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Round Rock Express

April 08, 2024

The Round Rock Express are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. They are located in Round Rock, Texas, and play their home games at the Dell Diamond.[2] The team is named for Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, who was nicknamed "The Ryan Express."[3] Ryan, along with son Reid Ryan and Don Sanders make up the team's ownership group, Ryan Sanders Baseball.[4]

Round Rock Express
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
ClassTriple-A (2005–present)
Previous classesDouble-A (2000–2004)
LeaguePacific Coast League (2022–present)
DivisionEast Division
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
TeamTexas Rangers (2021–present)
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles (1)
  • 2000
Conference titles (3)
  • 2006
  • 2015
  • 2019
Division titles (7)
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2004
  • 2006
  • 2011
  • 2015
  • 2019
First-half titles (4)
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2004
Second-half titles (2)
  • 2004
  • 2023
Team data
NameRound Rock Express (2000–present)
ColorsNavy blue, red, silver, white
       
MascotSpike
BallparkDell Diamond (2000–present)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
Ryan Sanders Baseball
PresidentChris Almendarez[1]
General managerTim Jackson[1]
ManagerDoug Davis

The Express were established as a Double-A team of the Texas League (TL) in 2000. They won the Texas League championship in 2000. Round Rock was replaced by a Triple-A Pacific Coast League team in 2005. The Triple-A Express carried on the history of the Double-A team that preceded them. With Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Express were shifted to the Triple-A West, which was renamed the PCL in 2022.

History edit

The ownership group led by Nolan Ryan and Don Sanders began its operations in Round Rock in 2000 as the Dell Diamond opened, moving the Double-A Texas League's Jackson Generals to the new park, affiliating with the Houston Astros and setting attendance records for the Double-A level. By 2003, Corpus Christi had offered the Ryan-Sanders group $20 million to build a stadium and move a professional franchise there, and the ownership group was convinced Round Rock could support Triple-A baseball.[5]

 
An Express game at the Dell Diamond at night

Meanwhile, the Pacific Coast League's Edmonton Trappers franchise, left isolated by the departure of the Calgary Cannons after the 2002 season for Albuquerque, was under pressure from the rest of the league to relocate to the United States. After the 2003 season, the Ryan group purchased the Trappers franchise with plans to relocate that franchise to Round Rock for 2005, once the Corpus Christi stadium would be ready for the Double-A franchise.[6] The Triple-A club would carry on the Round Rock Express identity; the Double-A club would become the Corpus Christi Hooks, and the Ryan group was able to negotiate an affiliation swap with the New Orleans Zephyrs to obtain the Astros' Triple-A affiliation for the newly-arriving PCL club.

In 2006, the Round Rock Express clinched the Southern Division of the league's American Conference with a win–loss record of 85–59. After defeating the Nashville Sounds in five games to take the American Conference championship, they advanced to the PCL championship series, but lost to the Tucson Sidewinders in three straight games.

In 2011, after 6 seasons of serving as the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, and 11 seasons of being affiliated with the Astros overall, the Express became the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. Through the end of the 2018 season, attendance figures have dropped 8% since changing affiliations from Houston to Texas (see table below). Each of the top 9 season attendances all occurred in the 11 seasons the team was affiliated with Houston.

In 2016, Forbes listed the Express as the sixth-most valuable Minor League Baseball team with a value of $40 million.[7]

On September 20, 2018, the Express announced a 4-year Player Development Contract with the Houston Astros.[8] In conjunction with Major League Baseball's reorganization of the minors after the 2020 season, the Astros opted to discontinue their affiliation with Round Rock, leaving them in need of a new major league affiliate.[9][10]

The Express later re-affiliated with the Texas Rangers for 2021 and were organized into the Triple-A West.[11][12] Round Rock ended the season tied for second place in the Eastern Division with a 61–58 record.[13] No playoffs were held to determine a league champion; instead, the team with the best regular-season record was declared the winner.[14] However, 10 games that had been postponed from the start of the season were reinserted into the schedule as a postseason tournament called the Triple-A Final Stretch in which all 30 Triple-A clubs competed for the highest winning percentage.[14] Round Rock finished the tournament tied for seventh place with a 6–4 record.[15] In 2022, the Triple-A West became known as the Pacific Coast League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization.[16]

