Ryan Merritt
| Ryan Merritt | |||
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| Cleveland Indians – No. 54 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: February 21, 1992 Celina, Texas | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 30, 2016, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | |||
| Win–loss record | 1–0 | ||
| Earned run average | 1.64 | ||
| Strikeouts | 6 | ||
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Ryan Adam Merritt (born February 21, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Merritt was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 16th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft out of McLennan Community College.[1][2] The Indians added him to their 40-man roster on November 20, 2014.[3] Merritt started Game 5 of the 2016 American League Championship Series, just his second major league start; he pitched 4 1/3 shutout innings against Toronto, giving up two hits and striking out three. Merritt is one of only two pitchers in MLB history to have started just one game in the regular season before pitching in the postseason.
Merritt was raised in Celina, Texas and is a graduate of Celina High School where he lettered in baseball and football.
References
- ↑ "The skinny on lefty Ryan Merritt is Major League command: Cleveland Indians Advanced-A Insider". cleveland.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Consistency has been best weapon of Mudcats' lefty Ryan Merritt". newsobserver.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ Fox Sports. "Indians fill out 40-man roster". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)