Ryan Christenson

Ryan Christenson
Oakland Athletics
Manager/Outfielder
Born: March 28, 1974 Redlands, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 20, 1998, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 2003, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.222
Home runs	16
Runs batted in	102
Teams
As a player Oakland Athletics (1998–2001) Arizona Diamondbacks (2001) Milwaukee Brewers (2002) Texas Rangers (2003) As a manager Beloit Snappers(2013–2013) Stockton Ports(2014–2014) Midland RockHounds(2015–2016)

Ryan Alan Christenson (born March 28, 1974 in Redlands, California) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He batted and threw right-handed. He attended college at Pepperdine University and was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 10th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft. He played 6 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Oakland Athletics (1998-2001), was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for the finish of the 2001 season, and one season each with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2002 and the Texas Rangers in 2003. Christenson played in 452 games in his career, with 222 hits in 998 at-bats (a .222 batting average). He had 16 home runs, 16 stolen bases, and 102 RBI.

Christenson signed with the Long Island Ducks for the 2006 season after 3 years away from baseball. he hit .269 with 13 home runs and 51 RBI. He signed with the Niagara Falls Bison for the 2007 season the team reportedly paid him $85,000 for the season. He batted .273 with 30 home runs and 86 rbi, leading the waterfall league in both home runs and RBI.

In 2013, Christenson was a manager in the Oakland Athletics minor league farm system for the Beloit Snappers of the Midwest League.^[1] At the end of the year, the Athletics announced that Christenson would become the manager for the Stockton Ports of the California League for the 2014 season.^[2] In December 2014, the Oakland Athletics Double-A affiliate Midland RockHounds of the Texas League announced Christenson as the team field manager for the 2015 season.^[3]

References

1. com, milb. (20 February 2013). "A's Announce 2013 Snappers Field Staff". Oakland Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
2. "Ports Announce 2014 Field Staff". November 12, 2013.
3. Hards, Bob (December 2, 2014). "Changing of the guard - Ryan Christenson named RockHounds 2015 field manager". MiLB.com. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

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