETOWN: DAYTONA BEACH, FL Bryant joined Texas over the offseason after spending time in the Red Sox organization. The Florida native started his career as a 15th-round draft pick by the Cubs in 2019 and joined Boston’s High-A affiliate, Greenville, in 2021.

Since 2022, the righty has spent all of his time with Double-A Portland and owns a 6.26 ERA across 79 appearances at the level.

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#49 JOEY DANIELSON

POSITION: RHP | DOB: 1/11/2001 | HEIGHT: 6'3" | WEIGHT: 235 HOMETOWN: EDINA, MN Danielson earned a June promotion to the RoughRiders after a dominant start to 2026 with High-A Hub City. The 25-year-old made 20 appearances to start the season with the Spartanburgers and recorded a save in seven of them.

Across 21.2 innings, Danielson allowed just three earned runs for a 1.25 ERA. In a 2025 season that saw him make 49 total appearances, Danielson made his Double-A debut with Frisco last year, striking out 19 batters in 14.2 innings. He was originally a 17th-round pick in 2024 out of North Dakota State.

#52 JONATHAN BRAND

POSITION: RHP | DOB: 2/20/2000 | HEIGHT: 5'9" | WEIGHT: 200 HOMETOWN: COLUMBUS, GA Brand enters his fifth season of Minor League Baseball in 2026 and his first as a member of the Rangers organization. The righty brings his career 3.17 ERA to Frisco after pitching across all four levels in Boston’s system. Brand, a former eighth-rounder out of Miami University of Ohio, had a 3.48 ERA with Double-A Portland last season after posting a 0.89 mark in High-A Greenville and making one appearance with Triple-A Worcester. Texas selected the Georgian in the Minor League phase of MLB’s Rule 5 Draft.

#54 BLAKE TOWNSEND

POSITION: LHP | DOB: 4/5/2001 | HEIGHT: 6'4" | WEIGHT: 245 HOMETOWN: TRARALGON, VIC, AUSTRALIA The left-handed Townsend signed with Texas as a Minor League free agent in January. After four seasons in the Mariners system, his last two years came as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. Last season, Townsend had a 2.05 ERA in 66 innings with Double-A Altoona and earned the chance to pitch in Triple-A for the first time with the Indianapolis Indians, working a scoreless 2.1 IP outing. A native Australian, Townsend is a two-time participant in the World Baseball Classic with Team Australia. Between 2023 and 2026, he didn’t allow a hit or a run across three WBC appearances.

#57 THOMAS IRELAND

POSITION: LHP | DOB: 6/28/2002 | HEIGHT: 6'1" | WEIGHT: 170 HOMETOWN: REGINA, SK, CANADA Ireland, an original 13th-round pick by the Rangers in 2021, joined the RoughRiders in mid-July after making 18 appearances with Triple-A Round Rock for a 4.93 ERA. Last season, between Frisco, High-A Hub City and Single-A Hickory, the lefty notched a 3.10 ERA across 27 outings and 81.1 innings pitched. The Canadian is a product of Polk State College in Florida.

#61 COLE STASIO

POSITION: RHP | DOB: 9/10/2001 | HEIGHT: 6'5" | WEIGHT: 220 HOMETOWN: DAVIE, FL Stasio, who played collegiately in Texas at Baylor, signed with Texas as a free agent for the 2026 season to make his Minor League debut. He converted all four of his save opportunities with High-A Hub City, posting a 1.33 ERA through 27 innings to earn a promotion to Frisco in June. The 24year old also made one scoreless appearance with Triple-A Round Rock earlier in the season, covering two innings.

#67 ERIC LOOMIS

POSITION: RHP | DOB: 3/27/2002 | HEIGHT: 6'0" | WEIGHT: 195 HOMETOWN: BRENTWOOD, MO The Rangers selected Loomis in the 16th round of the 2024 Draft. The righthanded pitcher started last season in Low-A and finished the year two levels higher with a seven-game stint in Frisco, ending his season as the Rangers Minor League Reliever of the Year. Loomis had a 2.89 ERA across seven appearances with Low-A Hickory and leveled up with a 1.80 mark and an astronomical 55 strikeouts in 35 innings with High-A Hub City. From there, the 23-year-old struck out 15 Texas Leaguers in 7.2 innings of work.

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MAx Wagner: a small world Almost every baseball player has a hobby.

Some fish. Others play an instrument. Off days often feature a foursome taking to the golf course. To get through a long, grueling season, an outlet away from the field and the facility is nearly a nonnegotiable requirement.

For first-year RoughRider Max Wagner, his activity of choice still centers around the game.