Playing under a split-season format in 2023 in which the teams with the best league-wide records at the end of each half qualified for the playoffs,[17] Round Rock won the second-half title at 45–30.[18] Overall, the team posted the league's second-best record, 89–60.[19] In a single round of playoffs to determine the PCL championship versus the Oklahoma City Dodgers, winners of the first half, the Express were defeated, two games to none.[20]

Season-by-season records edit

Table key
League The team's final position in the league standings
Division The team's final position in the divisional standings
GB Games behind the team that finished in first place in the division that season
‡ Class champions (2005–present)
† League champions (2000–present)
§ Conference champions (2005–2020)
* Division champions (2000–present)
^ Postseason berth (2000–present)
Season-by-season records
Season League Regular-season Postseason MLB affiliate Ref.
Record Win % League Division GB Record Win % Result
2000
^ * † 		TL 83–57 .593 1st 1st — 7–3 .700 Won First Half Western Division title
Won Western Division title vs. El Paso Diablos, 3–2
Won TL championship vs. Wichita Wranglers, 4–1[21]		 Houston Astros [22]
2001
^ * 		TL 86–54 .614 1st 1st — 3–4 .429 Won First Half Western Division title
Won Western Division title vs. San Antonio Missions, 3–2
Lost TL championship vs. Arkansas Travelers, 2–0[23]		 Houston Astros [24]
2002
^ 		TL 75–65 .536 4th 3rd 2 2–3 .400 Won First Half Western Division title
Lost Western Division title vs. San Antonio Missions, 3–2[25]		 Houston Astros [26]
2003 TL 46–94 .329 8th 4th 42+1⁄2 — — — Houston Astros [27]
2004
^ * 		TL 86–54 .614 1st 1st — 1–4 .200 Won First and Second Half Western Division titles
Won Western Division title
Lost TL championship vs. Frisco RoughRiders, 4–1[28]		 Houston Astros [29]
2005 PCL 74–70 .514 7th 3rd 6+1⁄2 — — — Houston Astros [30]
2006
* § 		PCL 85–59 .590 2nd 1st — 3–5 .375 Won American Conference Southern Division title
Won American Conference title vs. Nashville Sounds, 3–2
Lost PCL championship vs. Tucson Sidewinders, 3–0 		Houston Astros [31]
2007 PCL 61–81 .430 14th 4th 13 — — — Houston Astros [32]
2008 PCL 64–79 .448 13th 4th 11+1⁄2 — — — Houston Astros [33]
2009 PCL 63–81 .438 15th 4th 17 — — — Houston Astros [34]
2010 PCL 57–87 .396 16th 4th 16+1⁄2 — — — Houston Astros [35]
2011
* 		PCL 87–57 .604 2nd 1st — 1–3 .250 Won American Conference Southern Division title
Lost American Conference title vs. Omaha Storm Chasers, 3–1 		Texas Rangers [36]
2012 PCL 69–75 .479 11th 4th 11 — — — Texas Rangers [37]
2013 PCL 73–71 .507 8th 3rd 9 — — — Texas Rangers [38]
2014 PCL 70–74 .486 11th (tie) 3rd (tie) 9+1⁄2 — — — Texas Rangers [39]
2015
* § 		PCL 78–66 .542 5th (tie) 1st — 5–3 .625 Won American Conference Southern Division title
Won American Conference title vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers, 3–0
Lost PCL championship vs. Fresno Grizzlies, 3–2 		Texas Rangers [40]
2016 PCL 71–72 .497 7th (tie) 2nd 12+1⁄2 — — — Texas Rangers [41]
2017 PCL 66–72 .478 12th 3rd 23+1⁄2 — — — Texas Rangers [42]
2018 PCL 65–73 .471 12th (tie) 4th 17 — — — Texas Rangers [43]
2019
* § 		PCL 84–56 .600 1st 1st — 3–5 .375 Won American Conference Southern Division title
Won American Conference title vs. Iowa Cubs, 3–2
Lost PCL championship vs. Sacramento River Cats, 3–0 		Houston Astros [44]
2020 PCL Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)[45] Houston Astros [46]
2021 AAAW 61–58 .513 5th (tie) 2nd (tie) 9+1⁄2 6–4 .600 Won series vs. Tacoma Rainiers, 3–2
Won series vs. Sugar Land Skeeters, 3–2
Placed 7th (tie) in the Triple-A Final Stretch[15]		 Texas Rangers [13]
2022 PCL 79–71 .527 3rd 2nd 6 — — — Texas Rangers [47]
2023
^ 		PCL 89–60 .597 2nd 2nd 1+1⁄2 0–2 .000 Won second-half title[18]
Lost PCL championship vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers, 2–0[20]		 Texas Rangers [19]
Totals — 1,672–1,586 .513 — — — 31–36 .463 — — —

