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Ryder Michael Ryan (born May 11, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization.

Ryder Ryan
Ryan with the Round Rock Express in 2022
Texas Rangers
Pitcher
Born: (1995-05-11) May 11, 1995 (age 27) Huntersville, North Carolina
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Medals Men's baseball Representing  United States Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team

Amateur career

Ryan attended North Mecklenburg High School in Huntersville, North Carolina, where he played baseball for his father, Sean.[1] As a junior in 2013, he hit .597 with 29 RBIs along with pitching to a 0.28 ERA in 54.2 innings.[2] He committed to play college baseball at the University of North Carolina for the North Carolina Tar Heels the summer before his senior year.[3] As a senior, he batted .536 with six home runs and 28 RBIs while also pitching to a 7–1 record and a 0.57 ERA.[4] Although he was projected to be drafted as high as the third round in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft,[5] he was not drafted until the 40th round by the Cleveland Indians.[6] He did not sign and instead enrolled at North Carolina.

In his freshman and sophomore years at North Carolina, Ryan appeared in only 33 games as a hitter, and only one game as a pitcher.[7] After his sophomore year, he was drafted once again by the Indians, this time as a pitcher, in the 30th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[8] He chose to sign with Cleveland rather than return to school.[9]

Professional career

Cleveland Indians organization

After signing, Ryan made his professional debut with the Arizona League Indians where he was 0–1 with a 3.86 ERA in 18+2⁄3 relief innings pitched. He began 2017 with the Lake County Captains, where he was named a Midwest League All-Star after compiling a 0.84 ERA in 21+1⁄3 innings pitched.[10]

New York Mets organization

On August 9, 2017, Ryan was traded to the New York Mets in exchange for Jay Bruce.[11] He finished the year with the Columbia Fireflies. In 41 relief appearances between Lake County and Columbia, he was 3–4 with a 4.14 ERA.[12] In 2018, he began the season with the St. Lucie Mets, where he was named a Florida State League All-Star after posting a 1–0 record, a 1.77 ERA, and a 0.93 WHIP over 16 relief appearances.[13] He was promoted to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in late May.[14] Over 42 relief appearances between St. Lucie and Binghamton, he went 4–3 with a 3.23 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP.[15] Ryan returned to Binghamton in 2019, going 3–1 with a 3.05 ERA over 44+1⁄3 innings, striking out forty.[16] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]

Texas Rangers organization

On December 18, 2020, Ryan was traded to the Texas Rangers as the PTBNL in the Todd Frazier trade of August 31, 2020.[18] For the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Round Rock Express with whom he went 2-7 with a 5.60 ERA and 55 strikeouts over 45 innings pitched in relief.[19] He opened the 2022 season back with Round Rock.[20]

International career

On July 2, 2021, Ryan was named to the roster for the United States national baseball team for the 2020 Summer Olympics, contested in 2021 in Tokyo.[21] The team went on to win silver, falling to Japan in the gold-medal game.[22]

Personal life

Ryan and his wife, Brynn, have one son together.[23] Ryan's younger brother, River, plays in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.[24]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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