Ryan Jorgensen

American baseball player

Baseball player

Ryan Jorgensen

Catcher
Born: (1979-05-04) May 4, 1979 (age 45)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut
August 8, 2005, for the Florida Marlins
Last MLB appearance
September 19, 2008, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
Batting average| .150
Home runs| 2
Runs batted in| 6
Teams

* Florida Marlins (2005)
* Cincinnati Reds (2007)
* Minnesota Twins (2008)

Ryan Wayne Jorgensen (born May 4, 1979) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. He attended Kingwood High School and Louisiana State University.

Jorgensen was originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the Major League Baseball Draft two times, but did not sign either time. In 1997, he was drafted in the 29th round (894th overall) and in 1998, he was drafted in the 24th round (732nd overall).[1][2] In 2000, he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the seventh round (193rd overall), and this time he did sign a contract.[3]

On March 27, 2002, Jorgensen was traded to the Florida Marlins along with pitchers Julián Tavárez, José Cueto, and Dontrelle Willis for pitchers Antonio Alfonseca and Matt Clement.[4] He would spend the next four years in the Marlins organization. Jorgensen made his major league debut on August 8, 2005 against the Colorado Rockies, and played in both games of a doubleheader.[5] He made his first major league start in the second game and went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.[6] He would appear in four games and had just four hitless at-bats for the Marlins in 2005.[7]

Jorgensen was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for second baseman Carlos Piste on March 28, 2006.[8] He played for the Louisville Bats, the Reds' Triple-A affiliate, for the entire 2006 season, batting .213 with eight home runs and 30 RBI in 74 games.[9] In 2007, Jorgensen began the season for the Bats again. When David Ross went down with an injury, Jorgensen had his contract purchased by the big league club on August 14, 2007.[10] On August 15, 2007, in a start for the Reds, Jorgensen recorded his first big league hit, a home run, in his first at-bat for the Reds off Chicago Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly.[11] Despite only appearing in four games with the Reds, he hit two home runs and drove in six runs while batting .200 (3-for-15).[7]

On September 7, 2007, Jorgensen was suspended for 50 games for a violation of MLB's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.[12] On October 19, 2007, Jorgensen was outrighted to the minor leagues. He refused the assignment and became a free agent. On December 13, 2007, Jorgensen was one of many MLB players named in the Mitchell Report.[13]

Jorgensen signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins for the 2008 season and was assigned to Triple-A Rochester, where he began play at the conclusion of his suspension.[7] He was called up to the majors after the September 1 roster expansions.[14] Jorgensen appeared in two games with the Twins as a defensive replacement, going 0-for-1.[7]

On November 19, 2008, Jorgensen signed with the Cincinnati Reds.[7] However, he announced his retirement before the start of spring training.[15]

## References

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1. ^ "29th Round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
2. ^ "24th Round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
3. ^ "7th Round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
4. ^ "Cubs get Alfonseca in six-player deal with Marlins". ESPN. March 27, 2002. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
5. ^ "Mohr had struck out in first two at-bats". ESPN. Associated Press. August 8, 2005. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
6. ^ "Florida Marlins vs Colorado Rockies Box Score: August 8, 2005". Baseball-Reference.com. August 8, 2005. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
7. ^ a b c d e "Ryan Jorgensen Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
8. ^ "Nationals demote Church to Triple-A". The Gainesville Sun. Associated Press. March 28, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
9. ^ "Ryan Jorgensen Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
10. ^ Sheldon, Mark (August 14, 2007). "Ross placed on 15-day disabled list". Cincinnati Reds. MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
11. ^ Sheldon, Mark (August 16, 2007). "Hamilton's blast wins it for Reds". Cincinnati Reds. MLB.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
12. ^ Sheldon, Mark (September 7, 2007). "Notes: Jorgensen suspended". Cincinnati Reds. MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
13. ^ Mycoskie, Chris (December 13, 2007). "Pettitte, Jorgensen Named in Mitchell Report". WGMB-TV. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved December 18, 2007.
14. ^ Gleeman, Aaron (September 4, 2008). "Meet the September call-ups". MinnPost. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
15. ^ "Transactions". Cincinnati Reds. MLB.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

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25 Brad Hawpe
27 Trey Hodges (College World Series MOP)
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39 Ryan Jorgensen
40 Jason Scobie
42 Shane Youman

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