Ryan Wheeler
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| Ryan Wheeler | |||
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| Free agent | |||
| Third baseman | |||
| Born: July 10, 1988 Torrance, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 20, 2012, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2014 season) |
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| Batting average | .233 | ||
| Home runs | 3 | ||
| Runs batted in | 30 | ||
| Teams | |||
Ryan Gerard Wheeler (born July 10, 1988) is an American professional baseball third baseman. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies.
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Career
Wheeler attended Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Wheeler in the fifth round of the 2009 MLB Draft. MLB.com rated Wheeler the 18th best prospect in the Diamondbacks' organization heading into the 2012 season.[1] Wheeler was named the PCL's Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending April 29.[2]
On July 20, 2012, he was called up for the first time by the Diamondbacks.[3]
Colorado Rockies
Wheeler was traded to the Colorado Rockies on November 20, 2012 in exchange for Matt Reynolds.[4] He was designated for assignment by the Rockies on July 31, 2014.[5]
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Wheeler was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on August 2, 2014.[6] The Angels designated him for assignment on September 8.[7] He was released on May 9, 2015.[8]
Minnesota Twins
Wheeler signed a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins on May 15, 2015. He was released on July 1, 2015.
Personal
His brother, Jason Wheeler, currently pitches in the Minnesota Twins organization.
References
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- ↑ http://www.ocregister.com/angels/angels-634114-game-one.html
- ↑ http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/05/minor-moves-nieves-varvaro-hassan-wheeler-bellatti.html
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Ryan Wheeler on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Baseball players from California
- Sportspeople from Torrance, California
- Arizona Diamondbacks players
- Colorado Rockies players
- Loyola Marymount Lions baseball players
- Yakima Bears players
- South Bend Silver Hawks players
- Visalia Rawhide players
- Mobile BayBears players
- Reno Aces players
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
- Salt River Rafters players
- Salt Lake Bees players
