Ryan Court

Ryan Court
Court with the South Bend Silver Hawks in 2014
Infielder
Born: (1988-05-28) May 28, 1988 (age 36)
Elgin, Illinois
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 26, 2019, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
September 8, 2019, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Batting average.208
Home runs1
Runs batted in5
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Teams

Ryan Arthur Court (born May 28, 1988) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for one season for the Seattle Mariners.

Career

Arizona Diamondbacks

Court attended Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville, Illinois.[1] He attended Illinois State University and played college baseball for the Redbirds.[2] He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 23rd round of the 2011 MLB draft.[3]

Court played in the Diamondbacks organization from 2011 through 2014.[4] During his time with them, he played for the Missoula Osprey, South Bend Silver Hawks, Visalia Rawhide, and Mobile BayBears.[4] Court was released by Arizona on March 30, 2015.

Sioux City Explorers

Court played for the Sioux City Explorers of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball for the 2015 season.[3]

Boston Red Sox

Court signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox on May 2, 2016.[3] He played for the Double–A Portland Sea Dogs and the Triple–A Pawtucket Red Sox during the 2016 season.

Court spent the 2017 season with Pawtucket, playing in 106 games and hitting .263/.347/.410 with 10 home runs and 44 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2017.[5]

Chicago Cubs

On December 9, 2017, Court signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs.[4] In 2018, he played in 114 games for the Triple–A Iowa Cubs, batting .262/.362/.407 with 11 home runs and 62 RBI.[6] Court was released by the Cubs organization on March 23, 2019.[4]

Sugar Land Skeeters

Following his release from the Cubs, Court signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[7]

Seattle Mariners

On May 7, 2019, the Seattle Mariners purchased his contract from Sugar Land and assigned him to the Triple–A Tacoma Rainiers.[6]

On July 26, 2019, the Mariners selected Court's contract and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time.[8] He made his major league debut later that day pinch hitting in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Detroit Tigers.[9] On August 9, Court hit his first home run against Emilio Pagan of the Tampa Bay Rays in the 9th inning. Court was designated for assignment on September 10.[10] He was removed from the 40-man roster and outrighted to Tacoma on September 11.[11] Court elected free agency following the season on November 4.[12]

Oakland Athletics

On January 28, 2020, Court signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics. Court did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] He became a free agent on November 2.[14]

References

  1. ^ Bruce Miles (March 29, 2018). "Cubs send Dundee-Crown grad Ryan Court to Iowa after impressive spring". Northwest Herald. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Randy Reinhardt (July 26, 2016). "Former ISU standout Court back in business with Red Sox". The Pantagraph. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Sioux City Explorers (April 30, 2016). "Sioux City's Court to join Red Sox organization". americanassociationbaseball.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ a b c d "Ryan Court Player Page". MLB.com. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "Minor League Free Agents 2017". baseballamerica.com. November 7, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Joshua Horton (June 28, 2019). "Journeyman seeking call to big leagues with Mariners". The Daily Herald. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  7. ^ Sugar Land Skeeters (May 7, 2019). "Infielders Ryan Court and Will Maddox Have Contracts Purchased". sugarlandskeeters.com. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  8. ^ Sean Hammond (July 26, 2019). "Baseball: Seattle Mariners call up Dundee-Crown grad Ryan Court". Northwest Herald. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  9. ^ Jul 27, A. P.; ET, 2019 at 2:44a (July 27, 2019). "Murphy, Smith rally Mariners to 3-2 win over Tigers". FOX Sports. Retrieved July 27, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ MarinersPR (September 10, 2019). "Mariners Select Justin Dunn, Kyle Lewis, Donnie Walton and Art Warren from AA Arkansas". MLB.com. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  11. ^ RotoWire Staff (September 11, 2019). "Mariners' Ryan Court: Outrighted to Triple-A". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  12. ^ Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  13. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  14. ^ "Full List of 2020-2021 MiLB Free Agents". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved September 27, 2024.