In addition to baseball, Ryan was a talented basketball and football player during his time at Westfield (Ind.) High School…he quit basketball as a junior, but quarterbacked the football team for four years…he earned multiple football scholarship offers, including one from Ball State, but ultimately chose to pursue a baseball career…he compares his playing style to retired Pittsburgh Steeler Ben Roethlisberger because he was, in his words, “basically a fullback who could throw.”...Ryan and his wife, Lilia, were married on Nov. 13, 2021 in Puerto Vallarta…the couple loves to travel—some of their destinations include Dubai, Paris, Barcelona, Lisbon and Punta Cana…they visited London this past season and caught a match at Stamford Bridge, home of the Premier League’s Chelsea F.C. since 1877...Ryan and Lilia have fallen in love with St. Pete since moving there in 2024, becoming year-round residents…he says the city feels like he “wakes up on vacation” every day…he is a frequent visitor to several restaurants and coffee shops in Downtown St. Pete...Ryan earned the nickname “Spider-Man” from teammates in 2024 after spending nearly a month on the injured list due to a right knee infection caused by a spider bite over the All-Star break…after he earned the win on his birthday in Oakland, he was presented with a Spider-Man cake in the Rays clubhouse...While growing up in Indianapolis, he was a Reds fan because his father is from Ohio…some of his favorite players included Bronson Arroyo, Ken Griffey Jr., Brandon Phillips and Joey Votto…he was also a fan of CC Sabathia...Ryan started growing out his hair in 2020 when most barbers shut down due to the COVID pandemic and has kept the longer look ever since...If he didn’t play baseball, Ryan’s dream job would be either an NFL quarterback or ESPN analyst.
2025
Led the Rays in wins (11), innings pitched (167.2) and quality starts (14) over a team-high-tying 31 starts, all of which were career bests, in his fourth MLB season and second in Tampa Bay…started Opening Day and remained on the active roster all season…was scratched from one start due to fatigue (Sept. 10 at CWS)...Ranked 10th in the AL in opp. average (.221) and WHIP (1.16)…the former was the seventh-lowest mark in Rays history and the best since Shane McClanahan (.194) in 2022…among qualified Rays right-handers, only Jeremy Hellickson (.210, 2011), Charlie Morton (.215, 2019), James Shields (.217, 2015) and Chris Archer (.220, 2015) have recorded better opp. averages...Held lefties to a .175 (49-for-280) clip, third among qualified right-handers to CLE Gavin Williams (.163) and LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto (.174)…was the lowest mark by a righty in franchise history (min. 150AB), besting Yonny Chirinos (.189) in 2019...His 12 losses tied for third most in the AL and were the most by a Rays pitcher since Chris Archer (12) in 2017…took six losses in which he allowed three runs or fewer, tied for third most among AL starters behind TEX Patrick Corbin and DET Jack Flaherty (both seven) and the most by a Ray since Archer in 2017 (club-record-tying eight)...Yielded three runs or fewer in 23 of 31 starts and four runs or fewer in 28 of them…tied for 12th in the AL with 14 quality starts...Went 5.0 IP or more while allowing three hits or fewer 11 times, tying TEX Jacob deGrom, NYY Carlos Rodón and SEA Bryan Woo for the AL lead…was the second-highest total in franchise history behind Blake Snell (14) in 2018...His 351 whiffs were the most by a Ray since Shane McClanahan (418) in 2022 and were 13th most by a Tampa Bay hurler in the pitch-tracking era (since 2008)...Recorded five pickoffs, tied with Blake Snell (2019) for the most by a Rays pitcher since 2012 and tied for second most by a right-handed pitcher in club history, trailing James Shields (13) in 2011…tied CLE Logan Allen for second most in the