Royce Ring
| Royce Ring | |||
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Ring with the Braves in 2008.
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| Relief pitcher | |||
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Born: December 21, 1980 La Mesa, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 29, 2005, for the New York Mets | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 3, 2010, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 3–3 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.29 | ||
| Strikeouts | 55 | ||
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Roger Royce Ring (born December 21, 1980 in La Mesa, California) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees.
Ring graduated from Monte Vista High School (Spring Valley, California) and attended San Diego State University where he was a star closer.
He was selected by the Chicago White Sox as the 18th overall pick in the first round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft.
In 2003, Ring was acquired by the Mets with Edwin Almonte and Andrew Salvo in the trade that sent Roberto Alomar and cash to the White Sox. Ring's performance suffered in the 2004 season and, for a time, he was no longer considered a top prospect. This was evidenced by the fact that the Mets left him unprotected in the Rule 5 draft. Part of Ring's problem was his nonchalant attitude about physical fitness, as he gained body fat during his career downturn.
However, after a surprisingly strong spring training and minor league showing in 2005, Ring was added to the Mets' Major League roster and made his Major League debut on April 29 against the Washington Nationals. He posted a disappointing 5.06 ERA before being demoted to the minor leagues later in the season. Ring changed his pitching motion and received better results. He was recalled to the big leagues on August 2, 2006, but was sent back to Triple-A Norfolk three weeks later to make room on the 25-man roster for newly acquired Shawn Green.
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