Ryan Freel
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Freel with the Kansas City Royals
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| Utility player | |||
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Born: March 8, 1976 Jacksonville, Florida |
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Died: December 22, 2012 (aged 36) Jacksonville, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 4, 2001, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 4, 2009, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .268 | ||
| Home runs | 22 | ||
| Runs batted in | 122 | ||
| Stolen bases | 143 | ||
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Ryan Paul Freel (March 8, 1976 – December 22, 2012) was an American professional baseball player. A utility player, Freel played second base, third base, and all three outfield positions in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals between 2001 and 2009.
On December 22, 2012, Freel committed suicide through a self-inflicted shotgun wound.
Freel attended Tallahassee Community College and was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 13th round of the 1994 amateur entry draft, but did not sign. A year later, he was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 10th round of the 1995 amateur draft. From 1998 to 2002, Freel played on Venezuelan Baseball League with Cardenales de Lara, becoming Champions on 2001. Freel played 6 seasons in the Toronto minor league system before making his Major League debut on April 4, 2001. He only played in 9 games for the Blue Jays in his rookie year, hitting .273 with 0 home runs, 3 RBI and 2 stolen bases. After the season was over, Freel was granted free agency and signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Freel played the entire 2002 season in the minor leagues with the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A affiliate of the Devil Rays. He hit .261 with 8 home runs, 48 RBI, and 37 steals. On November 18, 2002, he signed with the Cincinnati Reds as a free agent.
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