Major League Baseball Player. For four seasons (1998 to 2001), he played at the third base and first base positions with the Baltimore Orioles and Montreal Expos. Born Ryan Dale Minor, he was raised in Oklahoma where he was a standout athlete who participated in baseball and basketball during his years at Hammon High School. Along with his twin brother Damon, Ryan went on to star collegiately at the University of Oklahoma. While with the Sooners, the brothers led Oklahoma to a College World Series title in 1994. On the basketball court, Ryan achieved first-team All-Big Eight status, in addition to All-American status. In 1996, Ryan was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers during the 2nd round of the NBA Draft. He focused on a professional baseball career and made his Major League debut on September 13th, 1998, and played in 9 games that year, while producing an impressive .429 batting average. Minor made baseball history in 1998 when he replaced Cal Ripken Jr. in the Baltimore Orioles' lineup ending his consecutive game streak. In 142 career regular season games, he compiled 56 hits, with a .177 lifetime batting average. After retiring as a player, he served as a coach in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, and later was a manager with the Baltimore Orioles' organization. His brother Damon also experienced a career in Major League Baseball. Diagnosed with colon cancer in 2022, Ryan succumbed from the disease one year later.
Major League Baseball Player. For four seasons (1998 to 2001), he played at the third base and first base positions with the Baltimore Orioles and Montreal Expos. Born Ryan Dale Minor, he was raised in Oklahoma where he was a standout athlete who participated in baseball and basketball during his years at Hammon High School. Along with his twin brother Damon, Ryan went on to star collegiately at the University of Oklahoma. While with the Sooners, the brothers led Oklahoma to a College World Series title in 1994. On the basketball court, Ryan achieved first-team All-Big Eight status, in addition to All-American status. In 1996, Ryan was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers during the 2nd round of the NBA Draft. He focused on a professional baseball career and made his Major League debut on September 13th, 1998, and played in 9 games that year, while producing an impressive .429 batting average. Minor made baseball history in 1998 when he replaced Cal Ripken Jr. in the Baltimore Orioles' lineup ending his consecutive game streak. In 142 career regular season games, he compiled 56 hits, with a .177 lifetime batting average. After retiring as a player, he served as a coach in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, and later was a manager with the Baltimore Orioles' organization. His brother Damon also experienced a career in Major League Baseball. Diagnosed with colon cancer in 2022, Ryan succumbed from the disease one year later.
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