Dell Diamond attendance edit

 
The Round Rock Express play home games at the Dell Diamond.
Season average attendance[48][49]
Season Average Games Total attendance Affiliation
2000 9,430 70 660,110 Houston Astros (Double-A)
2001 9,554 70 668,792 Houston Astros (Double-A)
2002 9,573 70 670,176 Houston Astros (Double-A)
2003 9,799 70 685,973 Houston Astros (Double-A)
2004 9,847 70 689,286 Houston Astros (Double-A)
2005 9,726 72 700,277 Houston Astros (Triple-A)
2006 9,413 72 677,706 Houston Astros (Triple-A)
2007 9,466 70 662,595 Houston Astros (Triple-A)
2008 9,286 72 668,623 Houston Astros (Triple-A)
2009 8,707 72 626,899 Houston Astros (Triple-A)
2010 8,408 71 596,985 Houston Astros (Triple-A)
2011 8,587 72 618,261 Texas Rangers (Triple-A)
2012 8,389 71 595,584 Texas Rangers (Triple-A)
2013 8,181 72 589,042 Texas Rangers (Triple-A)
2014 8,390 71 595,700 Texas Rangers (Triple-A)
2015 8,623 69 595,012 Texas Rangers (Triple-A)
2016 8,627 71 613,226 Texas Rangers (Triple-A)
2017 8,724 70 610,681 Texas Rangers (Triple-A)
2018 8,809 70 616,636 Texas Rangers (Triple-A)
2019 8,542 70 597,928 Houston Astros (Triple-A)
2020 Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)[45] Houston Astros (Triple-A)
Attendance ranking by affiliation (through 2018)
Rank Average Affiliation Seasons Games Total attendance
1 9,311 Houston Astros 12 849 7,905,350
2 8,540 Texas Rangers 8 566 4,834,142

Roster edit

Round Rock Express roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list

  7-day injured list
* On Texas Rangers 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated April 6, 2024
 Transactions
→ More rosters: MiLB • Pacific Coast League
 → Texas Rangers minor league players

Notable alumni edit

Popular culture edit

The "Play Ball" episode of The Simple Life, a reality television series starring young wealthy socialites Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, took place during an Express game. The show aired on July 21, 2004, as the 15th episode of the show's second season.[50]

The team made headlines in 2010 when it "signed" Billy Ray "Rojo" Johnson, described in a press release as an East Texan who grew up in Venezuela and had run-ins with the law. In reality, Johnson was actor Will Ferrell, who briefly took the mound at Dell Diamond to promote his nearby charity golf tournament.[51]

