Cole Ragans

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 190lb (193cm, 86kg)

Team: Kansas City Royals (majors, 60-day IL)

Born: December 12, 1997 in Crawfordville, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (30th) of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from North Florida Christian HS (Tallahassee, FL).

High School: North Florida Christian HS (Tallahassee, FL)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2022 season

2026 Contract Status: Signed thru 2027, 3 yrs/$13.25M (25-27)

Service Time (01/2026): 3.029 • Arb Eligible: 2028 • Free Agent: 2029

Agents: Wasserman

Full Name: Cole Gatlin Ragans

Pronunciation: \ray-ginz\

Instagram: @coleragans

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

2026

Career

WAR

0.2

7.3

ERA

4.84

3.76

35.1

419.1

506

WHIP

1.415

1.207

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2016	18	-2.9	Rangers	ARIZ	Rk	TEX	0	0		4.70	4.70	4	2	0	0	0	0	7.2	11	4	4	0	6	0	9	0	0	2	38	2.217	12.9	0.0	7.0	10.6	1.50
2017	19	-2.6	Spokane	NORW	A-	TEX	3	2	.600	3.61	4.24	13	13	0	0	0	0	57.1	50	27	23	5	35	0	87	1	1	6	250	1.483	7.8	0.8	5.5	13.7	2.49

2021	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	TEX	4	3	.571	4.35	4.80	19	17	0	0	0	0	80.2	73	43	39	12	34	0	87	3	0	4	339	1.326	8.1	1.3	3.8	9.7	2.56
2021	23	-1.7	Frisco	AACN	AA	TEX	3	1	.750	5.70	6.69	9	7	0	0	0	0	36.1	39	27	23	8	20	0	33	2	0	2	166	1.624	9.7	2.0	5.0	8.2	1.65
2021	23	-0.3	Hickory	HAE	A+	TEX	1	2	.333	3.25	3.25	10	10	0	0	0	0	44.1	34	16	16	4	14	0	54	1	0	2	173	1.083	6.9	0.8	2.8	11.0	3.86
2022	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	TEX	8	5	.615	3.04	3.42	18	18	0	0	0	0	94.2	75	36	32	10	31	0	113	5	1	5	386	1.120	7.1	1.0	2.9	10.7	3.65
2022	24	-3.2	Round Rock	PCL	AAA	TEX	3	2	.600	3.32	3.74	8	8	0	0	0	0	43.1	34	18	16	4	12	0	48	4	0	2	178	1.062	7.1	0.8	2.5	10.0	4.00
2022	24	-0.5	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	5	3	.625	2.81	3.16	10	10	0	0	0	0	51.1	41	18	16	6	19	0	65	1	1	3	208	1.169	7.2	1.1	3.3	11.4	3.42
2022	24	-4.4	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	0	3	.000	4.95	5.40	9	9	0	0	0	0	40.0	43	24	22	6	16	0	27	0	0	2	174	1.475	9.7	1.4	3.6	6.1	1.69
2023	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	TEX	2	1	.667	4.13	4.13	7	7	0	0	0	0	28.1	23	13	13	2	16	0	37	0	0	0	120	1.376	7.3	0.6	5.1	11.8	2.31
2023	25		2 Teams	AL	Maj	KCR-TEX	7	5	.583	3.47	3.75	29	12	1	0	0	0	96.0	70	40	37	7	41	1	113	2	0	6	392	1.156	6.6	0.7	3.8	10.6	2.76
2023	25	-1.9	Omaha	IL	AAA	KCR	2	1	.667	4.82	4.82	4	4	0	0	0	0	18.2	18	10	10	1	10	0	22	0	0	0	81	1.500	8.7	0.5	4.8	10.6	2.20
2023	25	-2.3	Round Rock	PCL	AAA	TEX	0	0		2.79	2.79	3	3	0	0	0	0	9.2	5	3	3	1	6	0	15	0	0	0	39	1.138	4.7	0.9	5.6	14.0	2.50
2023	25	-3.7	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	2	3	.400	5.92	6.29	17	0	1	0	0	0	24.1	20	17	16	4	14	1	24	1	0	2	106	1.397	7.4	1.5	5.2	8.9	1.71
2023	25	-3.7	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	5	2	.714	2.64	2.89	12	12	0	0	0	0	71.2	50	23	21	3	27	0	89	1	0	4	286	1.074	6.3	0.4	3.4	11.2	3.30
2024	26	-3.0	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	11	9	.550	3.14	3.43	32	32	0	1	0	0	186.1	146	71	65	15	67	1	223	6	0	11	762	1.143	7.1	0.7	3.2	10.8	3.33
2025	27		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	KCR	0	1	.000	4.35	5.23	3	3	0	0	0	0	10.1	10	6	5	2	3	0	20	0	0	2	43	1.258	8.7	1.7	2.6	17.4	6.67
2025	27	-0.3	Omaha	IL	AAA	KCR	0	1	.000	1.35	1.35	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.2	3	1	1	1	2	0	14	0	0	1	25	0.750	4.1	1.4	2.7	18.9	7.00
2025	27	2.5	Northwest Arkansas	TL	AA	KCR	0	0		9.82	12.27	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.2	7	5	4	1	1	0	6	0	0	1	18	2.182	17.2	2.5	2.5	14.7	6.00
2025	27	-2.2	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	3	3	.500	4.67	4.82	13	13	0	0	0	0	61.2	53	33	32	7	20	0	98	2	0	3	257	1.184	7.7	1.0	2.9	14.3	4.90
2026	28	0.7	Omaha	IL	AAA	KCR	0	0		2.08	2.08	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.1	3	1	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	17	0.923	6.2	2.1	2.1	6.2	3.00
2026	28	-1.3	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	1	4	.200	4.84	5.09	8	8	0	0	0	0	35.1	27	20	19	10	23	0	45	0	0	0	151	1.415	6.9	2.5	5.9	11.5	1.96
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (5 seasons)					Majors		22	24	.478	3.76	4.03	91	74	1	1	0	0	419.1	339	188	175	45	167	2	506	10	0	22	1736	1.207	7.3	1.0	3.6	10.9	3.03
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		17	12	.586	3.72	4.13	65	61	0	0	0	0	283.1	245	130	117	32	126	0	356	9	2	19	1193	1.309	7.8	1.0	4.0	11.3	2.83
All Levels (8 Seasons)							39	36	.520	3.74	4.07	156	135	1	1	0	0	702.2	584	318	292	77	293	2	862	19	2	41	2929	1.248	7.5	1.0	3.8	11.0	2.94

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		5	4	.556	3.38	3.59	18	18	0	0	0	0	82.2	63	33	31	8	31	0	102	4	0	3	340	1.137	6.9	0.9	3.4	11.1	3.29
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		8	4	.667	4.24	4.93	20	18	0	0	0	0	91.1	87	50	43	15	40	0	104	3	1	6	392	1.391	8.6	1.5	3.9	10.2	2.60
A+ (1 season)					Minors		1	2	.333	3.25	3.25	10	10	0	0	0	0	44.1	34	16	16	4	14	0	54	1	0	2	173	1.083	6.9	0.8	2.8	11.0	3.86
A- (1 season)					Minors		3	2	.600	3.61	4.24	13	13	0	0	0	0	57.1	50	27	23	5	35	0	87	1	1	6	250	1.483	7.8	0.8	5.5	13.7	2.49
Rk (1 season)					Minors		0	0		4.70	4.70	4	2	0	0	0	0	7.2	11	4	4	0	6	0	9	0	0	2	38	2.217	12.9	0.0	7.0	10.6	1.50