AL behind NYY Max Fried (eight)…among all MLB right-handers, only CHC Colin Rea (six) had more pickoffs…opponents went 16-for-24 (66.7%) on stolen base attempts with him on the mound—the 8 CS were tied for third most in the AL behind MIN Joe Ryan (11) and Allen (10)...Issued at least one walk in every start, but his 9.0 pct. walk rate was only a 0.1 pct. increase from his 2024 mark (8.9%)…walked one batter 10 times and two or fewer 23 times…had only one start with more than three free passes (four BB on July 26 at CIN)...Pitched to a 3.41 ERA (89.2IP, 34ER) over 16 starts at Steinbrenner Field and a 4.38 ERA (78 IP, 38 ER) in 15 road starts…yielded 17 of his 26 HR in home games, but held opponents to a .219 (14-for-64) average with RISP in Tampa compared to .262 (16-for-61) at visiting ballparks...Of his 77 runs allowed, 36 (46.8%) came on his career-high 26 HR…was tagged for eight home run in his first five starts (Opening Day–April 20), six home runs in his next 12 starts (April 26–June 27), 12 HR in his next eight outings (July 2-Aug. 11) and did not allow a long ball in any of his final six starts (Aug. 17–end of season), tying Jeff Niemann (2012) and Bryan Rekar (2000) for the longest season-ending homerless streak by a traditional starter in Rays history…rotation-mate Shane Baz also matched the streak in 2025...In eight Interleague starts, went 3-2 with a 1.81 ERA (44.2IP, 9ER), second among AL qualifiers to HOU Hunter Brown (1.64) and fourth in MLB, also trailing CIN Andrew Abbott (0.96) and PIT Paul Skenes (1.48)…min. 30 IP, it was the fifth-lowest Interleague ERA in Rays history…allowed two runs or fewer in seven of his eight starts opposite NL opponents...Went 2-10 with a 6.06 ERA (65.1IP, 44ER) and half (13) of his 26 HR allowed in his 13 starts against AL East teams…in 18 starts vs. all other clubs, posted a 9-2 record and 2.46 ERA (102.1 IP, 28 ER)…six of the eight starts in which he was tagged for four runs or more came against divisional opponents...Generated a 25.2 pct. whiff rate on his four-seam fastball, fifth in the AL behind BOS Garrett Crochet (30.2%), SEA Bryan Woo (28.8%), MIN Joe Ryan (26.9%) and SEA Luis Castillo (26.5%)…recorded 151 of his 351 whiffs on his four-seamer, his most on any pitch…his 30.1 pct. changeup whiff rate also ranked fifth among AL starters (min. 250 swings)...Averaged a career-high 95.2 mph on his four-seamer…registered career-high usage rates on his cutter (7.0%) and curveball (3.3%), with opposing hitters going 9-for-45 (.200) and 2-for-19 (.105), respectively, in at-bats ending with those pitches...The Rays went 10-3 when providing him with three runs of support or more compared to 3-15 with two runs or fewer...Did not commit an error in 20 total chances…his 17 assists were the most by a Rays pitcher since Josh Fleming in 2021 (20) and most by right-hander since Alex Cobb (26) in 2017...March 28 vs. COL, made his first career Opening Day start after making his second consecutive season-opening roster, both with the Rays…fanned eight batters, second most on Opening Day in franchise history behind Chris Archer (12) in 2016…became the sixth Ray to record 6.0 IP or more with one ER or fewer in a season opener, first since Shane McClanahan (6.0IP, 0ER) in 2023…was the seventh pitcher in the last eight years to start for the Rays on Opening Day (2018-25) on the heels of Archer’s four consecutive starts from 2015-18...On April 15 vs. BOS, gave up runs in each of the first four innings and was tagged for a career-high-tying nine hits in a 7-4 loss (also: June 10, 2024 vs. BAL)…halted a streak of 17 consecutive starts in which he allowed 3 ER or fewer (June 21, 2024–April 9, 2025), the fourth-longest streak by a traditional starter in franchise history and longest since Shane McClanahan’s club-record 23-start run from Sept. 9, 2021–July 26, 2022...After pitching to a 2-3 record