| Ryan Bergert | |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals – No. 38 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:March 8, 2000 Canton, Ohio, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 26, 2025, for the San Diego Padres | |
| MLB statistics (through August 22,2025) | |
| Win–loss record | 1–1 |
| Earned run average | 2.79 |
| Strikeouts | 56 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Ryan Michael Bergert (born March 8,2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres.
Bergert attended GlenOak High School in Canton,Ohio,where he played baseball. As a senior in 2019,he went 4–2 with a 3.19 ERA and 66 strikeouts over 37 innings. [1] After graduating,he enrolled at West Virginia University where he played college baseball for the Mountaineers.
As a freshman at West Virginia in 2019,Bergert pitched to a 2–0 record and a 1.85 ERA over 34 innings. [2] As a sophomore in 2020,he posted a 2.92 ERA over 24+2⁄3 innings. [3] That summer, he played in the Northwoods League for the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders. [4] He did not play a game with West Virginia in 2021 after undergoing Tommy John surgery. [5]
Bergert was selected by the San Diego Padres in the sixth round (190th overall) of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. [6]
Bergert signed and made his professional debut near the end of the 2021 season with the Arizona Complex League Padres, giving up no earned runs over 11 innings. He played the 2022 season with the Fort Wayne TinCaps, starting 24 games and going 4–10 with a 5.84 ERA and 129 strikeouts over 103+1⁄3 innings. [7] He returned to Fort Wayne to open the 2023 season. [8] [9] He was promoted to the San Antonio Missions in mid-July. [10] Over 23 games (twenty starts), Bergert went 6–4 with a 2.73 ERA and 126 strikeouts over 105+2⁄3 innings. [11]
Bergert was assigned back to San Antonio to open the 2024 season. [12] In 23 starts for the Missions, he logged a 2–10 record and 4.78 ERA with 87 strikeouts across 98 innings of work. Following the season, the Padres added Bergert to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [13]
Bergert was optioned to the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas to begin the 2025 season. [14] On April 25, 2025, Bergert was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [15] Bergert got his first career win on May 5, 2025, in the Padres' win over the New York Yankees. [16]
On July 31, 2025, the Padres traded Bergert and Stephen Kolek to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for catcher Freddy Fermín. [17]