MAx Wagner: a small world The infielder has enjoyed a breakout season on the diamond, helping Frisco win the first half after finding a second chance with the Texas Rangers organization. But, away from the ballpark, Wagner has developed a passion for collecting baseball cards, furthering his connection to the sport and, in an unexpected way, his teammates too.

His hobby sparked up about a year ago, almost by accident.

While playing in the Baltimore Orioles organization, Wagner was in Altoona, Pennsylvania for a road series in the Eastern League. With several hours to kill after a noon game and not a lot to do around town, Wagner and his teammates stumbled into a sports card shop.

MAx Wagner: a small world What started as an unsuspecting peek inside turned into a full-fledged foray into the collecting world.

“I spent a lot of money on a lot of cards that whole entire week,” Wagner laughed.

Wagner remembers the weight of pulling a rare, autographed card of Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Chandler Simpson, who he had played against in the Northwoods League while in college.

“Ever since then, I’ve kind of been hooked,” he said.

Since that moment, Wagner has sought out cards of players he’s played with or against, grabbing physical keepsakes of the guys across the diamond who impress him. The Green Bay, Wis. native even posts about his collection on a card-specific Instagram account, @wagz_collex, buying and selling cards with other creators and documenting his favorite additions.

MAx Wagner: a small world For Wagner, card collecting is not simply about owning valuable pieces of memorabilia. It is another way to appreciate the game, the players around him and his journey through the Minor Leagues.

“I always try and pick up guys that I play against,” he said. “If I feel like, alright, this guy is a pretty good ballplayer, I should maybe pick up some of his cards.”

For example, after facing Seattle Mariners’ pitching prospect Ryan Sloan in a series against the Arkansas Travelers earlier this season, Wagner came away quite bullish on the right-hander’s future.

MAx Wagner: a small world “I picked up two of his cards right away,” Wagner said. “I was like, this dude is going to be something someday.”

Before he ever put on a RoughRider uniform or took the field as a member of the Rangers organization, Wagner was sitting at home and watching what’s called a “live break” – an online livestream in which the host opens boxes of baseball cards and viewers have a chance to buy some of the cards that are pulled.

As Wagner tuned in, he saw the breaker pull a card of a player whose name he remembered from watching the College World Series on ESPN, complete with their autograph. The host was asking $10 for it and Wagner pulled the trigger with no knowledge of what would follow his seemingly straightforward purchase.

That player? None other than Frisco’s starting center fielder, Dylan Dreiling.

MAx Wagner: a small world A few months later, following his release by Baltimore, Wagner signed a Minor League free agent contract with the Rangers and was assigned to the RoughRiders within a week.

Wagner walloped four home runs in his first three games with Frisco to kick off what would turn into a career year and became roommates with Dreiling in the process. As the season has progressed, the two have become good friends and even shared the card collecting hobby, taking time together to go to the Dallas Card Show over the AllStar Break.

On the field, the two newfound friends have combined for 39 home runs and are the two team leaders as of August 24, both enjoying career years while proving what a small world it is indeed.

Wagner admits he does think about the fact that every homer Dreiling hits boosts the value of his originally $10 card, as the former second-round pick leads the RoughRiders in nearly every offensive category.

MAx Wagner: a small world “I’ll never tell him that, though,” Wagner said. “Gotta keep him humble.”

At the end of the day, that’s not why Wagner collects cards. They’re not meant to be money-makers, but instead mementos of his time spent in the Minors and hopefully, one day, the Major Leagues.

In this case, the Dreiling card serves as a story Wagner can tell about the 2026 season, which will culminate with a playoff appearance and championship chase with Dreiling by his side in the lineup. It represents a fresh start in the Rangers organization, a newfound friendship and a career year at the plate. For Wagner, that’s priceless.

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BAREHANDED GRAB AND TOSS TO 1ST BY THEO HARDY

JACK LEITER MAKES REHAB START WITH THE RIDERS

CHAVEZ AND MORROBEL POSE FOR A PHOTO PREGANE

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LEE SANG CELEBRAT A HOMERUN

RINGL IN G BROS PREGAM E PERFO RM ANCE

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DANIE LSON AND M TO TH OL LE E HAN R HEA AF TE DSHA D R JOE KE L I Y GE T NE S THE SAVE

Sept. 1st-6th

SEPTEMBER 6, 2005 MARK TEIXEIRA BECOMES THE THIRD PLAYER IN MLB HISTORY WITH 100+ HOME RUNS IN THEIR FIRST THREE SEASONS, TEXAS BEATS MINNESOTA 10-7.

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