FRISCO, Texas (August 19, 2026) – Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jack Leiter is expected to make a rehab start with the Frisco RoughRiders at 7:05 p.m. on Thursday, August 20th, when the RoughRiders host the Wichita Wind Surge (Twins affiliate) at Riders Field.
With Leiter scheduled to appear on Thursday, August 20th, purchase your tickets by clicking here! Fans can also get buy-one, get-one tickets by clicking here!
Leiter, who pitched for the RoughRiders in 2022 and 2023, was placed on the 60-day injured list after arthroscopic right ankle surgery on June 23rd.
Before being placed on the injured list, Leiter was 3-7 with a 5.29 ERA over 15 starts with the Rangers in 2026. Over his 80.0 innings, he has struck out 83 to 35 walks.
Across 53 games with 50 starts in MLB, Leiter is 13-20 with a 4.95 ERA.
After he was drafted with the second-overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft by the Rangers out of Vanderbilt, he made his professional debut with the RoughRiders in 2022. Across two seasons in Frisco, he went 5-16 with a 5.32 ERA, but ninth in franchise history with 41 games started and fifth in Riders history with 219 strikeouts.
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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.