Overview
Employees
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Frisco, Texas|Frisco, Texas, United States
Category
Sports & Recreation
The Frisco RoughRiders are the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and play their games at beautiful Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas. The team was founded in 2003 and has finished first among all Double-A franchises in attendance in each of the last 14 seasons (2005-2018). 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, InTouch Grille, Riders Outpost Team Store and the world’s largest water feature in a sports facility, the massive Choctaw 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 140 former RoughRiders players have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including All-Stars Chris Davis, Adrian Gonzalez, Ian Kinsler and Neftali Feliz, as well as current Rangers stars Elvis Andrus, Rougned Odor and Nomar Mazara. The Frisco RoughRiders are the AA affiliate team of the Texas Rangers major league baseball club. The team plays in the Texas League, appointed to the South Divison. The minor league team plays at the Dr Pepper Ballpark located in Frisco, Texas .The RoughRiders name was presented by the American press on the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment during the Spanish–American War. The franchise was based in Shreveport, Louisiana, but moved to Texas in 2003 by the purchase of Mandalay Entertainment and the Southwest Sports Group. Frisco RoughRiders is a sports team that plays in Texas League in Frisco, Texas.