References edit

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Round Rock Express news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Round Rock Express are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League PCL and the Triple A affiliate of the Texas Rangers They are located in Round Rock Texas and play their home games at the Dell Diamond 2 The team is named for Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan who was nicknamed The Ryan Express 3 Ryan along with son Reid Ryan and Don Sanders make up the team s ownership group Ryan Sanders Baseball 4 Round Rock ExpressFounded in 2000Round Rock TexasTeam logo Cap insigniaMinor league affiliationsClassTriple A 2005 present Previous classesDouble A 2000 2004 LeaguePacific Coast League 2022 present DivisionEast DivisionPrevious leaguesTriple A West 2021 Pacific Coast League 2005 2020 Texas League 2000 2004 Major league affiliationsTeamTexas Rangers 2021 present Previous teamsHouston Astros 2019 2020 Texas Rangers 2011 2018 Houston Astros 2000 2010 Minor league titlesLeague titles 1 2000Conference titles 3 200620152019Division titles 7 2000200120042006201120152019First half titles 4 2000200120022004Second half titles 2 20042023Team dataNameRound Rock Express 2000 present ColorsNavy blue red silver white MascotSpikeBallparkDell Diamond 2000 present Owner s Operator s Ryan Sanders BaseballPresidentChris Almendarez 1 General managerTim Jackson 1 ManagerDoug DavisThe Express were established as a Double A team of the Texas League TL in 2000 They won the Texas League championship in 2000 Round Rock was replaced by a Triple A Pacific Coast League team in 2005 The Triple A Express carried on the history of the Double A team that preceded them With Major League Baseball s restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021 the Express were shifted to the Triple A West which was renamed the PCL in 2022 Contents 1 History 2 Season by season records 3 Dell Diamond attendance 4 Roster 5 Notable alumni 6 Popular culture 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThe ownership group led by Nolan Ryan and Don Sanders began its operations in Round Rock in 2000 as the Dell Diamond opened moving the Double A Texas League s Jackson Generals to the new park affiliating with the Houston Astros and setting attendance records for the Double A level By 2003 Corpus Christi had offered the Ryan Sanders group 20 million to build a stadium and move a professional franchise there and the ownership group was convinced Round Rock could support Triple A baseball 5 nbsp An Express game at the Dell Diamond at nightMeanwhile the Pacific Coast League s Edmonton Trappers franchise left isolated by the departure of the Calgary Cannons after the 2002 season for Albuquerque was under pressure from the rest of the league to relocate to the United States After the 2003 season the Ryan group purchased the Trappers franchise with plans to relocate that franchise to Round Rock for 2005 once the Corpus Christi stadium would be ready for the Double A franchise 6 The Triple A club would carry on the Round Rock Express identity the Double A club would become the Corpus Christi Hooks and the Ryan group was able to negotiate an affiliation swap with the New Orleans Zephyrs to obtain the Astros Triple A affiliation for the newly arriving PCL club In 2006 the Round Rock Express clinched the Southern Division of the league s American Conference with a win loss record of 85 59 After defeating the Nashville Sounds in five games to take the American Conference championship they advanced to the PCL championship series but lost to the Tucson Sidewinders in three straight games In 2011 after 6 seasons of serving as the Triple A affiliate of the Houston Astros and 11 seasons of being affiliated with the Astros overall the Express became the Triple A affiliate of the Texas Rangers Through the end of the 2018 season attendance figures have dropped 8 since changing affiliations from Houston to Texas see table below Each of the top 9 season attendances all occurred in the 11 seasons the team was affiliated with Houston In 2016 Forbes listed the Express as the sixth most valuable Minor League Baseball team with a value of 40 million 7 On September 20 2018 the Express announced a 4 year Player Development Contract with the Houston Astros 8 In conjunction with Major League Baseball s reorganization of the minors after the 2020 season the Astros opted to discontinue their affiliation with Round Rock leaving them in need of a new major league affiliate 9 10 The Express later re affiliated with the Texas Rangers for 2021 and were