Texas Rangers winter caravan making 14 stops, beginning Friday in Frisco

The Texas Rangers Winter Caravan is scheduled to make 12 stops at Academy Sports and Outdoors stores around Texas beginning Friday in Frisco.

Each stop will feature autograph sessions from select Rangers players, broadcasters and coaches. Friday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Frisco will include Keone Kela, Shawn Tolleson and Tanner Scheppers. Admission is free and autographs could be limited.

The caravan will also make stops at Dell Diamond in Round Rock on Jan. 14 and Dr Pepper Ballpark in Frisco on Jan. 30.

Tickets for the luncheon at Dell Diamond are available at the Round Rock Express ticket office, by calling 512-255-2255, or online at roundrockExpress.com. General admission is $40. Tables of eight are $315. Doors open at 11 a.m. for the event that begins at noon and includes an autograph session. Manager Jeff Banister, Shin-Soo Choo, Delino DeShields, Chris Gimenez, Derek Holland, Tom Grieve and Dave Raymond are scheduled to attend.

The stop at Dr Pepper Ballpark is from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and includes a VIP autograph session and brunch in the JC Penney Club. Tickets are $50, which benefit the RoughRiders Foundation, and can be purchased at www.ridersbaseball.com. A free public autograph session is from noon to 1 p.m. Banister, Steve Buechele, Sam Freeman, Chi Chi Gonzalez, Keone Kela, Tom Wilhelmsen and others are scheduled to attend.

The schedule, with Academy store address and players:

6:30-7:30 p.m. Friday: 4000 Preston Road, Frisco (Keone Kela, Tanner Scheppers, Shawn Tolleson)

10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday: 210 North New Road, Waco (Eric Nadel, Sam Freeman, Justin Ruggiano)

1:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday: 1650 N. Highway 77, Waxahachie (Eric Nadel, Sam Freeman, Justin Ruggiano)

Noon-1 p.m. Jan. 14: Dell Diamond, Round Rock, with paid admission (Banister, Shin-Soo Choo, Delino DeShields, Chris Gimenez, Derek Holland, Tom Grieve and Dave Raymond)

6:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 15: 7523 N.W. Loop 410, San Antonio (Delino DeShields, Chris Gimenez, Derek Holland, Tom Grieve, Dave Raymond)

12:30-1:30 p.m. Jan. 16: 5400 Brodie Lane, Suite 100, Sunset Valley (Delino DeShields, Chris Gimenez, Derek Holland, Tom Grieve, Dave Raymond)

6:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 20: 8050 Forest Lane, Dallas (Nick Martinez, Martin Perez, Eleno Ornelas)

6:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 21: 1101 West Arbrook Boulevard, Arlington (Mitch Moreland, Tom Grieve, others TBA)

1:30-2:30 p.m. Jan. 24: 4920 North Garland Ave., Garland (Elvis Andrus, Delino DeShields, Chris Gimenez)

1:30-2:30 p.m. Jan. 24: 5836 North Tarrant Parkway, Fort Worth (Shin-Soo Choo, Sam Dyson)

5:30-6:30 p.m. Jan. 25: 8668 South Broadway Avenue, Tyler (Matt Hicks, others TBA)

6-7 p.m. Jan. 28: 3950 John Knox Drive (at Cedar Run Road), Abilene (Robinson Chirinos, Chi Chi Gonzalez, Tom Wilhelmsen, Matt Hicks)

5-6 p.m. Jan. 29: 3201 Lawrence Road, Wichita Falls (Robinson Chirinos, Chi Chi Gonzalez, Tom Wilhelmsen, Matt Hicks)

Noon-1 p.m. Jan. 30: Dr Pepper Ballpark, Frisco (Jeff Banister, Steve Buechele, Sam Freeman, Chi Chi Gonzalez, Keone Kela and Tom Wilhelmsen, others TBA)

This story was originally published January 4, 2016 at 4:22 PM with the headline "Texas Rangers winter caravan making 14 stops, beginning Friday in Frisco."