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The life of houston astros president reid ryan son of mlb legend nolan ryan
Reid Ryan (born November 21, 1971) is an American baseball executive and former college baseball and professional baseball player and son of Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan. Ryan was a pitcher in minor league baseball, and currently serves as the CEO of Ryan-Sanders Baseball Inc., which owns the Round Rock Express and Corpus Christi Hooks. He was introduced as the president of the Houston Astros on May 17, 2013.
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- The life of houston astros president reid ryan son of mlb legend nolan ryan
- Welcome home reid ryan
- Early life
- Playing career
- Post playing career
- Personal life
- References
Welcome home reid ryan
Early life
Reid Ryan grew up in Alvin, Texas, outside of Houston, and he attended Alvin High School.
Playing career
Ryan attended the University of Texas at Austin, beginning his college baseball career with the Texas Longhorns. He transferred to Texas Christian University (TCU) finished his collegiate career for the TCU Horned Frogs. The Texas Rangers, his father's team at the time, selected Ryan in the 17th round (477th overall) of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft. He pitched for the Class A Short Season Hudson Valley Renegades in 1994, putting together a 5-5 record with a 2.89 earned run average (ERA) and 1.30 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) in 84 innings. Ryan split 1995 between the Class A Charleston RiverDogs and Class A Advanced Visalia Oaks, combining for an 0-10 record with a 9.34 ERA and 2.29 WHIP.
Post-playing career
Along with his father Nolan, his brother Reese, and former Houston Astros part-owner Don Sanders, he is the CEO and President of Ryan-Sanders Baseball, Inc., a group which owns the Round Rock Express of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League and the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Class AA Texas League. He also serves on the board of trustees for Major League Baseball.
On May 16, 2013, the Houston Astros announced the hiring of Ryan as their president, following the resignation of George Postolos.
Personal life
Ryan and his wife, Nicole, have three children. Their son has cerebral palsy.