and 4.24 ERA (34 IP, 16 ER) across six starts in March/April, went 1-2 with a 2.25 ERA (36 IP, 9 ER) in six May starts, five of which were quality…min. 30 IP, marked the eighth-best ERA in the AL and was the ninth lowest by a Rays pitcher during May in team history, including the lowest since Shane McClanahan (2.02) in 2023…ended the month on 13.2 scoreless inning streak, which he extended to 15.2 frames before a TEX Jake Burger solo homer in his first June start…the streak included his first time recording back-to-back scoreless starts of six IP or more between May 25 vs. TOR (6.2 IP) and May 30 at HOU (7 IP)...From May 8–June 5, tossed a career-high six consecutive quality starts, the longest single-season streak by a Rays pitcher since Shane McClanahan’s club-record 13-start run from May 11–July 26, 2022...On June 10 at BOS, fell one out shy of a quality start while throwing a career-high 108 pitches and logging a season-high-tying 19 swings-and-misses for the second straight outing, matching June 5 at TEX…14 of those whiffs came on his four-seam fastball, second most of his career behind Sept. 18, 2024 vs. BOS (15)...On June 16 vs. BAL, threw a career-high eight innings and fanned a season-high 11 batters, his third career double-digit strikeout game, in a 7-1 win (W, 8 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 11 SO)…became the first Rays pitcher to record eight IP or more with 1 ER or fewer and four hits or fewer while fanning 10 batters or more since Tyler Glasnow on May 26, 2021 vs. KC (8 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 11 SO)…recorded a season-high 21 called strikes, second most of his career behind July 9, 2024 vs. NYY (22)…marked his career-high third straight outing with eight strikeouts or more, the longest streak by a Rays pitcher since Glasnow (3) from July 20-31, 2023...On July 13 at BOS, took the loss despite logging a quality start in the Rays final game before the Midsummer Classic, capping a 10-game road trip…became the first Rays pitcher to start on Opening Day and in the club’s last game before the All-Star break since Chris Archer in 2017…marked his 20th start of the campaign, making him the fourth Rays pitcher and third traditional starter to make 20 starts before the All-Star break, joining Blake Snell (2018, 20), David Price (2014, 20) and Ryne Stanek (2019), who started 25 games as an opener...Earned the win in four of his five starts during August, most in any calendar month of his career, while turning in a 3.25 ERA (27.2IP, 10ER)...Did not permit a home run in any of his final six outings from Aug. 17 on, yielding only 3 XBH in that span, all doubles…marked the fewest extra-base hits allowed by any AL pitcher over his final six starts of a season since HOU Justin Verlander (three) at the tail-end of his Cy Young-winning 2022 campaign (min. 20 IP)…Verlander’s rotation mate, HOU Cristian Javier (three), also matched the feat the same season...From. Aug 24–Sept. 4, logged five IP or more with one hit or fewer in a Major League-record tying three consecutive starts, matching SD Dylan Cease (July 13-25, 2024)…held opponents to 2-for-45 (.044) with 15 SO in that stretch…became the fourth pitcher since 1901 to record 15 IP or more while allowing two hits or fewer across a three-start span, joining Cease, CWS Chris Sale (April 17-May 27, 2014) and BAL Steve Barber (Sept. 23, 1966–April 16 [G2], 1967)...On Sept. 4 vs. CLE, spun five hitless innings before being lifted after 90 pitches…became the ninth Rays pitcher to conclude an outing with five hitless frames or more and the second in 2025, joining Joe Boyle on April 13 vs. ATL (5 IP)…marked the second-longest no-hit bid of his career behind Sept. 7, 2023 at MIA (6.2 IP) during his time with the Dodgers…the combined no-hit bid came to an end when José Ramírez singled off Bryan Baker with two outs in the sixth.
