Mason Englert #53

As a senior at Forney (Texas) High School, set a Texas high school state record with a 55.1-inning scoreless streak...went 11-1 with a 0.57 ERA, allowing just 24 hits and 12 walks, while recording 145 strikeouts over 74.1 innings...was named Dallas Morning News Player of the Year...Selected by Texas in the fourth round of the 2018 MLB Draft.

2023

Completed his first Major League season in 2023, seeing time in 31 games, including one start... Was on an Opening Day roster at the Major League level for the first time in his career... Made his Major League debut on March 30 at Tampa Bay, allowing a run on one hit in 1.0 inning... Threw a season-long 3.0 shutout innings on April 3 at Houston, allowing two hits...also pitched 3.0 scoreless frames in the first game of the doubleheader on April 18 vs. Cleveland... Picked up his first big league strikeout on April 6 vs. Boston, fanning Rafael Devers... Earned his first Major League win on April 25 at Milwaukee, throwing 2.2 shutout innings while striking out four and allowing just one hit... Made the first start of his Major League career on June 12 vs. Atlanta, giving up a run on three hits with a walk and a strikeout in 2.2 innings... Placed on the injured list on July 24, retroactive to July 23, with left hip tightness and missed the rest of the season.

2022

Started 24 games between Single A Hickory and Double A Frisco in 2022...Named a Rangers Organization All-Star by MiLB.com...Had a season-high 10 strikeouts on April 30 vs. Greenville, allowing one run on two hits with one walk in 6.0 innings...Allowed three runs-or-less in 10 consecutive starts from April 16-June 19, posting a 2-2 record with a 3.12 ERA (52.0IP/18ER) and 60 strikeouts...Earned back-to-back South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week honors for the weeks ending Aug. 14 and 21...had consecutive hitless outings, throwing 7.0 no-hit innings on August 11 at Greenville and 6.0 no-hit innings on August 18 vs. Winston-Salem...Selected South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Month for August, making four starts and compiling a 3-1 record with a 1.82 ERA (24.2IP/5ER) and 21 strikeouts...Ranked as the No. 20 prospect in the Tigers organization by Baseball America following the season.

2021

Made his professional debut in 2021, making 19 starts with Single A Down East...Led the team in wins (6) and strikeouts (90)…also ranked 10th in Low-A East in strikeouts...Gave up just four home runs in 80.2 innings pitched, the third-lowest home run rate in Low-A East (min. 80 innings pitched)…Threw a 5.0-inning shutout on June 20 vs. Kannapolis, allowing two hits with two walks and seven strikeouts.