RYAN Ryder

United States of America

Baseball/Softball

Date of Birth: 11 May 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.88/6'2''

Place of birth: HUNTERSVILLE, NC

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : ROUND ROCK, TX

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Baseball/Softball	Baseball USA United States	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Opening Round Group B #4 USA United States 8 ISR Israel 1	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Opening Round Group B #6 KOR Republic of Korea 2 USA United States 4	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 2 #10 USA United States 6 JPN Japan 7	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 2 Repechage #12 DOM Dominican Rep. 1 USA United States 3	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Semifinal #14 KOR Republic of Korea 2 USA United States 7	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Gold Medal Game #16 USA United States 0 JPN Japan 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Occupation:

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States of America

Languages spoken:

Mike Scioscia [national], USA

Position style:

Pitcher (milb.com, 04 May 2021)

Bats right, throws right (milb.com, 04 May 2021)

Sporting relatives:

His father, Sean, was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 38th round of the 1990 MLB Draft and played in the minors as high as Triple-A level. His great uncle, Ed Madjeski, played catcher for the Chicago White Sox, New York Giants and Philadelphia Athletics during the 1930s. His uncle, Jason, was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the ninth round of the 1994 MLB Draft and pitched in the minor leagues for 11 seasons before pitching in the majors for the Minnesota Twins in 1999 and 2000. His grandfather, Tim Ryan, is a musician who wrote songs and recorded albums with Hank Williams Jr., and toured with the Marshall Tucker Band. (amazinavenue.com, 12 Oct 2018)

He grew up playing at North Mecklenburg High School in Huntersville, NC, United States of America where he excelled as a two-way player, playing both third base and pitcher. (amazinavenue.com, 12 Oct 2018)

After high school he was offered a scholarship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During his college baseball career he played mainly at third base and sometimes at first, but only pitched a single innings. He knew all along, however, that he wanted to be a pitcher. "I like pitching, I've always had a great arm. I wanted to do it. That was my future." (amazinavenue.com, 12 Oct 2018)

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (statesman.com, 08 Jul 2021)

His father Sean, who coached him at North Mecklenburg High School in Huntersville, NC, United States of America. (amazinavenue.com, 12 Oct 2018)

Philosophy:

"I want to take everything in. I want to learn a little more and just compete. I mean, I'm a competitor, so I like to compete." (metsinsider.mlblogs.com, 01 Sep 2020)

General Interest

General
CLUB JOURNEY
He was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 2014 MLB Draft, but chose to uphold his commitment to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he had been offered a scholarship. During his two years at university he played mainly at first and third base, and only pitched in one appearance. He was selected again by the Indians in the 30th round, 902nd overall pick, of the 2016 MLB Draft. He played at Rookie league level in 2016 before stepping up to the minors in 2017, and was traded to the New York Mets the same year. In 2018 he was promoted to the Double-A level Binghamton Rumble Ponies. In late 2020 he was traded to the Texas Rangers and in 2021 he was playing at Rangers' Triple-A affiliate Round Rock Express. (milb.com, 04 May 2021; sny.tv, 12 Jul 2019)

CHANCE SCOUT ENCOUNTER
During the one game he played as a pitcher during his two-year college baseball career, a scout from the Cleveland Indians was watching from the stands. This encounter eventually led to the Indians' second successful attempt to sign him as a pitcher. "I had no idea I was going to pitch that game. I was in the dugout, and the coach said, 'Go down to the bullpen'. We were up, 15-3, or something like that. They gave me a shot out there. I did okay. I was ready. I got the opportunity, and I guess [Indians scout] Bob Mayer saw that - he was there for that game. I'm just glad I got the opportunity to show what I had. That one inning? Yeah, it got me to this point, and I've just got to keep working hard." (news-herald.com, 11 Jun 2017)

Social Media

https://twitter.com/ryder_ryan

Legend

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

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