Ryan Langerhans | |||
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Langerhans with the Toronto Blue Jays
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Outfielder | |||
Born: San Antonio, Texas |
February 20, 1980 |||
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MLB debut | |||
April 28, 2002, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
Last appearance | |||
September 29, 2013, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .226 | ||
Home runs | 33 | ||
Runs batted in | 125 | ||
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Ryan David Langerhans (born February 20, 1980) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Langerhans was drafted in the third round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft by the Atlanta Braves, and made his debut with them in 2002. He has also played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Toronto Blue Jays.
Langerhans attended Round Rock High School in Round Rock, Texas. During the 1996 season, Langerhans batted .442 and was selected to the All-State team. His next season, 1997, Langerhans batted .427 and was again selected to the All-State team. That season, Langerhans also won 11 games as a pitcher. During his senior season in 1998, Langerhans batted .512, was named to the All-State team, was selected as a Nike All-American, was selected to play in the 1998 Texas High School All-Star Game, and was named Texas Player of the Year. Langerhans is one of five players who attended Round Rock High School and have played in the major leagues. The four other players are John Danks, Brian Gordon, Jordan Danks and Travis Schlichting. Ryan Langerhans's father, John Langerhans, was his coach while playing for the Round Rock baseball team. During his senior year, Langerhans signed a letter of intent with the University of Texas, however, after being drafted by the Atlanta Braves, Langerhans went straight to professional baseball.