FRISCO, Texas (July 2, 2026) - Former Frisco RoughRiders pitcher Winston Santos made his MLB debut with the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, July 1st in their game against the Cleveland Guardians. He is the sixth player in 2026 who will go on the Road to the Show wall, driven by Avondale Dealerships.
Santos, 24, pitched two innings in relief for the Rangers, allowing two hits and two earned runs.
The righty began the season with the RoughRiders and made 11 starts with the club before his direct call-up to the big leagues in late June. A native of the Dominican Republic, Santos struck out 58 hitters in 42.1 innings with Frisco this year and owns 137 career Double-A strikeouts.
After originally signing with the Rangers for just $10,000 in 2019 as an international free agent, Santos debuted with Frisco in 2024 amidst a breakout season that saw him lead all Rangers minor league pitchers in wins (11) and strikeouts (138).
With Santos’ debut Wednesday, there have now been 231 players in RoughRiders franchise history to make the major leagues. Santos joins Gavin Collyer, Peyton Gray, Robbie Ahlstrom, Mitch Bratt and Cam Cauley in 2026.
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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.