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Mark Dwayne Ryal (born April 28, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player who played six seasons for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, California Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, and Pittsburgh Pirates of the Major League Baseball (MLB). He also played two seasons in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons. He is the father of Rusty Ryal, an infielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Mark Ryal
Outfielder
Born: (1960-04-28) April 28, 1960 (age 62) Henryetta, Oklahoma
Batted: Left Threw: Left
Professional debut
MLB: September 7, 1982, for the Kansas City Royals
NPB: April 6, 1991, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last appearance
MLB: October 3, 1990, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
NPB: May 21, 1992, for the Chunichi Dragons
MLB statistics
Batting average	.211
Home runs	7
Runs batted in	31
NPB statistics
Batting average	.286
Home runs	24
Runs batted in	88
Teams
Kansas City Royals (1982) Chicago White Sox (1985) California Angels (1986–1987) Philadelphia Phillies (1989) Pittsburgh Pirates (1990) Chunichi Dragons (1991–1992)

Baseball career

Ryal attended Dewar High School and was selected in the third round (77th overall) by the Kansas City Royals in the June 1978 amateur Baseball draft.

As of 2021, Ryal is notable for, on September 4, 1987, being the most recent instance of a left-handed throwing fielder playing the position of shortstop in a Major League Baseball game. Ryal’s California Angels lost to the New York Yankees by a score of 8-4. Including Ryal, only five left-handed individuals have appeared at the position of shortstop in a Major League Baseball game since 1934, the feat occurring in a total of only 10 games, six of which by the same individual, Royle Stillman, in 1975.

See also

• List of second-generation Major League Baseball players

External links

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

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