29 Facts About Ryan Langerhans

1.

Ryan David Langerhans was born on February 20,1980 and is an American former professional baseball outfielder.

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Ryan Langerhans played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Toronto Blue Jays.

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3.

Ryan Langerhans attended Round Rock High School in Round Rock, Texas.

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That season, Ryan Langerhans won 11 games as a pitcher for the State Champion Dragons.

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5.

Ryan Langerhans is one of five players who attended Round Rock High School and have played in the major leagues.

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6.

Ryan Langerhans made his professional debut in 1998 with the rookie-level GCL Braves of the Gulf Coast League.

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7.

In 1999, Ryan Langerhans was promoted to the Class-A Macon Braves of the South Atlantic League.

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8.

In 2000, Ryan Langerhans was assigned to the Class-A Advanced Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Carolina League.

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9.

Ryan Langerhans appeared in 116 games with the Pelicans and batted.

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10.

Ryan Langerhans continued playing with the Class-A Advanced Myrtle Beach Pelicans in 2001.

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11.

In 2002, Ryan Langerhans was promoted to the Double-A Greenville Braves of the Southern League.

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12.

Ryan Langerhans was called up to the Atlanta Braves from the Double-A Greenville Braves in April, 2002.

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13.

Ryan Langerhans appeared in one game that season where he had one at-bat against the Houston Astros where he did not record a hit.

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14.

Ryan Langerhans was sent back down to the minors to start the 2003 season where he batted a combined.

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15.

Ryan Langerhans is part of the group of 18 rookie players nicknamed the "Baby Braves" that Atlanta called up from its minor league system during the 2005 season.

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16.

Ryan Langerhans started 2006 as the Braves regular left fielder but a severe drop-off in his production from 2005 combined with the hot hitting of Matt Diaz resulted in a drop in Ryan Langerhans's playing time.

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17.

Ryan Langerhans played just two games for the A's, going a combined 0-for-4 with a walk and an error.

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18.

Ryan Langerhans was non-tendered at the deadline to offer arbitration on December 12,2009.

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19.

On May 9,2011, Ryan Langerhans was again designated for assignment to make room for Mike Wilson.

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20.

On July 29,2011, Ryan Langerhans was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for cash considerations.

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21.

Ryan Langerhans signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on December 23,2011.

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22.

Ryan Langerhans was recalled by the Angels on May 14,2012, when Torii Hunter was placed on the restricted list.

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23.

On December 18,2012, the Toronto Blue Jays announced that Ryan Langerhans had been signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training.

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24.

Ryan Langerhans played for the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons during the 2013 season until he was released on June 21.

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25.

Ryan Langerhans was signed to a minor league contract and assigned to the Buffalo Bisons again on August 22,2013.

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26.

In high school Ryan Langerhans improved his baseball skills and participated in cross country.

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27.

Ryan Langerhans won a Class 5A state championship with the Round Rock High School Dragons in 1997.

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28.

Dragons were coached by his father John, a former standout baseball player for the University of Texas, where Ryan Langerhans was signed to play before signing a professional contract.

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29.

Ryan Langerhans hit a tournament-record three triples in the state tournament semi-final against Corpus Christi Moody before earning the win as the pitcher in the championship game against traditional Texas powerhouse Lubbock Monterey, who was coached by Bobby Moegle, the winningest coach in United States high school baseball history.

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