In late May, Aidan Curry was promoted to Double-A Frisco by the Texas Rangers, the second-highest level in Minor League Baseball. He’s been in the minor leagues for the past five years and is moving closer to his dream of playing in the major leagues.

Curry grew up playing different positions in baseball, including serving as an outfielder and pitcher in high school. He subsequently committed to Bucknell University as a two-way player. After his commitment, Curry decided not to attend college when the Texas Rangers called and offered him a free-agent contract after the 2020 MLB Draft. 

It was a tough decision to make as an 18-year-old, and he described it as challenging because he was making such a huge decision at a young age. At that time, the draft typically went 40 rounds, but because it was 2020 and COVID-19 was at its peak, it was only five rounds. He signed with the Rangers and started playing professionally in 2021 after not playing in 2020 due to the minor league season being canceled.

The decision not to attend college was something Curry had to weigh internally, but he ultimately felt it was best for him to go professional after high school. “I had always wanted to play professional baseball, so that was the goal,” Curry said. “I knew that college would just be a step in the process. So, for me, I felt, why would I take that step when I had my foot in the door and could just develop in the minor leagues? The goal was always to play professional baseball, so it would feel a little silly to take my foot out of the door when I already have the offer.”

Five months after the draft and signing with the Rangers, he was introduced to Velo University. For the past five years, Curry has worked with VeloU and has seen his workouts pay off, especially in his strength. He said he was a tall and scrawny kid, but was a sponge for the information provided by Dr. Nick Serio. 

Curry remembers his first year playing professionally and how he had to figure it all out on his own because he didn’t know anyone else who played professionally. He was learning on the fly as an 18-year-old.

Over the past five years, Curry has played for several teams, all affiliates of the Texas Rangers, and this season he started with the Hub City Spartanburgers before being promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders. With all the moving around, there is some uncertainty about where he will play, but Curry tries to focus on where he is in the moment and not look too far ahead.

The 2023 season was his breakout season. He played for both the Down East Wood Ducks and the Hickory Crawdads, affiliates of the Texas Rangers, but most of his games came with the former. With the Ducks, he was the Carolina League Pitcher of the Year, recording a 2.30 ERA, a .163 opponent batting average and 99 strikeouts.

Curry has grown a lot as a player since he became a professional, with a major improvement in his ability to strike batters out. After 79 combined strikeouts in his first two seasons, he has recorded more than 100 in each of the last four seasons. He attributes that improvement to his ability to become an unpredictable pitcher, based on knowing which pitches he’ll need to go to. “Being able to learn through the weekly feel of where my body’s at to just keep practicing and working on executing pitches from day-to-day practice,” Curry said.

The one aspect of his game he still wants to improve is his tendency to walk hitters, knowing it hurts him and the team. “If I can limit as many free bases as possible, that would give me a me and my defense a better chance to get more outs,” Curry said. 

The 2026 season has been a good one for Curry for the most part, but he has faced adversity on the field. His first two games in Frisco were rough, as he gave up 13 runs in seven innings. He has bounced back strongly since then, including a two-game stretch against the Midland RockHounds and the Corpus Christi Hooks in which he recorded 23 strikeouts and only eight hits in 11 innings. 

In his minor league career, he has recorded a 4.76 ERA and 515 strikeouts in 408 innings.

While he has been working hard to one day reach the major league level, Curry focuses on what’s ahead of him and lets things play out. “All I can do is pitch to the hitters in front of me and let the people that make decisions make those decisions,” Curry said. “As long as I’m doing the things that I can do, performing well and the process is right, I have the confidence I can get big league guys out.”

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