Dustin Harris #37

Dustin Alexander Harris…originally selected by Oakland in the 11th round of the 2019 MLB Draft and was signed by A’s scout Trevor Schaffer…named a NJCAA First Team All-American following sophomore season at St. Petersburg (Fla.) College in 2019, becoming third player in program history to receive the recognition, along with current Rangers coach Bobby Wilson and former MLB All-Star Bryan LaHair…batted .409 (81-198) with seven HR and 42 RBI in 2019, hitting for cycle on 3/3 vs. Kalamazoo Valley Community College…had committed to continue his college career at Florida Atlantic University prior to signing his pro contract with the A’s…was a first team All-State selection following senior season at Land O’Lakes (Fla.) High School…has three brothers – David, Dylan, Dakota – and four sisters – Carolyn, Mackayla, Melina, Kaylani…father, David, and brother, Dylan (2018-19 in CIN org.), both professional baseball…younger brother, Dakota, was selected in the 11th round of the 2023 MLB Draft by St. Louis out of the Univ. of Oklahoma and reached Peoria (AA) in the STL system in 2024.

2024

Made his Major League debut with Texas in a two-game stint from 9/28-29 after spending balance of the season with Round Rock (AAA)…recalled by Rangers on 9/24 and started at DH in debut on 9/28 at LAA, drawing a walk in three plate appearances… recorded his first big league hit (seventh inn. two-run double) and home run (ninth inning solo HR, Roansy Contreras) 9/29 at LAA as DH in Texas’ final regular season game, becoming fifth ever Ranger with 1+ HR, 1+ 2B and 3+ RBI in first two career games, first since Joey Gallo on 6/2-6/3/15…was promoted after logging career-high 131 games at Round Rock, slashing .272/.358/.391/.749 (132-486) with 22 doubles, 10 home runs, 53 RBI, and 35 stolen bases with Express…ranked among Pacific Coast League hitters in steals (T6th), games (7th), and hits (10th) in 2024… deployed mostly in center field (66 G/62 GS) and left field (47 G/45 GS) with Round Rock, also appearing at third base (12 G/ GS), designated hitter (5 G/4 GS) and first base (3 G/2 GS)… entered 7/3 with .252 (67-266) batting avg., then went 18-37 (.486) on season-long 10-game hit streak (7/3-19) and hit .295 (65-220) in final 55 games with Express from 7/3-9/21…10 HR marked lowest single-season output since 2019 (1 HR in 58 G), but cut his strikeout pct. from 22.6% in 2023 to 21.8% in 2024.

2023

Slashed .259/.378/.431/.809 with 14 homers, 60 RBIs, 84 walks and 41 stolen bases over a career-high 127 games split between Frisco and Round Rock…ranked among Rangers Minor Leaguers in walks (second), stolen bases (T2nd), triples (third, 7), runs (T3rd, 89) and hits (fifth, 122)…was successful in 41-of-46 stolen base attempts (89.1%), marking the second-highest single-season mark of his career (2021-92.6%) and 3rd-highest figure among Rangers farmhands in 2023 (min. 25 SBA)…began season with Frisco, batting .224 (35- 156) with four HR and 22 RBIs over first 41 games from beg. of season-5/27 before going 21 for next 73 (.288) over his next 19 games from 5/28-6/18 to rise season BA to .245 and earn a promotion to Round Rock…homered in Triple-A debut on 6/20 vs. Sacramento and hit safely in each of first four AAA contests thru 6/24, going 7-14 (.500) with four XBH, three RBI and three BB in that timeframe…drew a walk in a season-high six straight games from 7/7-7/18, posting a .556 on-base pct. in span. 

2022

Batted .257/.346/.471/.817 (85-331) with 17 HR, 66 RBI and 19 SB over 85 G with Double-A Frisco…entered the season with no playing experience above the A-ball levels of the minor leagues...finished the year on the Injured List (8/10-end of season) with a left wrist sprain that did not require surgery…did not see postseason action during the ‘Riders run to the Texas League Championship...hit just .244 (39-160) over his first 42 G to open the season, but posted a .269/.355/.497/.852 (46- 171) line with eight HR, 31 RBI, and nearly as many walks (22) as strikeouts (33) over his last 43 G (beg. 6/4)...selected to participate in SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on 7/17 at Dodger Stadium (2-3, RBI, BB)...had pair of multi-HR games on 5/21 vs. Corpus Christi (2) and 7/28 at Springfield (2)…recorded season-high four hits on 7/26 at Springfield (4-for-5, HR, 3 RBI)… made 58 starts in left field after appearing exclusively at first and third base prior to 2022…participated in an offseason hitting minicamp at Texas’ Spring Training complex in Arizona.

2021

Earned the organization’s Tom Grieve Minor League Player of the Year Award in his first season in the Texas system after slashing .327/.401/.542/.943 (132-404) with a career-high 20 HR and 85 RBI across 110 games with Hickory (A+) and Down East (A)…was the only player in the minor leagues to post 20+ doubles (21), home runs (20), and stolen bases (25), and fewer than 80 strikeouts (73)…his .327 BA ranked 9th in the minor leagues (min. 300 AB)…was tabbed by Baseball America as the 6th-best prospect in the Low-A East after batting .301 with 10 HR and 53 RBI in 73 G for Down East, earning MiLB Low-A East All-Star honors…following a mid-season promotion to Hickory on 8/3, he hit .372 with 10 home runs and 32 RBI, ranking among High-A East leaders (min. 100 AB) over that span in BA (2nd), OPS (2nd), HR (T4th), RBI (T4th), and XBH (T5th, 20)…after the season, he was among a group of prospects that participated in a hitter’s camp at the club’s Arizona facility in December, working with new Major League hitting coaches Donnie Ecker and Tim Hyers...also attended a player development seminar for a select group of top Texas prospects at Globe Life Field in January.