Vice President/Assistant General Manager, *Player Development & International Scouting *
Ross Fenstermaker was promoted to Vice President/Assistant General Manager for Player Development and International Operations in September 2021.
Fenstermaker oversees the player development/minor league operations departments and is also responsible for the Rangers’ international amateur scouting efforts. He has involvement in other areas of baseball operations working with Chris Young and department leaders.
In 2022, Texas farm clubs combined for a 377-345 (.522) record with three affiliates qualifying for postseason play. The Frisco RoughRiders won the Texas League championship for the first time since 2004.
Now in his 14th season overall with the Rangers, his sixth year based in Arlington, Fenstermaker has extensive experience in professional and international scouting. He was the Senior Director of Pro & International Scouting from 2020-21 and Director of Pro Scouting in 2018-19.
Prior to moving into a management role, Fenstermaker spent the 2017 season as International Crosschecker after serving as a professional scout since 2011. Ross began his tenure with the organization in 2010 as a baseball operations intern. His first job in professional baseball was as advance video scouting intern with the Seattle Mariners in 2009.
A native of Granite Bay, California, Ross was a left-handed pitcher at Granite Bay High School (graduated 2004) and the University of California-Davis (graduated 2008). He and wife Lindsay have a daughter, Amelia and reside in Southlake.