Ryan Prager
{{Short description|American college baseball player (born 2002)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name = Ryan Prager
|team = Texas A&M Aggies
|number = 18
|position = Pitcher
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|10|26}}
|birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.
|bats = Left
|throws = Left
}}
Ryan Prager (born October 26, 2002) is an American college baseball pitcher for the Texas A&M Aggies.
Career
Prager attended Hillcrest High School in Dallas, Texas.{{Cite web |last=Hoyt |first=Joseph |date=2021-04-29 |title=In front of MLB scouts, Hillcrest LHP Ryan Prager is having one of the Dallas-area’s most dominant seasons |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/baseball/2021/04/29/texas-am-signee-ryan-prager-has-gotten-mlbs-attention-and-a-draft-selection-could-mean-history-for-hillcrest/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Dallas News |language=en}} As a senior in 2021, he pitched 63 innings and posted a 0.44 ERA with 136 strikeouts.{{Cite web |last=McFarland |first=Shawn |date=2024-07-11 |title=10 Dallas-area baseball players to watch in 2024 MLB draft |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/baseball/2024/07/11/10-dallas-area-baseball-players-to-watch-in-2024-mlb-draft/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Dallas News |language=en}} He was not selected in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft, and enrolled at Texas A&M University to play college baseball.
As a freshman at Texas A&M in 2022, Prager started 16 games and went 1-4 with a 5.16 ERA and 53 strikeouts.{{Cite web |last=Karels |first=Carter |date=2024-06-17 |title=Texas A&M pitcher Ryan Prager ready to validate what led him to his College World Series start vs. Kentucky |url=https://247sports.com/college/texas-am/longformarticle/texas-a-m-aggies-baseball-pitcher-ryan-prager-ready-to-validate-what-led-him-to-his-college-world-series-start-vs-kentucky-232953580/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=247Sports |language=en}} After the season, he underwent Tommy John surgery, forcing him to miss the entirety of the 2023 season.{{Cite web |last=Zwerneman |first=Brent |date=2024-06-20 |title=Texas A&M leans on lefty Ryan Prager in reaching first CWS championship series |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/ryan-prager-texas-aggies-college-world-series-19523324.php |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Houston Chronicle}} Prager returned to play for the Aggies in 2024, starting 19 games and going 9-1 with a 2.95 ERA and 124 strikeouts over {{fraction|97|2|3}} innings. He was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the third round of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.{{Cite web |last=Fletcher |first=Jeff |date=2024-07-15 |title=MLB draft: Angels add Texas A&M’s Ryan Prager, load up on pitching on Day 2 |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2024/07/15/mlb-draft-angels-add-texas-ams-ryan-prager-load-up-on-pitching-on-day-2/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Orange County Register |language=en-US}} However, he did not sign, and instead chose to enroll at Texas A&M for another season.{{Cite web |last=Collazo |first=Carlos |date=2024-07-24 |title=Ryan Prager, Angels' Third-Round Pick, Intends To Return To Texas A&M |url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/ryan-prager-announces-intention-to-return-to-texas-am/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Baseball America |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Blum |first=Sam |date=2025-03-31 |title=Angels fail to sign third-round pick, raising questions about pre-draft due diligence |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5661952/2024/07/27/angels-ryan-prager-mlb-draft-unsigned/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} Prager made 15 starts for Texas A&M in 2025 and went 4-4 with a 4.21 ERA and 73 strikeouts over {{fraction|83|1|3}} innings.https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/aggies/2025/06/19/texas-a-m-baseball-mlb-draft-among-questions-facing-aggies-offseason/84272713007/
References
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External links
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- [https://12thman.com/sports/baseball/roster/ryan-prager/14078 Texas A&M Aggies bio]
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Category:Texas A&M Aggies baseball players