Rusty Ryal
Rusty Ryal | |
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![]() Ryal with the Albuquerque Isotopes in 2013 | |
Left fielder / First baseman | |
Born: Ponca City, Oklahoma, U.S. | March 16, 1983|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 10, 2009, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 3, 2010, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .263 |
Home runs | 6 |
Runs batted in | 20 |
Teams | |
Rusty Allen Ryal (born March 16, 1983) is an American former professional
Early years
Ryal attended to Perry High School in
Minor League career
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In 2009, Ryal was an all-star with the Triple-A Reno Aces, batting .290 with a team-high 17 home runs and 70 RBIs. He also had 33 doubles in 103 games with the Aces.
Major League Baseball
On August 10, 2009, Ryal was called up from the minors after the Diamondbacks demoted center fielder Chris Young to Triple-A Reno.[2] In his first major league at bat, Ryal got a pinch hit single off of Elmer Dessens in the 8th inning against New York Mets.[3] Ryal was 1 for 1 on the night.[4] Ryal hit his first big league home run against Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Randy Wolf.[5] He hit the last home run ever hit against Randy Johnson on September 22, 2009, in the bottom of the 7th inning.[6]
On December 23, 2010, it was announced that the Diamondbacks had sold him to the Yomiuri Giants of the NPB.[7] He returned to Arizona on November 16, 2011, signing a minor league contract.
On July 25, 2012, Ryal was released by the Diamondbacks to make room for the newly acquired Tyler Bortnick. Ryal then signed with the
In December 2012, he signed a minor league contract with the
He was traded to the
On June 4, 2014, Ryal signed a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, and was released from the team's Triple-A affiliate on July 17, 2014.
See also
References
- ^ Rusty Ryal Bio- OKLAHOMA STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE
- ^ D-backs send struggling Young to Triple-A
- ^ Ryal is 26th former Osprey to play in major leagues
- ^ Big hit for Double D
- ^ D-backs' rally too little, too late in loss
- ^ "San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks Box Score, September 22, 2009".
- ^ "D-backs sell Ryal to Yomiuri Giants | dbacks.com: News". arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-27.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Oklahoma State Cowboys Bio