The first sign of the 2016 baseball season is upon the area. The Rangers will start their annual tub-thumping caravan on Friday.

The schedule, including staffers and players scheduled to attend for autograph sessions:

Friday

Academy Sports + Outdoors, 4000 Preston Road, Frisco, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Scheduled to appear: Keone Kela, Tanner Scheppers, Shawn Tolleson.

Saturday

Academy Sports + Outdoors, 210 North New Road, Waco. 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Scheduled to appear: Eric Nadel, Sam Freeman, Justin Ruggiano.

Saturday

Academy Sports + Outdoors, 1650 North Highway 77, Waxahachie, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Scheduled to appear: Eric Nadel, Sam Freeman, Justin Ruggiano.

Jan. 14

Dell Diamond, Round Rock, 11 a.m. Additional information available at www.roundrockexpress.com.

Jan. 15

Academy Sports + Outdoors, 7523 N.W. Loop 410, San Antonio, 6:30-7:30 p.mm.

Scheduled to Appear: Delino DeShields, Chris Gimenez,Derek Holland, Tom Grieve, Dave Raymond

Jan. 16

Academy Sports + Outdoors, 5400 Brodie Lane, Suite 100, Sunset Valley, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Scheduled to Appear: Delino DeShields, Chris Gimenez,Derek Holland, Tom Grieve, Dave Raymond

Jan. 20

Academy Sports + Outdoors, 8050 Forest Lane, Dallas, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Scheduled to Appear:Nick Martinez, Martin Perez, Eleno Ornelas

Jan. 21

Academy Sports + Outdoors, 1101 West Arbrook Boulevard, Arlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Scheduled to Appear: Mitch Moreland, Tom Grieve, others TBA.

Jan. 24

Academy Sports + Outdoors, 4920 North Garland Ave., Garland, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Scheduled to Appear: Elvis Andrus, Delino DeShields, Chris Gimenez,

Jan. 24

Academy Sports + Outdoors, 5836 North Tarrant Parkway, Fort Worth, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Jan. 25

Scheduled to appear: Shin-Soo Choo, Sam Dyson.

Academy Sports + Outdoors, 8668 South Broadway Avenue, Tyler, 5:30-6-30 p.m.

Jan. 28

Matt Hicks, others TBA.

Academy Sports + Outdoors, 3950 John Knox Drive, Abilene, 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Scheduled to Appear: Robinson Chirinos, Chi Chi Gonzalez, Tom Wilhelmsen, Matt Hicks

Jan. 29

Academy Sports + Outdoors, 3201 Lawrence Road, Wichita Falls, 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Scheduled to Appear: Robinson Chirinos, Chi Chi Gonzalez, Tom Wilhelmsen, Matt Hicks.

Jan. 30

Dr Pepper Ballpark, Frisco, 10:30 a.m., additional information available at ridersbaseball.com.