Ralston Alexander Cash (born August 20, 1991) an American former

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Career

Los Angeles Dodgers

Cash attended Lakeview Academy in Georgia and was drafted by the

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in the 2nd round of the

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. He played in 2010 for the

Ogden Raptors The Ogden Raptors are an independent baseball team of the Pioneer League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB) but is an MLB Partner League. They are located in Ogden, Utah and play their home games at Lindquist Field. Pitch ...

and the

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. Major hip surgery ended his season early and caused him to miss the entire 2011 season. He returned to action with the

Great Lakes Loons The Great Lakes Loons are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. They are located in Midland, Michigan, and play their home games at Dow Diamond, which opened in April 2007. Hist ...

of the

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in 2012, where he was 1–6 with a 6.42 ERA in nine games. In 2013, also with Great Lakes, he was 4–3 with a 3.19 ERA in 16 games (eight starts). He transitioned to the bullpen in 2014 where he was in 29 games for the Loons and another six for the

Chattanooga Lookouts The Chattanooga Lookouts are a Minor League Baseball team of the Southern League and the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. They are based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and are named for nearby Lookout Mountain. The team plays its home g ...

of the Double-A Southern League. He was 3–1 with a 2.90 ERA combined. In 2015, with the new Double–A affiliate, the

Tulsa Drillers The Tulsa Drillers are a minor league baseball team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers major-league club. Stadium The Drillers play at ONEOK Field (pronounc ...

of the

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he was 2–6 with a 3.47 ERA in a career-high 49 games. After the season, he played for the

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in the

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and was named to the league's Fall Stars Game. He returned to Tulsa to start the 2016 season. He was 5–3 with a 3.00 ERA in 29 appearances for the Drillers and was then promoted to Triple-A

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, where he was 4–0 with a 2.62 ERA in 17 appearances. After the season, the Dodgers assigned Cash to the

of the

. Cash announced on his

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page, that he had been released by the Dodgers on August 14, 2017.

Seattle Mariners

On August 16, 2017, Cash signed a minor league contract with the

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. In five games for the Double–A

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, he posted a 1.93 ERA with 4 strikeouts in innings pitched. Cash elected free agency following the season on November 6.

Los Angeles Angels

On November 28, 2017, he signed a minor league contract with the

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organization. Via his Instagram, he announced that he had been released on March 27, 2018. The next day, he signed a minor league contract with the

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organization. Cash made 47 relief appearances split between the Double–A

Mobile BayBears The Mobile BayBears were a Minor League Baseball team based in Mobile, Alabama, United States. The team, which played in the Southern League, served as the Double-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres (1997–2006), Arizona Diamondbacks (2007–2 ...

and Triple–A

Salt Lake Bees The Salt Lake Bees are a Minor League Baseball (MiLB) team that plays in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and are the Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. Based in South Jordan, Utah, the team plays its home games at The Ballpark at Am ...

, accumulating a 7–4 record and 6.08 ERA with 77 strikeouts across innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on November 2, 2018.

Personal life

Cash founded the "Ralston Cash Foundation", which is a non-profit organization that buys Christmas presents for children who have lost a parent to cancer.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cash, Ralston Living people 1991 births Baseball pitchers Arizona League Dodgers players Ogden Raptors players Great Lakes Loons players Chattanooga Lookouts players Tulsa Drillers players Oklahoma City Dodgers players Glendale Desert Dogs players Arkansas Travelers players Salt Lake Bees players Mobile BayBears players