It's every baseball player's dream: To be picked from the crowd at an open tryout at your hometown ball park to play for your favorite Major League team.
Scouts for the defending American League Champion Texas Rangers did just that Wednesday morning, holding open tryouts for all positions at the Dell Diamond in Round Rock. Not surprisingly, many came out for a chance to show their talents to professional baseball scouts. The Horton family came from Crawford, Texas for the opportunity.
“He found this on Facebook with a friend, and they were having these tryouts. And he came into my bedroom last night about 12:00 and said ‘Mom want to go to try out,’ and I said ‘Sure what have you got to lose,’” Cathy Horton told KUT News.
The tryout was for non-professional, non-drafted baseball players interested in playing for the Round Rock Express, the Rangers' top farm team.