Ryan Thomas Drese (born April 5, 1976) is an American former professional

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He is a graduate of the

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and Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California. During a 6-year major league baseball career, Drese pitched from 2001 to 2006 for the

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, Texas Rangers, and

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. He was very effective for the Rangers as a starter in , winning 14 games. In his last start of the season, he surrendered Ichiro Suzuki's 258th base hit of the year, the one which broke

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's longstanding record. In , Drese was, somewhat surprisingly, placed on waivers after a slow start. This followed shortly after a mid-game, dugout scuffle between Drese and catcher Rod Barajas (apparently sparked by Barajas being unprofessional and assaulting Drese regarding pitch selection). Drese spent most of the season on the

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. He was released by the Nationals on October 3, 2006. He signed a minor league contract with the

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on August 3, , and was assigned to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, but he was released in March . Drese signed with the Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League on April 24, 2008. On June 27, he signed a minor league deal with the

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and became a free agent at the end of the season. He re-signed with the Riversharks for the 2009 season and played with the Long Island Ducks in 2010. On February 3, 2011, Drese signed a minor league deal with the

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with an invite to spring training. He signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros on May 27, after he was released by the Orioles.Astros signed RHP Ryan Drese to a minor league contract

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Drese, Ryan 1976 births Living people Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from San Francisco Washington Nationals players 21st-century American sportsmen Cleveland Indians players Texas Rangers players Watertown Indians players Columbus RedStixx players Mahoning Valley Scrappers players Kinston Indians players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Akron Aeros players Oklahoma RedHawks players Frisco RoughRiders players Harrisburg Senators players Myrtle Beach Pelicans players Indianapolis Indians players Gulf Coast Pirates players Camden Riversharks players Long Island Ducks players Tigres de Aragua players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Águilas de Mexicali players California Golden Bears baseball players Bishop O'Dowd High School alumni

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