Ryan Lyle Kohlmeier (born June 25, 1977 in Salina, Kansas) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Baltimore Orioles in 2000 and 2001.

Career

He was originally drafted by the

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in the 34th round of the 1995 amateur draft, but did not sign. Kohlmeier was then drafted by the Orioles in the 14th round of the

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and signed with the team on August 16. He was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox on November 19, 2001. He played in the White Sox' minor league system from 2002 to 2004 and announced his retirement from baseball on August 12, 2004.

Personal life

Kohlmeier graduated from

Emporia State University Emporia State University (Emporia State or ESU) is a public university in Emporia, Kansas, United States. Established in March 1863 as the Kansas State Normal School, Emporia State is the third-oldest public university in the state of Kansas. Em ...

with degrees in biochemistry and molecular biology and the

University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Dentistry The School of Dentistry is a dental school at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The School of Dentistry is located on Hospital Hill in Kansas City, close to the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine, Truman Medical Center ...

. , Kohlmeier was a practicing Baptist and dentist in

Emporia, Kansas Emporia is a city in and the county seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 24,139. Emporia lies between Topeka and Wichita at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 with Interstates 335 ...

with a wife and three children.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kohlmeier, Ryan 1977 births Living people American dentists Baltimore Orioles players Baptists from Kansas Baseball players from Kansas Bowie Baysox players Butler Grizzlies baseball players Charlotte Knights players Delmarva Shorebirds players Frederick Keys players Major League Baseball pitchers Rochester Red Wings players Sportspeople from Salina, Kansas University of Missouri–Kansas City alumni