FRISCO, Texas (June 8, 2026) - On Friday, the Texas Rangers announced that infielder Rafe Perich was named their May Minor League Player of the Month and RHP Wilian Bormie was named May Minor League Reliever of the Month in the Rangers farm system.
Between High-A Hub City and Frisco, Perich slashed .327/.427/.714/1.141 in 26 games in May and tied for the Minor League lead with 11 home runs in the month. In total, 15 of Perich’s 32 hits went for extra bases and he drove in 32 runs, tied for the second-most in MiLB. The Lehigh product leads all Rangers Minor League hitters with 15 home runs on the year.
Bormie led the RoughRiders with eight appearances in May and allowed just three earned runs over 10 innings pitched with 14 strikeouts. The Dominican Republic native secured his first two saves of the season in the month as well. On the season, Bormie has a 1.78 ERA over 25.1 innings with 33 strikeouts to just nine walks.
Full Rangers May Minor League Award winners:
Player of the Month - Rafe Perich
Starting Pitcher of the Month - Evan Siary (Single-A Hickory)
Defender of the Month - Yolfran Castillo (Single-A Hickory)
Reliever of the Month - Wilian Bormie
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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.