LAVARNWAY Ryan

Baseball/Softball

Date of Birth: 7 Aug 1987

Age: 34

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.90/6'2''

Place of birth: BURBANK, CA

Birth Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Baseball/Softball	Baseball ISR Israel	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Opening Round Group B #2 ISR Israel 5 KOR Republic of Korea 6	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Opening Round Group B #4 USA United States 8 ISR Israel 1	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 1 #7 ISR Israel 12 MEX Mexico 5	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 2 #9 ISR Israel 1 KOR Republic of Korea 11	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 1 Repechage #11 ISR Israel 6 DOM Dominican Rep. 7	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Baseball Classic

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Baseball	2017

Travelling and food tasting. (jpost.com, 13 Aug 2019)

Occupation:

University of Yale, New Haven, CT, USA

Languages spoken:

Eric Holtz [national], USA

Position style:

Catcher (baseball-reference.com, 09 Jul 2021)

Bats right, throws right (baseball-reference.com, 09 Jul 2021)

He began playing baseball aged five. (areascouts.com, 15 Dec 2020)

He was named Pool A MVP at the 2017 World Baseball Classic. (mlb.com, 2021)

In 2011 he was named a Baseball America Minor League All-Star. (mlb.com, 2021)

General Interest

General
MLB DRAFT AND CAREER
He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the sixth round, 202nd overall pick, of the 2008 MLB Draft from Yale University in New Haven, CT, United States of America. He made his MLB debut in August 2011 and featured in nearly 100 games over four seasons with the Red Sox. Since 2015 he has played for a number of MLB teams including the Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Miami Marlins and the Cleveland Indians, making a handful of appearances for each. In June 2021 the Indians sent him outright to their Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers. (mlb.com, 2021)

REPRESENTING ISRAEL
His mother is Jewish. He said his experience playing with Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic was a significant moment for him as it helped him identify with his Jewish roots. "The Team Israel experience and going to Israel helped me find my Jewish identify and reaffirm my own Jewishness." (jpost.com, 13 Apr 2019)

COACHING
He is passionate about coaching baseball. "I am passionate about coaching and mentoring youth and high school baseball players. It is something I've done since I was in college. And over the years I've loved helping young baseball players grow into the best players they can be and made a lot of new friends along the way." (areascouts.com, 15 Dec 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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