2024
Set career highs in wins (eight), starts (26), innings (130) and strikeouts (142) in his third Major League season and first with the Rays…the eight wins tied Taj Bradley and Zack Littell for the club lead…had two stints on the 15-day IL: May 6-22 (lower left leg contusion) and July 19–Aug. 16 (right knee infection)...Ranked among AL leaders (min. 125.0IP) in whiff rate (6th, 29.9%) and opponent average (7th, .212)… min 100 IP, it marked the fourth-lowest opp. average in Rays history behind Blake Snell (.178) in 2018, Shane McClanahan (.194) in 2022 and Jeremy Hellickson (.210) in 2011...Limited opponents to a .181 (40-for-221) clip on his four-seam fastball, the second-lowest mark on any starter’s four-seamer in the Majors (min. 150AB, starts only) behind PHI Aaron Nola (.168)…it marked the third-lowest opp. average on any Rays pitcher’s four-seamer in the pitch-tracking era (since 2008) behind Steve Geltz (.167) in 2015 and Colin Poche (.172) in 2019...Generated a 31.6 percent whiff rate on his four-seam fastball, highest among Major League starters (min. 300 swings), outpacing CWS Garrett Crochet’s 31.4 percent...Pitched to a 1.99 ERA (72.1IP, 16ER) over innings 2-4 and a 5.62 ERA (57.2IP, 36ER) in all other frames…min. 15 starts, his .107 (9-for-84) opponent average in the second frame marked a franchise record and led the Majors...Yielded four hits or fewer in 19 of 26 starts, tied for second most in a season in Rays history behind Blake Snell (20) in 2018 (excl. openers)...On April 7 at COL, fanned a then-career-high 11 batters in his first road start with the Rays… surpassed Taj Bradley (9, 2023) and Geremi González (9, 2003) for the most strikeouts in a pitcher’s first road start with the club...Logged six or more scoreless frames without walking a batter in each of his first two road starts on April 7 at COL and April 29 at MIL, becoming the fifth pitcher in the modern era (since 1900) to accomplish the feat to begin a season along with DET Tarik Skubal (2024), MIL Corbin Burnes (2021), SF Johnny Cueto (2018) and PIT Deacon Phillipe (1902)...Went 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA (18.0IP, 3ER), 26 SO and no walks in his first three road starts…became the 10th Rays pitcher to record quality starts in each of his first three starts on the road to open a season, first since Tyler Glasnow in 2019… became the second pitcher in major league history to record 25 SO or more without walking a batter in his first three road starts with a new franchise, joining NYY Mike Mussina (2001)...From June 21–Aug. 26, limited opponents to two ER or fewer in a career-best eight straight starts, turning in an AL-best 2.16 ERA (41.2IP, 10ER) over that span...Yielded three ER or fewer in each of his final 14 starts from June 21 on, the second-longest season-ending streak in franchise history behind Blake Snell (16) in 2018…marked the longest season-ending streak in the AL and fifth longest in the majors…his 2.69 ERA (67IP, 20ER) from the time the streak began through the end of the season ranked sixth in the AL (min. 60IP)…Permitted two ER or fewer in each of his final eight starts on the road, the longest season-ending streak in Rays history and third-longest in the majors in 2024 behind Cy Young-winner ATL Chris Sale (13) and PHI Zack Wheeler (eight)…it tied marked the second-longest streak by a Rays traditional starter at any point in a single season, trailing only Chris Archer’s 10-start streak from May 16–Aug. 24, 2014...On Aug. 21 at OAK, produced a quality start and earned the win on his 27th birthday…became the fifth Rays starter to earn a winning decision on his birthday, joining Jeremy Hellickson (2012), Jason Hammel (2007), Jae Weong Soo (2007) and Mark Hendrickson (2005)…marked his second career win on his birthday along with his 2022 victory over the Marlins…is one of seven active pitchers with multiple career wins on his birthday along with TOR Max Scherzer (three), CIN Nick Martinez, NYY Marcus Stroman, KC Michael Wacha, CHC Jordan Wicks and BOS Justin Wilson...On Sept. 18 vs. BOS, set a career high with 12 SO and threw the fourth immaculate inning in Rays history (first by a starter) in the 5th frame, joining José Alvarado (Aug. 4, 2017 vs. MIL), Brad Boxberger (May 8, 2014 vs. BOS) and Rafael Soriano (Aug. 23, 2010 at LAA)…set down Connor Wong, Wilyer Abreu and Triston Casas in order…marked one of two immaculate innings in the majors all season along with CWS Michael Kopech on July 10 (G1) vs. MIN…marked the 47th immaculate inning in AL history and 114th in MLB.
