Ryan Sadowski
{{short description|American baseball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Ryan Sadowski
|image=
|position=Starting pitcher
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1982|10|4}}
|birth_place=Miami, Florida, U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=June 28
|debutyear=2009
|debutteam=San Francisco Giants
|debut2league = KBO
|debut2date=
|debut2year=2010
|debut2team=Lotte Giants
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=July 31
|finalyear=2009
|finalteam=San Francisco Giants
|final2league = KBO
|final2date=
|final2year=2012
|final2team=Lotte Giants
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Win–loss record
|stat1value=2–4
|stat2label=Earned run average
|stat2value=4.45
|stat3label=Strikeouts
|stat3value=17
|stat2league = KBO
|stat21label=Win–loss record
|stat21value=29–24
|stat22label=Earned run average
|stat22value=4.03
|stat23label=Strikeouts
|stat23value=297
|teams=
Player
- San Francisco Giants ({{mlby|2009}})
- Lotte Giants ({{Baseball year|2010}}–{{Baseball year|2012}})
Coach
- Lotte Giants ({{baseball year|2015}}–current) (International Scout)
}}
Ryan Keith Sadowski (born October 4, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and in Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) for the Lotte Giants. He is currently the Director of International Scouting for the Lotte Giants.
Early life
Sadowski is the son of Elaine and Arnold Sadowski, and is Jewish.{{cite journal |title=Big League Jews|journal=Jewish Sports Review |date=January–February 2020 |volume=12 |issue=137 |page=20}}{{cite web|first=Andy |last=Altman-Ohr |url=http://www.jweekly.com/blog/full/57908/jewish-ballplayers-2010-bay-area-version/ |title=Jewish ballplayers: 2010 Bay Area Version |publisher=Jweekly.com |date=April 29, 2010 |access-date=April 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092012/https://jweekly.com/blog/full/57908/jewish-ballplayers-2010-bay-area-version/ |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/the_great_rabbino/item/israels_2013_wbc_projected_team_39110616 |title=Israel's 2013 WBC Projected Team |publisher=Jewish Journal |date=June 17, 2011 |access-date=April 4, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2009-07-08/sports/0907070464_1_marlins-giants-ryan-sadowski |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407065451/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2009-07-08/sports/0907070464_1_marlins-giants-ryan-sadowski |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |title=A Sterling Start |publisher=sun-sentinel.com |date=July 8, 2009 |access-date=April 4, 2014}} He was born in Miami, Florida.{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=455961#gameType=%27R%27 |title=Ryan Sadowski Stats, Video Highlights, Photos, Bio |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |date=March 27, 2014 |access-date=April 4, 2014}}
Baseball career
He attended Western High School in Davie, Florida, graduating in 2000. He pitched a 2-hitter against Columbus H.S. (the top ranked team in the nation), and Baseball America ranked him the country's # 34 high school prospect.{{cite web|url=http://www.gatorzone.com/baseball/bios.php?year=2003&bio=sadowski.html |title=Gator Baseball Roster/Bios |publisher=GatorZone.com |date=June 6, 2012 |access-date=April 4, 2014}} He then attended the University of Florida, where he pitched for the Florida Gators.{{cite web|url=http://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=337924 |title=Ryan Sadowski Baseball Profile |publisher=Perfectgame.org |date= |access-date=April 4, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/statistics/players/cards/47297 |title=Stats: Ryan Sadowski |publisher=BaseballAmerica.com |date= |access-date=April 4, 2014}} He was selected by the Giants in the 13th round (397 overall) of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft.{{Citation |title=Former Gator Ryan Sadowski Wins MLB Debut |url=http://www.wctv.tv/sports/headlines/49432767.html |publisher=WCTV |date=June 29, 2009 |access-date=June 30, 2009}}
Sadowski made his MLB debut with a win over the Milwaukee Brewers on June 28, 2009, replacing Jonathan Sánchez in the Giants' starting rotation.{{Citation |last=Fly |first=Colin |title=Sadowski sparkles for Giants in debut |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/28/AR2009062801671.html |work=Washington Post |date=June 28, 2009 |access-date=June 28, 2009}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Citation |last=Schulman |first=Henry |title=Long, slow arrival of Ryan Sadowski |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/28/SPFE18F16Q.DTL |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=June 28, 2009 |access-date=June 28, 2009}} He pitched 13 shutout innings in winning his first two starts.{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130220&content_id=41818708&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |title=After surprise 2009 run, Ryan Sadowski back with Giants |work=mlb.com |date=February 20, 2013 |access-date=November 8, 2013}}
After signing a minor league deal with the Houston Astros in December 2009, Sadowski signed with the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Association (KBO), Korea's highest league.{{Citation |last=Dubberke |first=Tom |title=Former Giants Twirlers Find New Homes |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/315249-former-giants-twirlers-find-new-homes |work=Bleacher Report |date=December 28, 2009 |access-date=January 6, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/wbc-ryan-sadowski-scouting-helps-netherlands-upset-korea-030213 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130306050608/http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/wbc-ryan-sadowski-scouting-helps-netherlands-upset-korea-030213 |archive-date=March 6, 2013 |title=Ryan Sadowski's scouting helps Netherlands upset Korea in WBC |work=foxsports.com |date=March 5, 2013 |access-date=September 6, 2015}} He played for the team for three years.
On December 10, 2012, Sadowski signed a minor league contract to return to the San Francisco Giants organization for the 2013 season. He was invited to the Giants spring training camp in March 2014. On March 5, 2014, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed him to a minor league deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.kffl.com/gnews.php?id=894815-dodgers-ryan-sadowski-signs |title=Dodgers | Ryan Sadowski signs |publisher=Kffl.com |date= |access-date=April 4, 2014}}
After a lengthy attempt to rehab an injury, Sadowski decided to retire. He has since focused on scouting for the KBO and also has been working on assisting U.S. players with the transition to playing in Korea.{{cite web|url=http://globalsportingintegration.com/ryan-sadowski-bridge-from-us-to-asia/|title=Ryan Sadowski: The bridge from the US to Asia|date=September 22, 2014}}
See also
{{Portal|Baseball|Biography}}
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
{{Baseballstats |mlb=455961 |br=s/sadowry01 |espn=30364 |brm=sadows001rya}}
- [http://eng.koreabaseball.com/teams/playerinfopitcher/summary.aspx?pcode=60594 Career statistics and player information] from Korea Baseball Organization
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