FRISCO, Texas (June 29, 2026) - Frisco RoughRiders shortstop Frainyer Chavez was named Texas League Player of the Week for the week of June 23 to June 28, Minor League Baseball announced Monday. Chavez becomes the second RoughRider to be named either player of the week or pitcher of the week in 2026.
Last week against Amarillo, Chavez led the Texas League and tied for second in all of Minor League Baseball with 13 hits, including his fourth different four-hit game of the season Thursday, June 25. No hitter has more four hit games in all of Double-A than Chavez, who is the first RoughRider with four or more four-hit performances in a season since Thomas Saggese in 2023.
Chavez hit .481 (13-for-28), while tying for the Texas League lead with three home runs. Among hitters with at least 25 at-bats, Chavez’s 1.437 OPS was the best in the Texas League and second best in all of Minor League Baseball for the week.
This season, the Valencia, Venezuela native is leading the team hitting .306, while leading the Texas League South in total hits with 86 total hits in 71 games. He is also tied for the team lead with a career-high 11 home runs and is pacing the RoughRiders in steals as well with 17.
Chavez and the Riders play next at 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30 at Riders Field in the opening game of a six game series with the Midland RockHounds (Athletics affiliate).
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About the RoughRiders
The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and the 2022 Texas League champions. In 2023, the team celebrated its 20th anniversary and has consistently finished in the top five among all Double-A franchises in attendance yearly. 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, Bullpen Bar, 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 225 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball including current Rangers Jack Leiter, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford. For more information on the Frisco RoughRiders, please visit RidersBaseball.com or contact zbigley@ridersbaseball.com.