Arlington, Texas — The Texas Rangers today announced the organization’s minor league award winners for June:

Player of the Month – OF Kellen Strahm

Starting Pitcher of the Month – RHP Owen White

Reliever of the Month – RHP Yerry Rodriguez

Defender of the Month – INF Jonathan Ornelas

Strahm, 25, posted a .347/.434/.528/.962 (25-72) slash line with 3 home runs, 4 doubles, 7 RBI, and 14 runs scored over 21 games for Frisco (AA) in June, including a 12-game hitting streak from June 4-21. His team-best .347 batting average last month ranked 5th in the Texas League. Strahm, who has played all three outfield positions for the RoughRiders this year, is in his third minor league season since he was selected by Texas in the 5th round of the 2019 MLB Draft out of San Jose State University.

White, 22, went 3-0 with a 2.22 ERA (6 ER/24.1 IP), 5 walks, and 35 strikeouts over 4 games/starts between Hickory (A+) and Frisco (AA) in June, as he earned a promotion to Double-A on June 23. The right-hander was named Texas League Pitcher of the Week for June 27-July 3 following a no-hit effort in his Double-A debut on July 1 vs. Corpus Christi (5.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 SO). White has gone 9-2 with a 3.59 ERA (32 ER/80.1 IP) in 15 games/14 starts this season, leading all Texas minor leaguers in wins (9) and strikeouts (104). In the most recent prospect list updates, White was named as a top 100 overall prospect by Baseball America (no. 86) and MLB Pipeline (no. 94).

Rodriguez, 24, posted a 1.54 ERA (2 ER/11.1 IP) and .125/.222/.250/.472 opponent slash line over 9 outings for Round Rock (AAA) in June, striking of 20 of 45 (44.4%) batters faced. Over a longer 15-game span from May 18-July 4, the right-hander logged a 0.95 ERA (2 ER/19.0 IP) while holding the opposition 6-for-62 (.097). This is the first season for Rodriguez to be working as a full-time reliever.

Ornelas has served as the primary shortstop for Frisco (AA) in 2022, while also seeing some action at third base, second base, and center field. He has made 38 straight starts at shortstop since May 25, committing just 4 errors at the position over that span (.976 fielding pct.). Ornelas’ season fielding percentage over 56 starts at shortstop is .971 (7 E/241 TC), which would be the best mark of his career over a full season at the position. In addition to his fielding prowess, Ornelas boasts a Texas League-best 102 hits and the circuit's second-best batting average (.325).