Arlington, Texas—The Texas Rangers today announced that the organization’s 2021 Instructional League program will conclude its schedule with four games against NCAA Division I universities during the last week of October.

Texas’ Instructional League program in Surprise, Arizona began workouts on September 27 and is currently playing a 17-game schedule against IL teams from the Dodgers, Guardians, Padres, Reds, Royals, and White Sox organizations that continues through Friday, October 22.

The Instructional League team breaks camp on Sunday, October 24 and a roster of approximately 40 players will travel to Texas to play the following schedule:

Date                                       Opponent                 Location                                           Time

Monday, October 25              Texas Tech              Rip Griffin Park, Lubbock                 3:00 p.m.

Tuesday, October 26             Dallas Baptist            Horner Ballpark, Dallas                    5:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 28            Baylor                        Baylor Ballpark, Waco                      6:30 p.m.

Friday, October 29                 TCU                          Lupton Stadium, Fort Worth             6:00 p.m.

All four games will be open to the public, and information on admission policies can be obtained by contacting the individual schools. 

Kenny Holmberg and Carlos Cardoza, who managed Triple-A West Round Rock and Low-A East Down East, respectively in 2021, will oversee the Instructional League’s games in Texas.

The full Rangers 2021 Instructional League roster is attached. The roster for the games in Texas will be announced at a later date.