Ryan Westmoreland
Baseball Player
1990 –
Who is Ryan Westmoreland?
Ryan Michael Westmoreland is a former American professional baseball player. An outfielder, he played in minor league baseball in the Boston Red Sox organization. Westmoreland was considered one of the best prospects in baseball. However, his career was limited by a medical condition that has required two brain surgeries.
A star baseball player in high school, Westmoreland was twice named to the Rhode Island All-State team and was named the Rhode Island player of the year as a senior. The Red Sox selected Westmoreland in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft and signed him with a $2 million signing bonus. Baseball America ranked Westmoreland among the best prospects in baseball in 2010. However, he began to experience symptoms of a cavernous malformation that year, which required two surgeries and years of rehabilitation. Westmoreland announced his retirement in 2013.
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- Born
- Apr 27, 1990
Rhode Island - Education
- Portsmouth High School
- Lived in
- Newport
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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