Ken Ryan

Kenneth Frederick Ryan, Jr. (born October 24, 1968), 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, Rhode Island, called KR Baseball Academy. The academy holds instruction camps and sessions, batting cages and AAU teams, ages 8–16.

Professional career

After graduating in 1986 from Seekonk High School in Seekonk, Massachusetts, Ryan was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Boston Red Sox. He worked his way through the Red Sox minor league system and made his MLB debut on August 31, 1992. Ryan spent the next three years splitting time between the parent team and the minors.

On January 29, 1996, he was traded with Lee Tinsley and Glenn Murray to the Philadelphia Phillies for Larry Wimberly, Heathcliff Slocumb and Rick Holyfield. He played in the Phillies organization until they released him on August 22, 1999.

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 their Triple-A affiliate Columbus Clippers before retiring from professional baseball.

Personal life

Ryan married Odalys Rodriguez in Lakeland, Florida, in 1991. He currently resides in Seekonk, Massachusetts, with his wife and three daughters, Julia, Amanda and Kelli Rose.^[1]

References

External links

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