Ryan Minor
| Ryan Minor | |||
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| Third baseman | |||
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Born: January 5, 1974 Canton, Ohio |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 13, 1998, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 7, 2001, for the Montreal Expos | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .177 | ||
| Home runs | 5 | ||
| Runs batted in | 27 | ||
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Ryan Dale Minor (born January 5, 1974) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and college basketball player. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1998 to 2001, with the Baltimore Orioles and Montreal Expos. He is currently the Manager of the Delmarva Shorebirds, and a former manager of the Frederick Keys, both Orioles minor league affiliates. He is known for replacing Cal Ripken, Jr., when Ripken ended his consecutive games played streak on September 20, 1998.
Ryan Minor was an All-American basketball player at the University of Oklahoma and was selected in the second round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. However, he chose to play baseball instead, and went on to be drafted in the 33rd round of the 1996 MLB Amateur Draft.
After playing two-plus seasons in the minor leagues, Minor made his major league debut in 1998. He split the next two seasons between the Orioles and their farm clubs, mostly the Rochester Red Wings. His most notable contribution in the Majors was being the first player to start in front of Cal Ripken, Jr. to end his consecutive games played streak. After the 2000 season, he was traded to the Expos for pitcher Jorge Julio. He then split 2001 between the Expos and the Ottawa Lynx. Overall, Minor played 142 games during his major league career.
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