Ben Van Ryn

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1971)}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{family name hatnote|Van Ryn|Ryn|lang=Dutch}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name = Ben Van Ryn | image = | position = Pitcher | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|8|9}} | birth_place = Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | bats = Left | throws = Left |debutleague=MLB | debutdate = May 9 | debutyear = 1996 | debutteam = California Angels |finalleague=MLB | finaldate = September 26 | finalyear = 1998 | finalteam = Toronto Blue Jays | stat1label = Win–loss record | stat1value = 0–2 | stat2label = Earned run average | stat2value = 5.74 | stat3label = Strikeouts | stat3value = 10 | teams = *California Angels ({{mlby|1996}}) *Chicago Cubs ({{mlby|1998}}) *San Diego Padres ({{mlby|1998}}) *Toronto Blue Jays ({{mlby|1998}}) }} '''Benjamin Ashley Van Ryn''' (born August 9, 1971) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He played for the California Angels in 1996 and the Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, and Toronto Blue Jays in 1998.

Van Ryn graduated from East Noble High School in 1990 and was selected by the Montreal Expos in the first round of the 1990 MLB draft.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kpcnews.com/article_6b3a06d8-b01e-5eef-9dbb-575044c69d9f.html|title=Van Ryn finds a bigger thrill on the other side of the ball|work=KPCNews|first=Neil|last=Grepke|date=February 28, 2006|access-date=November 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news/159711368/|title=All-Star game showcases baseball talent|first=Jimmie|last=Angelopolous|work=The Indianapolis News|date=July 21, 1990|access-date=November 25, 2024|page=15|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

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