Ryne Nelson

Ryne Tanner Nelson (born February 2, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

Ryne Nelson
Arizona Diamondbacks
Pitcher
Born: (1998-02-02) February 2, 1998
Henderson, Nevada
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Career

Nelson attended and graduated from Basic High School in Henderson, Nevada. As a junior, he batted .412 with four home runs and 22 RBIs along with pitching to a 6-1 record with a 2.03 ERA.[1] In 2016, his senior year, he compiled a 1.91 ERA while batting .415, leading Basic to a state championship[2] and earning a spot on the Nevada All-State team.[3] Undrafted out of high school in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at the University of Oregon to play college baseball for the Oregon Ducks.

In 2017, as a freshman at Oregon, Nelson suffered an injury and pitched only ​13 1⁄3 innings in which he had a 4.72 ERA.[4] As a sophomore in 2018, he returned healthy and appeared in 16 games out of the bullpen, going 3-1 with a 3.86 ERA.[5][6] He spent that summer playing in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox with whom he was named an All-Star.[7] For the 2019 season, he was moved into the starting rotation,[8] but returned to the bullpen after suffering a heel injury.[9] He finished the year with a 3-4 record and a 4.29 ERA in 23 appearances (four starts),[10] earning him a spot on the All-Pac-12 Team.[11]

Nelson was considered one of the top prospects for the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[12] He was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second round, with the 56th overall pick,[13] and signed for $1.10 million.[14] He was assigned to the Hillsboro Hops,[15] going 0-1 with a 2.89 ERA over ​18 2⁄3 innings, striking out 26.

References
  1. "Cimarron-Memorial's Decolati named Southern Nevada player of year". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. "Three years after graduating from local high schools, Las Vegans poised to go high in MLB Draft". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  3. "Here's 2016's All-State baseball team". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  4. "Ryne Nelson adjusting to starting rotation". The 3rd Man In. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  5. "No. 3 Tech to host Oregon for a 4-game series to open season". dailytoreader.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  6. "2019 Pac-12 Conference College Baseball Preview". Baseball America. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  7. "Stars didn't come out, but Cape League All Stars did". The Register. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  8. "Amid much hype, Ryne Nelson gets his shot in the starting rotation for Oregon Ducks baseball". The Register-Guard. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  9. "Pitching has been a season-long problem for Oregon Ducks baseball". The Register-Guard. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  10. https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2019/06/oregon-pitcher-ryne-nelson-drafted-by-arizona-in-second-round-of-mlb-draft.html
  11. "Oregon's Spencer Steer, Ryne Nelson earn All-Pac-12 baseball honors". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  12. http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2019?list=draft
  13. https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/jun/03/locals-bryson-stott-ryne-nelson-selected-in-mlb-dr/
  14. https://www.mlb.com/draft/tracker
  15. https://www.milb.com/hillsboro/news/former-duck-ryne-nelson-among-three-top-2019-draftees-to-join-hops/c-308759526
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