Ryan Cook (baseball)

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Ryan Cook

Oakland Athletics – No. 48
Pitcher
Born: (1987-06-30) June 30, 1987 Clovis, California
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 20, 2011 for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Career statistics (through 2013 season)
Win-loss record	12–7
Earned run average	2.55
Strikeouts	154
Saves	16
Teams
Arizona Diamondbacks (2011) Oakland Athletics (2012–present)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (2012)

Ryan William Cook (born June 30, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.

Cook attended Clovis High School^[1] and the University of Southern California, where he played college baseball for the USC Trojans baseball team. He was drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 27th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.

He was called up to the majors for the first time on July 20, 2011.^[2]

On December 9, 2011, Cook, along with Jarrod Parker and Collin Cowgill, was traded to the Oakland Athletics for Trevor Cahill and Craig Breslow.^[3]

On April 27, 2012, against the Baltimore Orioles, Cook became the 61st player in MLB history to record four strikeouts in one inning.

Cook throws four pitches. His main offering and best pitch is a hard four-seam fastball at 94–97 mph. He also features a sweeping slider (84–86), hard splitter (88–91),^[4] and two-seam fastball (94–97). Right-handed hitters see almost exclusively four-seamers and sliders, while lefties see a mix of all four of his pitches.^[5]

He was the Athletics' representative at the 2012 All-Star Game where he pitched a perfect seventh inning.^[6]

References

↑ Matthews, Alan. 2005. High Heat: West Coast Parity Makes For Close Contests. Baseball America (March 24, 2005).
↑ Arizona Diamondbacks call up 2 pitchers from minor leagues
↑ Gilbert, Steve (December 9, 2011). "D-backs pick up Cahill, Breslow from A's". MLB.com. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
↑ Stiglitch, Joe (March 14, 2012). "Oakland A's notebook: Ryan Cook making strong impression with new team". Times-Standard. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
↑ "PITCHf/x Player Card: Ryan Cook". BrooksBaseball.net. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
↑ "A's Ryan Cook pitches a perfect 7th" by John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle. Accessed July 11, 2012.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

v t e Oakland Athletics current roster

Active roster	1 Nick Punto 3 Craig Gentry 4 Coco Crisp 5 John Jaso 7 Nate Freiman 8 Jed Lowrie 10 Daric Barton 11 Jarrod Parker 12 Andy Parrino 13 Drew Pomeranz 16 Josh Reddick 18 Alberto Callaspo 20 Josh Donaldson 21 Stephen Vogt 23 Michael Taylor 25 Josh Lindblom 26 Scott Kazmir 28 Eric Sogard 32 Shane Peterson 33 Fernando Rodriguez 35 Chris Gimenez 36 Derek Norris 37 Brandon Moss 39 Eric O'Flaherty 44 Luke Gregerson 45 Jim Johnson 48 Ryan Cook 52 Yoenis Céspedes 54 Sonny Gray 56 Fernando Abad 57 Tommy Milone 58 Evan Scribner 60 Jesse Chavez 61 Dan Otero 62 Sean Doolittle 64 A. J. Griffin 66 Michael Ynoa 67 Dan Straily 68 Arnold Leon 70 Raúl Alcántara

Coaching staff	Manager 6 Bob Melvin Bench 14 Chip Hale First base 46 Tye Waller Third base 2 Mike Gallego Hitting 30 Chili Davis Pitching 41 Curt Young Bullpen 51 Darren Bush Coach 59 Ariel Prieto Special assistant – Chris Pittaro

Persondata
Name	Cook, Ryan
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	June 30, 1987
Place of birth	Clovis, California
Date of death
Place of death

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