Ryan David Glynn (born November 1, 1974) is an American former

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who played in

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for the Texas Rangers,

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, and Oakland Athletics.

College and MLB career

Glynn attended college at the

Virginia Military Institute la, Consilio et Animis (on seal) , mottoeng = "In peace a glorious asset, In war a tower of strength""By courage and wisdom" (on seal) , established = , type = Public senior military college , accreditation = SACS , endowment = $696.8 mill ...

until he was drafted in 1995 by the Texas Rangers in the fourth round. He played parts of five seasons in the majors between and for the Texas Rangers,

, and Oakland Athletics.

NPB and CPBL career

In , Glynn pitched for the

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles The , often shortened as the , are a baseball team based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It has played in Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League since the team's formation in November 2004. The team is owned by the Internet shopping ...

and had a 3.96

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. In , he signed with the

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters The are a Japanese professional Baseball in Japan, baseball team based in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaidō. They compete in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball, playing the majority of their home games at ES CON Field Hokkaido. The Figh ...

and had a 2.21 ERA. Despite having a 3.64 ERA in , Glynn received little run support and finished with a 7-14 record. On January 7, , he signed a one-year deal with the

Yokohama BayStars The are a professional baseball team in the Japanese Central League. Their home field is Yokohama Stadium, located in central Yokohama. The team has been known by several names since becoming a professional team in 1950. It adopted its curren ...

. Glynn pitched for the CPBL's Uni-President 7-Eleven lions in . The Lions won the CPBL Championship, and Glynn pitched in the

2011 Asia Series The 2011 Asia Series was the fifth time the Asia Series has been held, and the first after a two-year break. The tournament was held in Taiwan, the first time it has been held outside Japan. Though originally scheduled to commence on 11 November ...

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KBO League
1974 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada American expatriate baseball players in Japan American expatriate baseball players in South Korea American expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Baseball players from Virginia Calgary Cannons players Charleston RiverDogs players Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players Hudson Valley Renegades players Indianapolis Indians players KBO League pitchers Major League Baseball pitchers Newark Bears players Oakland Athletics players Oklahoma RedHawks players Sportspeople from Portsmouth, Virginia Charlotte Rangers players Richmond Braves players Rochester Red Wings players Sacramento River Cats players Samsung Lions players Syracuse SkyChiefs players Texas Rangers players Tiburones de La Guaira players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Tigres de Aragua players Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players Toronto Blue Jays players Tulsa Drillers players Virginia Military Institute alumni VMI Keydets baseball players Yokohama BayStars players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1970s-stub