Ryan Ludwick

Ryan Ludwick
Ludwick with the Cincinnati Reds
Outfielder
Born: (1978-07-13) July 13, 1978 (age 38) Satellite Beach, Florida
Batted: Right Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 5, 2002, for the Texas Rangers
Last appearance
September 27, 2014, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average	.260
Home runs	154
Runs batted in	587
Teams
Texas Rangers (2002–2003) Cleveland Indians (2003–2005) St. Louis Cardinals (2007–2010) San Diego Padres (2010–2011) Pittsburgh Pirates (2011) Cincinnati Reds (2012–2014)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (2008) Silver Slugger Award (2008)

Ryan Andrew Ludwick (born July 13, 1978) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cincinnati Reds. His brother Eric also played four MLB seasons as a pitcher.

Ludwick attended Durango High School in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ludwick then enrolled at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), and played for the UNLV Rebels baseball team for three seasons. He was named to the Baseball America all-Freshman team in 1997 after batting .354 with 46 home runs and 109 runs batted in (RBI) and was All-Western Athletic Conference in 1999, hitting .381 with 13 home runs and 69 RBI. Ludwick had a .363 career batting average at UNLV.

Ludwick was chosen in the second-round (60th overall) of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft by the Oakland Athletics. He was traded to the Texas Rangers before the 2002 season, along with Gerald Laird, Jason Hart, and Mario Ramos, for first baseman Carlos Peña and pitcher Mike Venafro.