| Ryan Minor | |
|---|---|
| Third baseman | |
| Born: January 5, 1974 Canton, Ohio, U.S. | |
| Died: December 22, 2023 (aged 49) Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 13, 1998, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 7, 2001, for the Montreal Expos | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .177 |
| Home runs | 5 |
| Runs batted in | 27 |
| Teams | |
Ryan Dale Minor (January 5, 1974 – December 22, 2023) was an American professional baseball third baseman, minor league baseball manager and professional basketball player. He played all or parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1998 to 2001, with the Baltimore Orioles and Montreal Expos.
In basketball, he earned the Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year award in college playing for Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball. In baseball, he earned ABCA/Rawlings High School All-America Baseball Team in high school, a 1994 College World Series championship in college and is best remembered as the player who started in place of Cal Ripken Jr. to end the ironman streak.