Ryan Donald Feltner (born September 2, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.
Amateur career
Feltner attended Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. As a senior in 2015, he was the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year for Ohio and was The Plain Dealer Baseball Pitcher of the Year.[1][2] Feltner was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 25th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at Ohio State University.[3] In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and returned to the league in 2017 with the Bourne Braves, where he was named a league all-star.[4][5] After his junior year at Ohio State, he was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the fourth round of the 2018 MLB draft.[6]
Professional career
Feltner made his professional debut with the Grand Junction Rockies and pitched 2019 with the Asheville Tourists.[7] He did not play in a game in 2020 since the due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Feltner started 2021 with the Spokane Indians before being promoted to the Hartford Yard Goats.
On September 5, 2021, Feltner was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[9] That day, he made his MLB debut, taking the loss after allowing 6 earned runs, including a game-winning solo home run by Ozzie Albies off Feltner's first major league pitch, in 2.2 innings of work in a 9–2 loss to the Atlanta Braves.[10]
On May 13, 2023, in a start against the Philadelphia Phillies, Feltner was hit in the head by a 92.7-mph line drive off the bat of Nick Castellanos. The incident resulted in Feltner suffering a skull fracture and concussion.[11] He was placed on the 60-day injured list on May 29.[12] Feltner was activated from the injured list on September 19.[13]
References
- ^ "Walsh Jesuit's Feltner named Gatorade Ohio Baseball Player of the Year". May 28, 2015.
- ^ "Walsh Jesuit's Ryan Feltner wins cleveland.com Baseball Pitcher of the Year 2015 (video)". cleveland.com. July 20, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "Walsh Jesuit right-handed pitcher Ryan Feltner drafted by Toronto Blue Jays, must decide between pros and Ohio State". June 10, 2015.
- ^ "Ryan Feltner". pointstreak.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Ryan Feltner - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Hudson native hopes second chance leads to big-league dream".
- ^ "Ryan Feltner Shows off Velocity Gains".
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Rockies Place Austin Gomber, Connor Joe on 10-Day Injured List".
- ^ "Atlanta Braves at Colorado Rockies Box Score, September 5, 2021".
- ^ "Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner suffers skull fracture and concussion after being hit by 92.7-mph line drive". amp.cnn.com. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "Rockies' Ryan Feltner: Shifts to 60-day injured list". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "Rockies' Ryan Feltner: Activated for start Tuesday". cbssports.com. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet