Rangers Youth Academy competing in MLB’s Breakthrough Series Invitational Tournament

June 14th, 2024

The Texas Rangers Youth Academy has assembled an impressive roster of 17U baseball players to take part in the MLB Develops Breakthrough Series Invitational Tournament in Vero Beach, Fla.

Four pools comprising 16 teams across the U.S., Puerto Rico and beyond will face off at MLB’s Jackie Robinson Training Center. Play began Thursday and will stretch through the weekend until one champion is crowned on Sunday morning.

Below are the latest scores and complete schedule for the Texas Rangers Youth Academy team, which competed in Pool C alongside the IS Elite 2025 American (Jupiter, Fla.), MVP/MGBA (Lilburn, Ga.) and Rays RBI Tampa (Tampa, Fla.).

Texas Rangers Youth Academy

Breakthrough Series Invitational 17U Roster

  • Aaron Grant – SS
  • Davian Hernandez – C
  • Diego Washington – OF
  • Edwin Chavez – 1B/P
  • Esteban Toscano – OF/MIF
  • Isaac Casas – OF/C
  • Joshua Kohannim – C
  • Juan Aranda – P/OF
  • Kaleb Gilreath – P
  • Kaleb Thompkins – P
  • Nathan Robles – P/1B
  • Richard Mauricio – P/OF
  • Romel Garcia – 1B/P
  • Santos Salinas – P
  • Saul Vela Padilla – 3B/P
  • Trace Spann – 2B/OF