Ryon Healy

Ryon Healy
Oakland Athletics – No. 48
Third baseman
Born: (1992-01-10) January 10, 1992
West Hills, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 15, 2016, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Batting average .305
Home runs 13
Runs batted in 37
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Ryon Cristopher Healy (born January 10, 1992) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Amateur career

Healy attended Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California.[1] He enrolled at the University of Oregon, where he played college baseball for the Oregon Ducks. As a junior, Healy set a Ducks single-season record with 56 runs batted in (RBIs), and a career record with 118 RBIs.

Professional career

Minor leagues

The Oakland Athletics selected Healy in the third round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. Healy signed with the Athletics.[2]

In 2014, Healy played for the Stockton Ports of the Class A-Advanced California League, finishing the season with a .285 batting average, 16 home runs, and 83 RBIs. While playing for the Midland RockHounds of the Class AA Texas League in 2015, Healy was named an All-Star.[3] He was also named Texas League Player of the Week twice.[4]

Healy began the 2016 season with Midland, and was promoted to the Nashville Sounds of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. He appeared in the 2016 All-Star Futures Game,[5][6] and was promoted to the major leagues on July 15.[7]

Oakland Athletics

Healy made his major league debut on July 15, 2016. He recorded his first major league hit, a 3-run home run, on July 16, 2016, in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays. On September 15, 2016, Healy hit a long home run that measured a 480 feet.

References

  1. "Mother knows best for Encino Crespi's Ryon Healy". latimes. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  2. "Oregon baseball: Ryon Healy signs with the Oakland Athletics". OregonLive.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. "ROCKHOUNDS: Healy honored to be making 1st All-Star Game appearance". MRT.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  4. "Ryon Healy, former Ducks' baseball player, named Texas League Player of the Week again". OregonLive.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  5. "A's Ryon Healy on U.S. Futures Game team". MLB.com. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  6. "Ryon Healy goes 2-for-3 in Futures Game". MLB.com. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  7. Slusser, Susan (July 15, 2016). "A's to call up infielder Ryon Healy for big-league debut". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
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