Dalton Pence

Dalton Pence's 2026 season

Dalton Pence made 25 appearances, 23 of them starts, in the Texas Rangers system in 2026, between High-A Hub City, Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Round Rock. The left-hander threw 118⅓ innings with a 2.51 ERA, striking out 122 (24.9 percent of batters) and walking 49 (10.0 percent).

Pence opened with Hub City and posted a 2.59 ERA in 24⅓ innings before his promotion to Double-A Frisco on May 14. He moved up again, to Triple-A Round Rock, on August 1. He reached Triple-A at 23, nearly four years younger than the average Pacific Coast League pitcher, and posted a 2.09 ERA in 38⅔ innings there.