Texas Rangers Alternate Training Site Game Notes - at Houston
April 14, 2021 - Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Round Rock Express News Release
STARTING PITCHERS:
Rangers: RHP Sam Gaviglio (1-0, 0.00) | Astros: RHP Cristian Javier (0-0, 0.00)
OUT OF THE 'PEN:
Scheduled to pitch for the Rangers after starter RHP Sam Gaviglio, in no particular order, are RHP Joe Barlow, RHP Jharel Cotton, RHP Jake Lemoine and RHP Nick Vincent.
ROSTER MOVES:
The Texas Rangers announced the following roster moves prior to today's exhibition game against Houston:
ADD: OF Willie Calhoun (from Texas - AL - MLR)
ADD: RHP Ryder Ryan (from MiLB Spring Training)
TAXI SQUAD:
In accordance with Major League Baseball roster regulations for the 2021 season, the Rangers will carry a five-man Taxi Squad that is permitted to travel with the club for road games. Texas' Taxi Squad for their current road series against Tampa Bay includes RHP Hunter Wood, LHP Hyeon-jong Yang, C Drew Butera, INF Andy Ibáñez and OF Jason Martin.
ALTERNATE TRAINING SITE:
Created during the cancelled 2020 Minor League Baseball season, the Alternate Training Site concept provides a secondary location within close geographic proximity to each Major League Baseball club for players to train and be ready to quickly and safely be called up if necessary. At MLB's request, the Alternate Training Site model will be implemented for the month of April after the start of the Triple-A baseball season was postponed until early May.
NEXT EXHIBITION GAME:
Monday, April 19 | 6:05 p.m. | Houston Astros ATS at Texas Rangers ATS | Dell Diamond | Round Rock, TX
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