Ryan Delbert Snare (born February 8, 1979) is an American former

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the Texas Rangers.

Career

He appeared in 1 game in for the Texas Rangers. He pitched 3 innings of

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and gave up 4

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s. In , pitching for the

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, Snare went 10-1 with a 3.14

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and was drafted by the

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in the 2nd round of the

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. On July 11, , he was traded to the

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along with

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and

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for

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. Exactly one year later, he was traded to the Texas Rangers as part of a package for veteran closer

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. In 2004 with the Triple-A

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, Snare went 11-6 with a 4.72 ERA and made his major league debut with the Rangers. On July 20, , he was released by the Rangers and signed with the

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on July 26. A

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at the end of the year, he signed with the

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for the season. He made 7 starts for Double-A Wichita before being released on May 13.

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