Cody Ransom
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| New York Yankees — No. 60 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: February 17, 1976 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| September 5, 2001 for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through September 8, 2007) |
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| AVG | .230 |
| HR | 2 |
| RBI | 13 |
| Teams | |
Bryan Cody Ransom (born February 17, 1976 in Mesa, Arizona) is a Major League Baseball shortstop in the New York Yankees organization.
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[edit] Early Life
Ransom attended Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona. He was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 43rd round (1202nd overall) in the 1995 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign with the Indians. He instead attended Grand Canyon University.
[edit] Professional Career
Ransom was drafted again in 1998, this time by the San Francisco Giants in the 9th round (278th overall). After signing, he spent his first professional season with the Single-A Salem-Keizer Volcanoes.
Ransom made his major league debut on September 5, 2001, against the Arizona Diamondbacks. For the next three seasons from 2002 to 2004, he played for the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies and the major league club. He was mainly used as a defensive replacement by the Giants. On August 8, 2003, he hit his first major league home run of Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Vicente Padilla.
Following the 2004 season, he was granted free agency by the Giants. He was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Cubs on January 20, 2005. On March 30, 2005, he was acquired by the Texas Rangers for cash conseridations. He played for the Triple-A Oklahoma Redhawks and played in 24 games in which he batted .261 with 5 home runs. He was released on May 25, 2005. He resigned with the Chicago Cubs two days later and played with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs for the rest of the season. He was granted free agency after the season.
Ransom signed with the Seattle Mariners on January 27, 2006, with an invite to Spring Training. He played in 19 games during Spring Training in which he batted .219 with no home runs. After being reassigned to minor league camp, he was acquired by the Houston Astros for cash conseriderations on March 30, 2006. He played for the Triple-A Round Rock Express for 2006 season. He batted just .247 with 21 home runs in 122 games.
He returned to the Round Rock Express for the 2007 season. He played for the Express until the end of the minor league season. Ransom batted .263 in 134 games and led the Express in home runs (28) and RBIs (90). He was also second on the team in hits with 131. His good performance earned him a callup on September 4, 2007.
On September 16, 2007, against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Ransom hit a home run off Paul Maholm. It was Ransom's first home run in the major leagues since 2004. Ransom signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees during the 07-08 offseason.
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[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