organized into the Triple A West 11 12 Round Rock ended the season tied for second place in the Eastern Division with a 61 58 record 13 No playoffs were held to determine a league champion instead the team with the best regular season record was declared the winner 14 However 10 games that had been postponed from the start of the season were reinserted into the schedule as a postseason tournament called the Triple A Final Stretch in which all 30 Triple A clubs competed for the highest winning percentage 14 Round Rock finished the tournament tied for seventh place with a 6 4 record 15 In 2022 the Triple A West became known as the Pacific Coast League the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization 16 Playing under a split season format in 2023 in which the teams with the best league wide records at the end of each half qualified for the playoffs 17 Round Rock won the second half title at 45 30 18 Overall the team posted the league s second best record 89 60 19 In a single round of playoffs to determine the PCL championship versus the Oklahoma City Dodgers winners of the first half the Express were defeated two games to none 20 Season by season records editTable key League The team s final position in the league standingsDivision The team s final position in the divisional standingsGB Games behind the team that finished in first place in the division that season Class champions 2005 present League champions 2000 present Conference champions 2005 2020 Division champions 2000 present Postseason berth 2000 present Season by season records Season League Regular season Postseason MLB affiliate Ref Record Win League Division GB Record Win Result2000 TL 83 57 593 1st 1st 7 3 700 Won First Half Western Division titleWon Western Division title vs El Paso Diablos 3 2Won TL championship vs Wichita Wranglers 4 1 21 Houston Astros 22 2001 TL 86 54 614 1st 1st 3 4 429 Won First Half Western Division titleWon Western Division title vs San Antonio Missions 3 2Lost TL championship vs Arkansas Travelers 2 0 23 Houston Astros 24 2002 TL 75 65 536 4th 3rd 2 2 3 400 Won First Half Western Division titleLost Western Division title vs San Antonio Missions 3 2 25 Houston Astros 26 2003 TL 46 94 329 8th 4th 42 1 2 Houston Astros 27 2004 TL 86 54 614 1st 1st 1 4 200 Won First and Second Half Western Division titlesWon Western Division titleLost TL championship vs Frisco RoughRiders 4 1 28 Houston Astros 29 2005 PCL 74 70 514 7th 3rd 6 1 2 Houston Astros 30 2006 PCL 85 59 590 2nd 1st 3 5 375 Won American Conference Southern Division titleWon American Conference title vs Nashville Sounds 3 2Lost PCL championship vs Tucson Sidewinders 3 0 Houston Astros 31 2007 PCL 61 81 430 14th 4th 13 Houston Astros 32 2008 PCL 64 79 448 13th 4th 11 1 2 Houston Astros 33 2009 PCL 63 81 438 15th 4th 17 Houston Astros 34 2010 PCL 57 87 396 16th 4th 16 1 2 Houston Astros 35 2011 PCL 87 57 604 2nd 1st 1 3 250 Won American Conference Southern Division titleLost American Conference title vs Omaha Storm Chasers 3 1 Texas Rangers 36 2012 PCL 69 75 479 11th 4th 11 Texas Rangers 37 2013 PCL 73 71 507 8th 3rd 9 Texas Rangers 38 2014 PCL 70 74 486 11th tie 3rd tie 9 1 2 Texas Rangers 39 2015 PCL 78 66 542 5th tie 1st 5 3 625 Won American Conference Southern Division titleWon American Conference title vs Oklahoma City Dodgers 3 0Lost PCL championship vs Fresno Grizzlies 3 2 Texas Rangers 40 2016 PCL 71 72 497 7th tie 2nd 12 1 2 Texas Rangers 41 2017 PCL 66 72 478 12th 3rd 23 1 2 Texas Rangers 42 2018 PCL 65 73 471 12th tie 4th 17 Texas Rangers 43 2019 PCL 84 56 600 1st 1st 3 5 375 Won American Conference Southern Division titleWon American Conference title vs Iowa Cubs 3 2Lost PCL championship vs Sacramento River Cats 3 0 Houston Astros 44 2020 PCL Season cancelled COVID 19 pandemic 45 Houston Astros 46 2021 AAAW 61 58 513 5th tie 2nd tie 9 1 2 6 4 600 Won series vs Tacoma Rainiers 3 2Won series vs Sugar Land Skeeters 3 2Placed 7th tie in the Triple A Final Stretch 15 Texas Rangers 13 2022 PCL 79 71 527 3rd 2nd 6 Texas Rangers 47 2023 PCL 89 60 597 2nd 2nd 1 1 2 0 2 000 Won second half title 18 Lost PCL championship vs Oklahoma City Dodgers 2 0 20 Texas Rangers 19 Totals 1 672 1 586 513 31 36 463 Dell Diamond attendance edit nbsp The Round Rock Express play home games at the Dell Diamond Season average attendance 48 49 Season Average Games Total attendance Affiliation2000 9 430 70 660 110 Houston Astros Double A 2001 9 554 70 668 792 Houston Astros Double A 2002 9 573 70 670 176 Houston Astros Double A 2003 9 799 70 685 973 Houston Astros Double A 2004 9 847 70 689 286 Houston Astros Double A 2005 