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Cole Ragans Makes MLB Debut with Rangers

Published on August 5, 2022 under Texas League (TL)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release


FRISCO, Texas - Former Riders pitcher Cole Ragans made his Major League debut with the Texas Rangers on Thursday, August 4th, against the Chicago White Sox.

In his debut, Ragans went 5.0 innings in his start, allowing just one unearned run on three hits while striking out three and walking four. He was the first former RoughRiders pitcher to start a game in his MLB debut this season.

An incredible success story, Ragans was a former 1st-round selection of the Rangers in 2016 (30th overall) and underwent back-to-back "Tommy John" surgeries, causing him to miss the entire 2018, 2019 and 2020 seasons. Returning to the mound for the first time since 2017, Ragans began 2021 with High-A Hickory before being promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders in mid-July of 2021. For the RoughRiders, Ragans went 3-1 with a 5.70 ERA over nine games, seven of which were starts.

In 2022, Ragans started the year in Frisco once again and dominated. The lefty out of Crawfordville, Florida went 5-3 with a 2.81 ERA in 10 starts with the Riders, striking out 65 over 51.1 innings while holding opponents to a .219 batting average against. He was then promoted to Triple-A Round Rock, where he went 3-2 with a 3.32 ERA prior to his promotion to Texas.

Ragans debuted alongside 2017 first-round pick Bubba Thompson, making them the first two first-round selections to debut in the same game since San Francisco's Will Clark and Robby Thompson debuted together on April 8th, 1986 at Houston.

Ragans becomes the 183rd former Riders player to make his major league debut, joining Christian Lopes, Jacob Lemoine, Josh Smith, Ezequiel Duran, Steele Walker, Elier Hernandez, Charles Leblanc and Bubba Thompson to become the ninth former RoughRiders player to crack the majors in 2022.

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