Ryan Shealy
| Ryan Shealy | |
|---|---|
 Shealy with the Kansas City Royals | |
| First baseman | |
| Born: August 29, 1979 Fort Lauderdale, Florida | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 14, 2005, for the Colorado Rockies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 20, 2010, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .268 |
| Home runs | 19 |
| Runs batted in | 94 |
| Teams | |
Ryan Nelson Shealy (born August 29, 1979) is a former American professional baseball player who played six seasons in Major League Baseball as a first baseman. Shealy played college baseball for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox.
Shealy was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He attended Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale, where he played high school baseball for the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs.
Shealy received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and played for coach Andy Lopez and coach Pat McMahon's Florida Gators baseball teams from 1998 to 2002. He graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in advertising in 2002.
The Colorado Rockies selected Shealy in the eleventh round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. Shealy began his career playing for the Casper Rockies (now the Casper Ghosts), an advanced rookie team that is part of the Pioneer Baseball League that is located in Casper, WY. He won the USA Baseball Richard W. "Dick" Case Player of the Year Award in 2005.[1]
Shealy made his major league debut on June 14, 2005. In his rookie year, he compiled an impressive .330 batting average (30/91), with 2 home runs, 16 RBI, and no errors in 36 games played. Shealy was the Rockies primary backup to starting first baseman and 5-time All-Star Todd Helton, and was also the designated hitter during interleague games in 2005. Shealy otherwise played 2005 in Triple-A Colorado Springs.
Shealy played all of 2006 prior to the All-Star Game in Triple-A, batting .284 with 15 home runs and 55 RBI in 58 games.
On July 31, 2006, he was traded to the Kansas City Royals for Jeremy Affeldt and Denny Bautista. He made a big impact, hitting .280 with seven homers, and 36 RBI in 51 games before being stopped by illness.
On December 17, 2009, Shealy signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays with an invitation to spring training.
On June 17, 2010, he signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox. He was called up on July 7, in Kevin Youkilis' injury was worse than expected. He was outrighted to Pawtucket two weeks later after going hitless in seven at-bats.
On August 14, 2010, the Boston Red Sox released Ryan Shealy.
He played in 2011 with in the Toronto Blue Jays organization with Triple-A Las Vegas. In 62 games he hit .272 with 11 HR and 56 RBI.
See also
References
- ^ "USA Baseball names year-end award winners". usabaseball.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Florida
- Boston Red Sox players
- Casper Rockies players
- Colorado Rockies players
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
- Durham Bulls players
- Florida Gators baseball players
- Kansas City Royals players
- Las Vegas 51s players
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Omaha Royals players
- Pawtucket Red Sox players
- Sportspeople from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Tulsa Drillers players
- Visalia Oaks players