After more than a year of waiting, Kumar Rocker’s first minor league start was delayed twice more by rain. Rocker dominated in college, pitched a 19-strikeout no-hitter in the 2019 Super Regionals versus Duke and was selected No. He went unsigned after the Mets reviewed his medical information, and the Rangers drafted him third overall in 2022. While the Rangers started Rocker’s former Vanderbilt rotation mate Jack Leiter at Double-A last year, they opted to start Rocker a little slower. In his Rangers' minor league debut so far, Kumar Rocker: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 8 Ks — Evan Grant (@Evan_P_Grant) April 11, 2023Find more Rangers coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.

Source: The Guardian April 12, 2023 00:30 UTC