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Ken Ryan
| Ken Ryan | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: October 24, 1968 Pawtucket, Rhode Island | |||
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MLB debut | |||
| August 31, 1992 for the Boston Red Sox | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 15, 1999 for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
Career statistics | |||
| Win–Loss | 14–16 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.91 | ||
| Strikeouts | 164 | ||
| Saves | 30 | ||
Teams | |||
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Kenneth Frederick Ryan, Jr. (born October 24, 1968 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island), is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1992-1999. He is currently working for NESN as a baseball analyst.
He owns a baseball academy in Lincoln, RI. It is called KR Baseball Academy. The academy holds instruction camps and sessions, batting cages, and AAU teams, ages 8–16.
Professional career
After graduating from Seekonk High School in Seekonk, Massachusetts in
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On January 29,
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He was signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 26, 1999 and played for their Triple-A affiliate Nashville Sounds. The Pirates released him at the end of the season.
Ryan was signed in the off-season by the New York Yankees, and played a few games for the their Triple-A affiliate Columbus Clippers before retiring from professional baseball.
He has three daughters, Julia, Amanda and Kelli Rose.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- Baseball Reference minor league statistics
- MLB historical statistics
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