Ryan Court
Ryan Court | |
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Free agent | |
Infielder | |
Born: Elgin, Illinois | May 28, 1988|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 26, 2019, for the Seattle Mariners | |
MLB statistics (through 2019 season) | |
Batting average | .208 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 5 |
Teams | |
Ryan A. Court (born May 28, 1988) is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners.
Career[]
Arizona Diamondbacks[]
Court attended Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville, Illinois.[1] He attended Illinois State University and played college baseball for the Redbirds.[2] He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 23rd round of the 2011 MLB draft.[3]
Court played in the Diamondbacks organization from 2011 through 2014.[4] During his time with them, he played for the Missoula Osprey, South Bend Silver Hawks, Visalia Rawhide, and Mobile BayBears.[4] Court was released by Arizona on March 30, 2015.
Sioux City Explorers[]
He played for the Sioux City Explorers of the independent American Association for the 2015 season.[3]
Boston Red Sox[]
Court signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox on May 2, 2016.[3] He played for the Portland Sea Dogs and the Pawtucket Red Sox during the 2016 season. Court spent the 2017 season with Pawtucket.
Chicago Cubs[]
Court elected free agency after the 2017 season, and signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs.[4] He played for the Iowa Cubs in 2018.[5] Court was released by the Cubs on March 23, 2019.[4]
Sugar Land Skeeters[]
He signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League.[6]
Seattle Mariners[]
On May 7, the Seattle Mariners purchased his contract from Sugar Land and assigned him to the Tacoma Rainiers.[5]
On July 26, 2019, the Mariners selected Court's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[7] He made his major league debut later that day pinch hitting in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Detroit Tigers.[8] On August 9th Court hit his first home run against the Tampa Bay Rays in the 9th inning. Court was designated for assignment on September 10.[9] He was outrighted to Tacoma on September 11.[10] He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[11]
Oakland Athletics[]
On January 28, 2020, Court signed a minor league deal with the Oakland Athletics. He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.
References[]
- ^ Bruce Miles (March 29, 2018). "Cubs send Dundee-Crown grad Ryan Court to Iowa after impressive spring". Northwest Herald. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ Randy Reinhardt (July 26, 2016). "Former ISU standout Court back in business with Red Sox". The Pantagraph. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ a b c Sioux City Explorers (April 30, 2016). "Sioux City's Court to join Red Sox organization". americanassociationbaseball.com. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Ryan Court Player Page". MLB.com. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ a b Joshua Horton (June 28, 2019). "Journeyman seeking call to big leagues with Mariners". The Daily Herald. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ Sugar Land Skeeters (May 7, 2019). "Infielders Ryan Court and Will Maddox Have Contracts Purchased". sugarlandskeeters.com. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ Sean Hammond (July 26, 2019). "Baseball: Seattle Mariners call up Dundee-Crown grad Ryan Court". Northwest Herald. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ Jul 27, A. P.; ET, 2019 at 2:44a (July 27, 2019). "Murphy, Smith rally Mariners to 3-2 win over Tigers". FOX Sports. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ MarinersPR (September 10, 2019). "Mariners Select Justin Dunn, Kyle Lewis, Donnie Walton and Art Warren from AA Arkansas". MLB.com. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ RotoWire Staff (September 11, 2019). "Mariners' Ryan Court: Outrighted to Triple-A". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Illinois State Redbirds bio
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Elgin, Illinois
- Baseball players from Illinois
- Major League Baseball infielders
- Seattle Mariners players
- Illinois State Redbirds baseball players
- Missoula Osprey players
- South Bend Silver Hawks players
- Visalia Rawhide players
- Mobile BayBears players
- Sioux City Explorers players
- Portland Sea Dogs players
- Pawtucket Red Sox players
- Iowa Cubs players
- Sugar Land Skeeters players
- Everett AquaSox players
- Tacoma Rainiers players
- Leones del Escogido players
- American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic