Ryan Long | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Houston, Texas, U.S. | February 3, 1973|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 16, 1997, for the Kansas City Royals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 23, 1997, for the Kansas City Royals | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .222 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 2 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Ryan Marcus Long (born February 3,1973) is a former Major League Baseball player. Long played for the Kansas City Royals during the 1997 season. In six games Long had two hits in nine at-bats,with two RBIs. He played right field,batting and throwing right-handed. He was drafted by the Royals in the second round of the 1991 amateur draft. Although he played in only six games for the Royals,Long spent ten seasons playing at various levels in the minor leagues. While playing baseball for Dobie High School in Texas,Long and the Longhorns lost a playoff game against a team in which future New York Yankee,Andy Pettitte played. [1]
For several years Long was the hitting coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates' High-A affiliate,the Bradenton Marauders in the Florida State League. He previously served as a hitting coach for the Altoona Curve which is the Pirates High-A affiliate [2] and the Burlington Bees,the Midwest League affiliate for the Royals. [3] In 2018 and 2019,Long was the hitting coach for the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians. He was also batting coach for the Lotte Giants in KBO from 2020-2023. The Toronto Blue Jays hired Long in 2024 to be the hitting coach for the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. [4]
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