# Ken Ryan

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{{short description|American baseball player (born 1968)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|image=
|name=Ken Ryan
|position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1968|10|24}}
|birth_place=[Pawtucket, Rhode Island](/source/Pawtucket%2C_Rhode_Island), U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=August 31
|debutyear=1992
|debutteam=Boston Red Sox
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=May 15
|finalyear=1999
|finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Win–loss record](/source/Win_(baseball))
|stat1value=14–16
|stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
|stat2value=3.91
|stat3label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
|stat3value=225
|teams=
*[Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox) ({{mlby|1992}}–{{mlby|1995}})
*[Philadelphia Phillies](/source/Philadelphia_Phillies) ({{mlby|1996}}–{{mlby|1999}})
|highlights=
}}
'''Kenneth Frederick Ryan, Jr.''' (born October 24, 1968), is an American former baseball pitcher. He played eight seasons in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) for the [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox) and [Philadelphia Phillies](/source/Philadelphia_Phillies).

==Professional career==
After graduating in 1986 from [Seekonk High School](/source/Seekonk_High_School) in [Seekonk, Massachusetts](/source/Seekonk%2C_Massachusetts), Ryan was signed as an undrafted free agent by the [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox). He received an $11,000 signing bonus, forgoing an offer to play [college baseball](/source/college_baseball) for the [Maine Black Bears](/source/Maine_Black_Bears_baseball).<ref name=":0" />

He worked his way through the Red Sox minor league system and made his MLB debut on August 31, 1992.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Mike |date=2009-03-03 |title=Whatever happened to: Ken Ryan |url=https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/archive/2009/03/03/whatever-happened-to-ken-ryan/38104486007/ |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=Wicked Local |publisher=The Herald News}}</ref> Ryan spent the next three years splitting time between the Red Sox and the minors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGair |first=Brendan |date=March 28, 2015 |title=Field of memories: Ken Ryan's connection to PawSox and McCoy are unlike any other |url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-115269200 |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=[Minor League Baseball](/source/Minor_League_Baseball) |publisher=[Pawtucket Times](/source/Pawtucket_Times) |language=en}}</ref> He had a team-leading and career-high 13 saves in the strike-shortened 1994 season.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Ken Ryan Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ryanke01.shtml |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1994 Boston Red Sox Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1994.shtml |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

On January 29, 1996, he was traded with [Lee Tinsley](/source/Lee_Tinsley) and [Glenn Murray](/source/Glenn_Murray_(baseball)) to the [Philadelphia Phillies](/source/Philadelphia_Phillies) for [Heathcliff Slocumb](/source/Heathcliff_Slocumb), Larry Wimberly, and Rick Holifield. In 1996, he pitched in a career-high 62 MLB games, going 3–5 with 8 saves and a 2.43 ERA. He spent the next three seasons pitching for both the Phillies and their minor league affiliates.<ref name=":1" /> He last pitched in the majors on May 15, 1999, taking the loss after allowing one run in one inning.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ken Ryan 1999 Pitching Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=ryanke01&t=p&year=1999 |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He pitched in Triple-A until the Phillies released him on August 22.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ken Ryan |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/R/Pryank001.htm |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=Retrosheet}}</ref>

Ryan signed with the [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates) on August 26, 1999 He played for the Triple-A [Nashville Sounds](/source/Nashville_Sounds) until the Pirates released him at the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ken Ryan Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ryan--001ken |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

During the 1999–2000 off-season, Ryan signed with the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees). He pitched four times for the Triple-A [Columbus Clippers](/source/Columbus_Clippers). He spent most of the 2000 season pitching for the [Nashua Pride](/source/Nashua_Pride) of the independent [Atlantic League](/source/Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball). He collected 24 saves in 40 relief appearances and helped the Pride win the league title. Ryan then retired from professional baseball.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Ken Ryan - Baseball Stats |url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/17488/ |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=The Baseball Cube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Crossley |first=Drew |date=2011-08-10 |title=Nashua Pride |url=https://funwhileitlasted.net/2011/08/09/1998-2008-nashua-pride-baseball/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=Fun While It Lasted |language=en-US}}</ref>

After retiring, Ryan was a broadcaster for the Boston Red Sox in 2007 and the Triple-A [Pawtucket Red Sox](/source/Pawtucket_Red_Sox) from 2012 to 2015.<ref name=":2" />

==Personal life==
Ryan married Odalys Rodriguez in [Lakeland, Florida](/source/Lakeland%2C_Florida) in 1991. He currently lives in [Seekonk, Massachusetts](/source/Seekonk%2C_Massachusetts), with his wife and three daughters, Julia, Amanda, and Kelli Rose.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ryan Sr. |first1=Kenneth F. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=odPuBwAAQBAJ&q=Tossing+Heat%3A+The+Ken+Ryan+Story&pg=PP1 |title=Tossing Heat: The Ken Ryan Story |date=March 31, 2015 |isbn=9781503551312 |accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref>

Ryan is the owner of the KR Baseball Academy, an instructional facility for young players, in [Lincoln, Rhode Island](/source/Lincoln%2C_Rhode_Island).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Staff |url=https://www.krbaseball.com/staff-9 |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=KR Baseball Academy}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{baseballstats |mlb=121596 |espn= |br=r/ryanke01 |fangraphs=1011345 |brm=ryan--001ken}}

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