Ryan Radmanovich
| Ryan Radmanovich | |||||||||||||||
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| Right fielder | |||||||||||||||
| Born: August 9, 1971 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| April 13, 1998, for the Seattle Mariners | |||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| September 27, 1998, for the Seattle Mariners | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .217 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Ryan Ashley Radmanovich (born August 9, 1971) is a Canadian former professional baseball player. He played in 25 games in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners in 1998, primarily as a right fielder. He played for Canada in international competition, including three Summer Olympics and was the first MLB player from Calgary, Alberta.
Career
[edit]Radmanovich played high school baseball at John G. Diefenbaker High School in Calgary, where he was teammates with future MLB pitcher Jeff Zimmerman. Radmanovich then played college baseball at Allan Hancock Junior College and Pepperdine University, where he was an All-West Coast Conference player and hit .305 with 14 home runs in his one season with the Waves.[1][2]
Radmanovich was drafted by the Minnesota Twins (14th round, 401 overall) in the 1993 MLB draft. He tore his left anterior cruciate ligament in 1995 but was a minor league all-star in 1996 and 1997. The Mariners selected him off waivers in March 1998. He played 25 games with the Mariners that season.[3] He got a hit in his fourth MLB game, a single off Mike Morgan, but batted 1-for-22 in his first two stints with Seattle. He later hit .298 with two home runs as a September call-up.[1]
Radmanovich then played in Triple-A through 2002 before moving on to the Mexican Baseball League in 2003. He finished his professional playing career in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, with his final season in 2009 with the Bridgeport Bluefish.[4]
Radmanovich played for the Canada national team in the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1999 Pan-Am Games.[1] He was the starting right fielder for the Canada in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. He also played for Canada in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5][6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 San Diego Padres 2001 Media Guide. pp. 206, 207.
- ↑ "The Greatest Waves at Every Number: #21". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Ryan Radmanovich Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Ryan Radmanovich Minor, Mexican, Independent & WBC Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ Team Canada Olympic baseball roster accessed July 18, 2008
- ↑ "Ryan Radmanovich Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Ryan Radmanovich". Team Canada. September 18, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Allan Hancock Bulldogs baseball players
- Baseball people from Alberta
- Baseball players at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Bridgeport Bluefish players
- Canadian expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Canadian people of Serbian descent
- Edmonton Cracker-Cats players
- Fort Myers Miracle players
- Fort Wayne Wizards players
- Hardware City Rock Cats players
- Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players
- Major League Baseball right fielders
- Major League Baseball players from Canada
- Mexican Baseball League center fielders
- Mexican Baseball League left fielders
- Nashville Sounds players
- Navegantes del Magallanes players
- Canadian expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- Olympic baseball players for Canada
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games bronze medalists in baseball
- Pepperdine Waves baseball players
- Portland Beavers players
- Salt Lake Buzz players
- Seattle Mariners players
- Somerset Patriots players
- Baseball players from Calgary
- Sultanes de Monterrey players
- Tacoma Rainiers players
- Tigres de Aragua players
- World Baseball Classic players of Canada
- 2006 World Baseball Classic players
- Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games