Michael Sean Ryan (born July 6, 1977 in

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) is an American former professional

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Career

He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins organization in 5th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft. He played for the Minnesota Twins organization from 1996 to . He played in the

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organization, for the Triple-A Richmond Braves in , but struggled and only batted .242 with six

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s. Ryan played better for the Pittsburgh Pirates's Triple-A affiliate, the Indianapolis Indians, in , with a .259 average and 16 home runs. Ryan's spring training of 2007 was great, with the Pirates organization, batting .396 with an on-base percentage of .418 and a slugging percentage of .547. Ryan scored 17 runs with 9 RBI on 21 hits. Ryan signed with the

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of the Atlantic League on March 24, . The Florida Marlins purchased his contract on July 23, 2008, after batting .282 with 15 home runs and being elected to the Atlantic League

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. On September 14, , Ryan was involved with a bizarre outfield play during a game against the

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, where Jhonny Peralta hit a fly ball to Ryan in right-center field. Ryan shaded his eyes before lowering his glove, and was hit in the side of the face by the pop-fly. The out was saved, however, because outfielder Dustan Mohr caught the ball on the rebound. He left the game with a welt above his left eye. On January 13, , Ryan signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the

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. Ryan signed a minor league contract with the

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on February 4, 2010. The contract included an invitation to spring training. He was called up from the minors on May 7, 2010. In November 2011, he signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates to be a player/coach. In January 2013, he was named the manager for the 2013

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. In January 2015, Ryan was named as the manager for the Pirates' High-A affiliate the

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. In December 2016, Ryan was named as the manager for the Pirates' AA affiliate the

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