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词条 Ryan Klesko
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Professional career

  3. Off the field

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Ryan Klesko
|image=Klesko.jpg
|caption=Klesko with the San Francisco Giants in 2007
|position=Left fielder / First baseman
|bats=Left
|throws=Left
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1971|6|12}}
|birth_place=Westminster, California
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 12
|debutyear=1992
|debutteam=Atlanta Braves
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 29
|finalyear=2007
|finalteam=San Francisco Giants
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Batting average
|stat1value=.279
|stat2label=Home runs
|stat2value=278
|stat3label=Runs batted in
|stat3value=987
|teams=
  • Atlanta Braves ({{mlby|1992}}–{{mlby|1999}})
  • San Diego Padres ({{mlby|2000}}–{{mlby|2006}})
  • San Francisco Giants ({{mlby|2007}})

|highlights=
  • All-Star (2001)
  • World Series champion ({{wsy|1995}})

}}

Ryan Anthony Klesko (born June 12, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and corner outfielder who played for the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants. He attended Westminster High School in Westminster, California.

Early life

Klesko attended Westminster High School in Westminster, California and signed a letter of intent to play college baseball at Arizona State.[1]

Professional career

Klesko hit at least 21 home runs in eight of his 13 major league seasons, with a high of 34 homers in {{mlby|1996}}. His most productive season came in {{mlby|2001}}, when he hit .286 with 30 home runs and posted career highs in RBI (113), runs (105), stolen bases (23) and slugging percentage (.539), and made the National League All-Star team. In {{mlby|2002}}, Klesko hit .300 with 29 HR and 95 RBI, and collected career-highs in hits (162) and doubles (39). Defensively he shuttled around the outfield and first base.

In his career, Klesko compiled a .370 on-base percentage with a .500 slugging average, for an .870 OPS. His .525 slugging percentage as a Brave ranks fourth all-time among the team's career leaders, ahead of Eddie Mathews. His .886 OPS as a Brave ranks him fifth among Braves' all-time leaders.[2]

Klesko became the first player to hit a home run in three consecutive World Series road games when he did so against the Cleveland Indians in Games 3, 4, and 5 of the 1995 World Series. Klesko missed nearly the entire {{mlby|2006}} season due to major shoulder surgery. He returned on September 21, drawing a walk as a pinch-hitter in his first plate appearance. On December 19, 2006, Klesko signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants. Klesko announced his retirement from baseball on April 18, {{mlby|2008}}.[3]

Off the field

  • As of 2013, Klesko serves as a pre-game and post-game analyst for the Atlanta Braves on Fox Sports South and SportsSouth.
  • Klesko has been actively involved with the Padres Community Relations efforts. In 2001, he received the Chairman's Award, presented annually by the Padres Community Relations Department to the player who best exemplifies the community spirit of John Moores and his family. During his five seasons with the Padres, Klesko donated his time and money to support numerous philanthropic endeavors in the San Diego community.
  • He has served as the club's spokesperson for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, hosting Make-A-Wish children for batting practice, a pregame ceremony and a ballgame each home stand.[4] Through his Klesko's Korner program, he has regularly provided Padres tickets to children and families facing cancer for the last four years, and he has also been a leading supporter of the Padres Scholars program.
  • ESPN reporter Pedro Gomez reported on November 16, 2007, Klesko and teammate Barry Bonds were hunting together in Colorado at the time Bonds was notified he was indicted by a federal grand jury in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
  • To be honored June 19, 2014, with his induction into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in Troy, Michigan. [5]

See also

{{Commons category}}
  • List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders

References

1. ^{{cite news|title=Westminster's Klesko Will Attend Arizona St.|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1989-05-06/sports/sp-2191_1_ryan-klesko-baseball-at-arizona-state-westminster-high-school|accessdate=15 December 2017|work=Los Angeles Times|date=6 May 1989}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/leaders_bat.shtml|title=Atlanta Braves Top 10 Batting Leaders|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3353798 |title=Klesko retiring from majors after 16-year career, agent says|accessdate=2008-08-01 |work=ESPN.com |publisher= |date= }}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://southernjournalmagazine.com/feature-ryan-klesko-former-major-league-baseball-player/ |title=Feature: Ryan Klesko - Former Major League Baseball Player|accessdate=2017-06-13 |work=SouthernJournalMagazine.com |publisher= |date= }}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsheritage.org/public-news/klesko-bobick-patulski-inducted-polish-american-sports-hall-fame-bowler-liz-johnson-receive-2014-excellence-sports-award/ |title=Klesko, Bobick and Patulski to be inducted into Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame|accessdate=2017-06-13 |work=SportsHeritage.org |publisher= |date= }}

External links

{{Baseballstats| mlb=117148| espn=2795| br=k/kleskry01 | fangraphs=1041| cube=1136 |brm=klesko001rya}}{{Southern League MVP}}{{1995WorldSeriesBraves}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Klesko, Ryan}}

11 : 1971 births|Living people|People from Westminster, California|Baseball players from California|National League All-Stars|Atlanta Braves players|San Diego Padres players|San Francisco Giants players|Major League Baseball first basemen|Major League Baseball left fielders|American people of Polish descent

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