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Brendan Wood Ryan (born March 26, 1982) is an American professional baseball infielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Ryan has also played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and Seattle Mariners. Ryan won the Fielding Bible Award in 2012. While he has typically fielded at shortstop in his professional career, Ryan has been known to play at second and third base and on a rare occasion as a first baseman. Ryan has earned a reputation as one of the finest defensive players in the league. ==Early and personal life== Ryan was born in Los Angeles on March 26, 1982, to Katie and Jim Ryan. He is the youngest of their four children. Ryan attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. His father was an infielder for Loyola Marymount University and holds the school's single season record for most hits with a wooden bat. His uncle, Willie Ryan, was a National Champion First Team All-American first baseman for the USC Trojans baseball team; his other uncle, Dr. Patrick Ryan, was a college sprinter at UCLA and Michigan State. ===College career=== In the fall of 2000, Ryan enrolled at Lewis-Clark State College, a small NAIA school in Lewiston, Idaho. In his first season, he batted .375 with 5 triples, the third most ever by a Warrior. As a sophomore shortstop, he hit .359 with 34 RBIs and hit .378 with runners on. During the 2002 season, he hit safely in 18 straight games. Beyond his solid offensive numbers, Ryan gained a reputation as a good defensive infielder. In the 2002 summer season, Brendan joined the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brendan Ryan (baseball)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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