Dusty Mitchell Ryan (born September 2, 1984) is an American former

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player. A

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, Ryan played in

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for the Detroit Tigers. Ryan's first major league hit was a

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. He is 6'4" tall and weighs 220 pounds. On December 21, 2009, Ryan was traded from the Detroit Tigers to the

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for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Ryan was called up to the Padres on May 31, . On November 6, 2010 Ryan signed a minor league deal with the

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with an invitation to Major League spring training. In May 2012, Ryan was working as a laborer for facilities management at the

University of California, Merced The University of California, Merced (UC Merced) is a public land-grant research university and Hispanic-serving institution located in Merced, California, and is the tenth and newest of the University of California (UC) campuses. Establish ...

campus. Dusty works as a heavy equipment operator for Merced Irrigation District.

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1984 births Living people Baseball players from California Major League Baseball catchers Oneonta Tigers players West Michigan Whitecaps players Gulf Coast Tigers players Lakeland Tigers players Erie SeaWolves players Toledo Mud Hens players Detroit Tigers players Merced Blue Devils baseball players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Binghamton Mets players People from Merced, California {{US-baseball-catcher-1980s-stub