# Ben Van Ryn

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{{short description|American baseball player (born 1971)}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|[Van Ryn](/source/Van_Ryn)|Ryn|lang=Dutch}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name       = Ben Van Ryn
| image      =
| position   = [Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1971|8|9}}
| birth_place = [Fort Wayne, Indiana](/source/Fort_Wayne%2C_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](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching))
| stat1value = 0–2
| stat2label = [Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
| stat2value = 5.74
| stat3label = [Strikeouts](/source/Strikeouts)
| stat3value = 10
| teams      = 
*[California Angels](/source/California_Angels) ({{mlby|1996}})
*[Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs) ({{mlby|1998}})
*[San Diego Padres](/source/San_Diego_Padres) ({{mlby|1998}})
*[Toronto Blue Jays](/source/Toronto_Blue_Jays) ({{mlby|1998}})
}}
'''Benjamin Ashley Van Ryn''' (born August 9, 1971) is an American former [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [pitcher](/source/pitcher) who played for two seasons. He played for the [California Angels](/source/California_Angels) in 1996 and the [Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs), [San Diego Padres](/source/San_Diego_Padres), and [Toronto Blue Jays](/source/Toronto_Blue_Jays) in 1998.

Van Ryn graduated from [East Noble High School](/source/East_Noble_High_School) in 1990 and was selected by the [Montreal Expos](/source/Montreal_Expos) in the first round of the [1990 MLB draft](/source/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](/source/The_Indianapolis_News)|date=July 21, 1990|access-date=November 25, 2024|page=15|via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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{{1990 MLB Draft}}
{{Washington Nationals first-round draft picks}}

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