2023
Went 2-1 with a 2.14 ERA (42.0IP, 10ER) in eight appearances (three GS) with the Dodgers…Placed on the 15-day inured on March 30 (retro March 27) with a left oblique strain…Transferred to the 60-day IL on April 21...In six rehab starts with Triple-A Oklahoma City from July 14–Aug. 13, went 0-2 with a 3.97 ERA (22.2IP, 10ER)…Struck out 26 batters against five walks during the rehab stint...From his Aug. 19 season debut through the end of the season, his 0.76 WHIP was the lowest mark among National League pitchers while his 2.14 ERA ranked third (min. 40.0IP)...Walked one batter or fewer in all eight of his appearances after issuing multiple walks in seven of nine appearances in 2022...Utilized his four-seam fastball 50.6 percent of the time and limited opponents to a .156 (10-for-64) average on the offering…The .156 avg. was the second-lowest such mark in the NL (min. 50 AB) from Aug. 19 through the end of the season, trailing only MIL Brandon Woodruff (.155)...Worked 5.0+ innings in three separate relief appearances (Aug. 19-G1 vs. MIA, Sept. 18 vs. DET and Sept. 26-G1 at COL)…The three such outings were the most by a Dodgers pitcher since Dave Stewart (three G) in 1982...On Sept. 9 at MIA, he threw a career-high 7.0 scoreless innings, yielding one hit with three strikeouts...On Sept. 26 at COL, recorded a career-high nine SO across 6.0 relief innings, allowing one run on five hits and one walk…The nine SO were tied for the most by a Dodgers reliever in franchise history (eight times, last: Kevin Brown on Aug. 25, 2002 at ATL)…He was one of four relievers in 2023 to record nine-plus SO in an outing, joining BOS Nick Pivetta (13SO), KC Alec Marsh (nine SO) and OAK Luis Medina (nine SO)...Entered the season rated the Dodgers No. 5 prospect by Baseball America.
2022
Split the season between Triple-A Oklahoma City (19 G, 17 GS) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (9 G, 7 GS)...With Triple-A Oklahoma City, earned a 9-1 record and an ERA of 2.56 (26 ER/91.1 IP), striking out 114 and only walking 36 in 19 games (17 starts)...With the Dodgers, compiled a 3-0 record over nine games (seven starts) with a 3.47 ERA (14 ER/36.1 IP), holding opponents to a .200 average...Made his MLB debut on May 11, 2022 at Pittsburgh, recording one hit, five walks and three strikeouts while not factoring in the decision… recorded his first career strikeout on the first batter he faced, striking out Ben Gamel on four pitches...Collected his first Major League win on July 5 versus the Rockies, pitching 5.0 innings, giving up four hits, one earned run, one walk and striking out six...Awarded the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for April 10 and the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Month for April with Oklahoma City, going 2-0 in five starts with a 1.66 ERA (4 ER/ 21.2 IP), giving up 14 hits, one homer, nine walks, punching out 29 batters and holding them to a .182 average...Held batters to a .193 average with Oklahoma City and .200 with the Dodgers...Tied for ninth in strikeouts with 114 and tied for fourth in wins with nine in the Pacific Coast League. Compiled at least two strikeouts in every appearance this season…tossed season-high 10 strikeouts vs. Round Rock on June 21…held runners in scoring position to a .160 average with the Dodgers…had an 11 game streak of at least five strikeouts (May 17-July 26).
2021
Split his time between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City, posting a combined 5-9 record across 26 games (22 starts) with a 4.62 ERA (52 ER/101.1 IP)... Earned his first professional win on June 23 with Double-A Tulsa, tossing 6.0 scoreless frames against Springfield with six strikeouts... Collected three straight wins from June 23–July 4, allowing just three earned runs over 17.0 innings with 20 strikeouts and just three walks... Excelled during home games, posting a 3-0 mark across eight games (six games) and keeping the opposition to a .128 average... Was even-keeled against both left-handed and right-handed batters, keeping them to a .143 and .153 average respectively...Struck out 11 batters on July 4 against Arkansas, earning the win as he tossed seven shutout innings…recorded at least two strikeouts in each of his 26 outings…did not allow a run in six of his 26 games…earned an 11.28 strikeout-per-nine innings mark this season…invited to his first spring training as a non-roster invitee.
2020
Spent part of the campaign at the alternate site on the USC campus.
2019
Split the season between Rookie-League AZL Dodgers and Single-A Great Lakes...appeared in four games for the AZL Dodgers, going 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/5.0 IP) with 10 strikeouts, while making nine starts for the Great Lakes Loons... He was assigned to Great Lakes on July 17, going 0-0 with a 2.45 ERA (5 ER/18.1 IP) with 21 strikeouts.