9 726 72 700 277 Houston Astros Triple A 2006 9 413 72 677 706 Houston Astros Triple A 2007 9 466 70 662 595 Houston Astros Triple A 2008 9 286 72 668 623 Houston Astros Triple A 2009 8 707 72 626 899 Houston Astros Triple A 2010 8 408 71 596 985 Houston Astros Triple A 2011 8 587 72 618 261 Texas Rangers Triple A 2012 8 389 71 595 584 Texas Rangers Triple A 2013 8 181 72 589 042 Texas Rangers Triple A 2014 8 390 71 595 700 Texas Rangers Triple A 2015 8 623 69 595 012 Texas Rangers Triple A 2016 8 627 71 613 226 Texas Rangers Triple A 2017 8 724 70 610 681 Texas Rangers Triple A 2018 8 809 70 616 636 Texas Rangers Triple A 2019 8 542 70 597 928 Houston Astros Triple A 2020 Season cancelled COVID 19 pandemic 45 Houston Astros Triple A Attendance ranking by affiliation through 2018 Rank Average Affiliation Seasons Games Total attendance1 9 311 Houston Astros 12 849 7 905 3502 8 540 Texas Rangers 8 566 4 834 142Roster editRound Rock Express rostervte Players Coaches OtherPitchers 18 Grant Anderson 29 Tim Brennan 50 Marc Church 21 Danny Duffy 28 Shane Greene 53 Antoine Kelly 77 Jack Leiter 47 Austin Pruitt 36 Daniel Robert 39 Adrian Sampson 45 Chasen Shreve 62 Blake Taylor 54 Jesus Tinoco 14 Owen White 22 Cole Winn Catchers 24 Sam Huff 1 Andrew Knapp 13 Matt WhatleyInfielders Jose Barrero 0 Jax Biggers 5 Blaine Crim 11 Matt Duffy 6 Jonathan Ornelas 3 Davis WendzelOutfielders 25 Sandro Fabian 9 Dustin Harris 17 Trevor Hauver 10 Elier Hernandez 38 Derek Hill Manager 23 Doug DavisCoaches 58 Dave Borkowski pitching 8 Josh Johnson development 41 Demetre Kokoris bullpen 20 Chase Lambin bench 00 Matt Lawson hitting 60 day injured list Gerardo Carrillo Codi Heuer Chase Lee Tyler Zombro nbsp 7 day injured list On Texas Rangers 40 man roster Development list Rehab assignment Reserve list Restricted list Suspended list Temporarily inactive listRoster updated April 6 2024 Transactions More rosters MiLB Pacific Coast League Texas Rangers minor league playersNotable alumni editYordan Alvarez born 1997 MLB designated hitter and outfielder Josh Banks born 1982 MLB pitcher Richard Bleier born 1987 MLB pitcher John Buck MLB catcher Roger Clemens MLB pitcher Chris Davis MLB first baseman Morgan Ensberg MLB third baseman Joey Gallo MLB outfielder and first baseman Mike Gallo MLB pitcher Craig Gentry MLB outfielder Keith Ginter MLB onfielder Jason Hirsh MLB pitcher Josh Jung MLB third baseman Roy Oswalt MLB pitcher Humberto Quintero MLB catcher Myles Straw MLB outfielder Taylor Teagarden MLB catcher Hunter Pence MLB outfielder Willy Taveras MLB outfielder Kyle Tucker MLB outfielder Jose Urquidy MLB pitcherPopular culture editThe Play Ball episode of The Simple Life a reality television series starring young wealthy socialites Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie took place during an Express game The show aired on July 21 2004 as the 15th episode of the show s second season 50 The team made headlines in 2010 when it signed Billy Ray Rojo Johnson described in a press release as an East Texan who grew up in Venezuela and had run ins with the law In reality Johnson was actor Will Ferrell who briefly took the mound at Dell Diamond to promote his nearby charity golf tournament 51 References edit a b Round Rock Express Front Office Round Rock Express Minor League Baseball Retrieved February 9 2021 Ballpark Profile Round Rock Express Dell Diamond Round Rock Express Minor League Baseball Retrieved September 21 2018 Nolan Ryan The Man Profile History Facts and Figures C amp D Publishers 1998 Archived from the original on August 17 2011 Retrieved August 17 2011 Jacobs Janet January 14 2011 Dell Roots Roots Roots for the Home Team Austin American Statesman Greer Jim June 30 2003 Partners aim for a hit with baseball shuffle Houston Business Journal Retrieved July 13 2017 Maki Allan Naylor David October 24 2003 Eskimos cash in selling their Triple A team The Globe and Mail Retrieved July 13 2017 Klebnikov Sergei July 8 2016 Minor League Baseball s Most Valuable Teams 6 Round Rock Express Forbes Retrieved September 23 2016 Rome Chandler September 20 2018 Astros officially Announce Re Affiliation with Round Rock Express Houston Chronicle Retrieved September 20 2018 Astros to Make Sugar Land Skeeters their Class AAA Affiliate Chron com Houston Chronicle Retrieved November 17 2020 jjcoop36 November 19 2020 The Atlantic League has officially been informed by Sugar Land that the Skeeters have agreed to be the Astros Triple A affiliate Just further confirmation of the news broken by MarkBermanFox26 Tweet via Twitter Reichard 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