Ryan Dempster
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Dempster with the Boston Red Sox
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Born: May 3, 1977 Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 23, 1998, for the Florida Marlins | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 29, 2013, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 132–133 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.35 | ||
| Strikeouts | 2,075 | ||
| Saves | 87 | ||
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Ryan Scott Dempster (born May 3, 1977) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox. Dempster batted and threw right-handed. He was both a starter and a reliever in his career.
On April 22, 2014, Dempster was hired by MLB Network as a studio color analyst.
He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1995 MLB draft and began his career with the Gulf Coast Rangers. He subsequently played for the Hudson Valley Renegades, the Kane County Cougars and the Charleston RiverDogs. Dempster was traded to the Florida Marlins on August 8, 1996 (with Rick Helling) for John Burkett
Dempster made his major league debut for the Marlins, working two innings of relief, on May 23, 1998 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He allowed three earned runs on two hits in that game. He made his first start June 1 against the Chicago Cubs, but only lasted 1 1/3 innings as he was shelled for five runs while allowing 4 hits (including 2 home runs) and walking 3, to record his first career loss. After falling to 0–3 he got his first Major League win on June 28 against the Boston Red Sox, when he allowed only 1 run in 7 innings. He was 1–5 with a 7.08 ERA in 14 appearances (11 starts) that season. He started 25 games in 1999 and finished 7–8 with a 4.71 ERA.
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