Ryan Spilborghs

Ryan Spilborghs
Ryan Spilborghs
Cleveland Indians — No. 1
Outfielder
Born: September 5, 1979 (1979-09-05) Santa Barbara, California
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: July 16, 2005 for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics (through 2011 season)
Batting average	.272
Hits	424
Home Runs	42
Runs batted in	218
On base percentage	.345
Slugging percentage	.423
Teams
Colorado Rockies (2005 - 2011) Cleveland Indians (2012 - present)
Career highlights and awards
2007 National League Champion

Ryan Adam Spilborghs (born September 5, 1979, in Santa Barbara, California) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Indians organization.

The Rockies drafted Spilborghs in the seventh round of the 2002 draft out of the University of California, Santa Barbara. He played for the Madison Mallards during the summer of 2001 during his collegiate career. Spilborghs is of mixed descent, as his father is Belgian, and his mother is Guatemalan.

On July 20, 2009, Ryan's wife gave birth to their daughter and first child, Kiera. Her middle name, Esperanza (which means hope in Spanish), was chosen after his mother, who died during spring training earlier in the year.

Baseball career

Colorado Rockies

Spilborghs served as a utility outfielder for the Rockies from 2007 through 2011. He began the 2007 season at AAA with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, after being beaten out for a roster spot by veteran Steve Finley. After Finley was released by the Rockies, Spilborghs returned to the team. In 2008, he made the team outright from spring training, serving as the fourth outfielder. He had become a fan favorite in his time in Colorado.

He also played in the Mexican Pacific League for the Yaquis de Obregón, playing center field.

On August 24, 2009 in the 14th inning against the San Francisco Giants with the Rockies down 4-2, Spilborghs homered off pitcher Merkin Valdéz for the first walk-off grand slam in Rockies history.

On December 12, 2011, Spilborghs was non-tendered.

Coors Field Entrance Music

During Rockies home games at Coors Field, each batter has a signature song that plays as he comes to the plate. During the 2009 season, Ryan's song was "Sweet Escape" by American pop singer Gwen Stefani featuring Akon. His 2010 song was Soft Cell's version of "Tainted Love". For the 2011 season it was Bon Jovi's "Living on a Prayer".

Cleveland Indians

Spilborghs signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians on January 20, 2012. He also received an invitation to spring training.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)