Ryan Madson played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Ryan Madson played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Ryan Madson won World Series championships with the Phillies in 2008 and the Royals in 2015.
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Ryan Madson is second all-time in postseason pitching appearances; only Mariano Rivera has pitched in more postseason games.
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Ryan Madson graduated from Valley View High School in 1998 with a 3.
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Ryan Madson earned his first playoff victory when the Phillies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the 2008 NLCS.
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Ryan Madson began the 2011 season as the Phillies' main set-up reliever.
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Ryan Madson finished the season with 32 saves, 62 strikeouts, and an ERA of 2.
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Ryan Madson began the 2013 season on the 15-day disabled list as he attempted to recover from the Tommy John surgery.
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Ryan Madson tried out with several teams in January 2014 but received no minor league deals from them, so he retired.
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Ryan Madson had become a youth baseball coach in California after his retirement, and in 2014, he received a call from Kansas City Royals executive Jim Fregosi Jr.
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In Game 6 of the 2015 ALCS against the Toronto Blue Jays, Ryan Madson surrendered a game-tying two run homer to Jose Bautista, but the Royals scored the game winning run in the bottom of the same inning to win the game and the series.
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Ryan Madson saved 30 games, and despite blowing 7 saves, he finished with a 3.
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In 2017, Ryan Madson was relieved of the closer role and was placed as the setup man.
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Ryan Madson was the winning pitcher in game 7 of the 2018 NLCS.
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