Rylan Thomas Bannon (born April 22, 1996) is an American

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in the Houston Astros organization of

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(MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the

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and

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Amateur career

Bannon graduated from

Joliet Catholic Academy Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet Catholic or JCA) is a coed Catholic high school in Joliet, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet. One of the oldest Catholic high schools in the Chicago area, Joliet Catholic is perhaps bes ...

and played

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Xavier University Xavier University ( ) is a private Jesuit university in Cincinnati and Evanston (Cincinnati), Ohio. It is the sixth-oldest Catholic and fourth-oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Xavier has an undergraduate enrollment of 4,860 stud ...

. In 2017, he was the Big East Conference Baseball Player of the Year. During the summer of 2016 he played for the

Savannah Bananas The Savannah Bananas are an exhibition baseball team based in Savannah, Georgia. The team was founded in 2016 and has played at Grayson Stadium since its inaugural season. Until 2022, the Bananas competed as a collegiate summer baseball team ...

of the

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Professional career

Los Angeles Dodgers

Bannon was drafted by the

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in the eighth round of the

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. He signed and made his professional debut with the

Ogden Raptors The Ogden Raptors are an independent baseball team of the Pioneer League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB) but is an MLB Partner League. They are located in Ogden, Utah and play their home games at Lindquist Field. Pitcher ...

, batting .336/.425/.591 with ten home runs and 30 RBIs in 40 games. He began 2018 with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, where he hit .296 in 89 games with 20 homers and 61 RBIs and was eventually honored with the California League Most Valuable Player Award.

Baltimore Orioles

On July 18, 2018, Bannon was traded to the

along with Breyvic Valera, Dean Kremer, Yusniel Díaz, and Zach Pop in exchange for Manny Machado. He was assigned to the Bowie Baysox and finished the season there, batting .204 with two home runs and 11 RBIs in 32 games. He split the 2019 season between Bowie and the

Norfolk Tides The Norfolk Tides are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. They are located in Norfolk, Virginia, and are named in nautical reference to the city's location on the Chesapea ...

, hitting a combined .266 with 11 home runs and 59 RBI. He was selected to play in the

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for the

Surprise Saguaros The Surprise Saguaros are a baseball team that plays in the West Division of the Arizona Fall League. They play their home games in Surprise, Arizona, at Surprise Stadium. The ballpark is also the spring training facility of the Kansas City Royals ...

following the 2019 season. Bannon did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. On November 20, 2020, Bannon was added to the 40-man roster. Bannon spent the majority of the 2021 season in Triple-A Norfolk, but struggled to a .177/.297/.370 batting line with 15 home runs, 36 RBI, and 9 stolen bases. On May 12, 2022, Bannon was recalled from Norfolk and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. Bannon made his MLB debut the same day against the

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, and recorded his first hit in his first at-bat off of Steven Matz. It was one of two hits he had for the Orioles, in 14 at-bats over four games.

Atlanta Braves

On August 8, 2022, Bannon was claimed off waivers by the Dodgers, However they designated for assignment just four days later without him appearing in any games in the Dodgers system. On August 16, 2022, Bannon was claimed off waivers by the

. He was designated for assignment on November 11.

Houston Astros

On November 18, 2022, Bannon was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs. However on December 2, he was claimed off waivers again, this time by the Houston Astros. Bannon was optioned to the Triple-A

Sugar Land Space Cowboys The Sugar Land Space Cowboys are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros Major League Baseball club. They are located in Sugar Land, Texas, part of the Greater Houston ...

to begin the 2023 season. On April 18, 2023, Bannon was recalled by the Astros after OF

Chas McCormick Chas Kane McCormick (born April 19, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). McCormick attended Millersville University of Pennsylvania and played college baseball for the Mara ...

was placed the 10-day injured list. In 2 games with the Astros, Bannon went 0-6 with 3 strikeouts. On May 8, 2023, Bannon was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land after McCormick was activated from the injured list.

References

External links

Xavier Musketeers bio
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