Ryan Kalish
American baseball player (born 1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ryan Michael Kalish (born March 28, 1988) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox in 2010 and 2012 and for the Chicago Cubs in 2014 and 2016.
Ryan Kalish | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: (1988-03-28) March 28, 1988 (age 36) Northridge, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
July 31, 2010, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 11, 2016, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .245 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 36 |
Teams | |
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A standout high school baseball and football player, he was drafted by the Red Sox in 2006. In the minor leagues, he was twice voted the Red Sox Minor League Base-Stealer of the Month (June 2007 & April 2009), and was also named a New York–Penn League All-Star (2007), a Red Sox Minor League Player of the Month (July 2008), and the Red Sox Minor League Offensive Player of the Year (2009).
Kalish debuted in the major leagues in 2010, and at the end of the season was voted the Red Sox Rookie of the Year.[1][2] He missed almost the entire 2011 and 2013 seasons, as a result of an injury that led to shoulder/neck surgeries. He started the 2014 season on the Opening Day roster of the Chicago Cubs, and split it between the major league team and Triple-A Iowa.[3][4]