Ryan McKenna CF
Baltimore Orioles
- Status: Active
- Full Name: Ryan Shea McKenna
- Age: 23 (February 14, 1997)
- Birthplace: Grants Pass, OR
- Bats/Throws: R/R Ht: 5' 11" Wt: 185
- Draft: Round 4 (2015, BAL)
- School: Saint Thomas Aquinas, Dover, NH
Ryan McKenna Career Stats
Ryan McKenna News
- McKenna Takes Final Strides to Show
- 9/4 -- Clutch Hitting Leads Baysox to Game One Win
- 8/25 -- Herb's Strong Start Leads to 4-3 Win
- 8/21 -- Baysox Walk Off in Wild 7-6 Affair
- 8/19 -- Curve Rallies Late to Top Baysox, 5-4
- EL notes: McKenna recovers from rocky start
- Toolshed: Prospects on the upswing
- 7/20 -- McKenna Walks Off Curve, 7-6, in Extras
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September 28, 2020 | Baltimore Orioles recalled CF Ryan McKenna from Orioles Alternate Training Site. |
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August 3, 2020 | CF Ryan McKenna assigned to Orioles Alternate Training Site from Norfolk Tides. |
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March 6, 2020 | Baltimore Orioles optioned CF Ryan McKenna to Norfolk Tides. |
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November 20, 2019 | Baltimore Orioles selected the contract of Ryan McKenna from Bowie Baysox. |
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January 25, 2019 | Baltimore Orioles invited non-roster CF Ryan McKenna to spring training. |
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June 21, 2018 | CF Ryan McKenna assigned to Bowie Baysox from Frederick Keys. |
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March 30, 2018 | CF Ryan McKenna assigned to Frederick Keys from Delmarva Shorebirds. |
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February 24, 2018 | OF Ryan McKenna assigned to Baltimore Orioles. |
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April 2, 2017 | CF Ryan McKenna assigned to Delmarva Shorebirds from Aberdeen IronBirds. |
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March 27, 2017 | CF Ryan McKenna assigned to Baltimore Orioles. |
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June 17, 2016 | CF Ryan McKenna assigned to Aberdeen IronBirds from GCL Orioles. |
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July 6, 2015 | OF Ryan McKenna assigned to GCL Orioles. |
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July 5, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles signed OF Ryan McKenna. |
Ryan McKenna Awards and Honors
Ryan McKenna CF
- Full Name: Ryan Shea McKenna
- Born: February 14, 1997
- Age: 23
- Birthplace: Grants Pass, OR
- Bats: R
- Throws: R
- Height: 5' 11"
- Weight: 185
- Draft: Round 4 (2015, BAL)
- School: Saint Thomas Aquinas, Dover, NH
2019
♦ Entered the season ranked among the Top 10 Prospects in the Orioles sytem by Baseball Prospectus (#5), MLB.com (#7) and Baseball America (#8). Also rated by Baseball America as the Best Defensive OF and as having the Best Strike Zone Discipline in the O's system.
♦ Spent year at Double-A Bowie, batting .232 with nine home runs and 54 RBI in 135 games.
♦ Ranked among Orioles minor leaguers in walks (T-1st, 59), doubles (3rd, 26), triples (T-3rd, 6), extra-base hits (T-3rd, 41), runs scored (T-3rd, 78) and stolen bases (3rd, 25).
♦ Ranked among Eastern League leaders in runs (T-1st, 78), triples (T-4th, 6), caught stealing (T-5th, 11), walks (T-6th, 59), stolen bases (T-8th, 25) and total bases (T-9th, 178).
♦ Named Eastern League Player of the Week after registering 10 hits from 6/30 - 7/6.
♦ Matched a career-high with four RBI after hitting a grand slam on 6/29 vs. Akron.
♦ Belted two home runs, 7/2 at Hartford.
♦ Hit .296 (37-125) with five home runs and 48 RBI with runners in scoring position.
♦ Registered three hits and stole a career-high three bases, 7/16 vs. Harrisburg.
♦ Tied for the team lead with 10 stolen bases in July.
♦ Finished with a .993 fielding percentage in the outfield (just two errors all season).
2018
♦ Split the season between Class-A Frederick (67 games) and Double-A Bowie (60 games), batting .315 with 11 home runs, 53 RBI and a .410 OBP between the two levels.
♦ His .315 average led all Orioles minor leaguers.
♦ Named an MiLB.com Orioles Organizational All-Star.
♦ Awarded High Class-A All-Star honors from Baseball America after hitting .377 with eight home runs, 37 RBI and a 1.023 OPS in 67 games with Frederick.
♦ Named Carolina League Midseason and Postseason All-Star with Frederick.
♦ Batted .459 (28-61) with a .529 OBP against Carolina League left-handed pitching.
♦ Set a career-high with a 12-game hitting streak from 5/11 - 5/24 (hit .463 during that span).
♦ Reached safely in his final 22 home games with Frederick, posting a .500 OBP.
♦ Belted two home runs and drove in four runs, 5/12 vs. Potomac.
♦ Earned Carolina League Player of the Week honors twice (6/3 and 6/17).
♦ Batted .423 (22-52) through 16 games in June before being promoted to Bowie on 6/21.
♦ Hit .239 with three home runs, 16 RBI and a .341 OBP in 60 games with Bowie.
♦ Named an Arizona Fall League Rising Star and earned a spot on the All-Prospect Team after hitting .344 (21-61) in 17 games with the Glendale Desert Dogs.
2017
♦ Spent the year with Delmarva, batting .256 with seven home runs and 42 RBI in 126 games.
♦ Tied for 3rd in the South Atlantic League with 33 doubles.
♦ Registered 33 multi-hit games, including two different four-hit contests.
♦ Belted two home runs as part of a three-hit game, 4/9 at Greenville.
♦ Went 3-5 with a home run and a season-high four RBI, 8/23 vs. Hickory.
♦ Hit .319 (30-94) with 11 doubles and a .366 OBP in 25 games in July.
♦ Batted .282 with six of his seven home runs on the road.
2016
♦ Spent the season with Class-A Aberdeen, where he led the IronBirds in games played (62), doubles (10), walks (22) and stolen bases (17).
♦ Set career-high with two stolen bases in a game three times (7/26, 8/21 and 8/24).
♦ Ranked second on the team in runs (29), hits (53) and RBI (26).
♦ Recorded a career-high four hits twice (7/16 at Batavia and 7/22 at Brooklyn).
♦ Batted .321 (27-84) in the month of July.
♦ Entered the season ranked as the Orioles #25 prospect by MLB.com.
2015
♦ Made professional debut with the GCL Orioles, batting .265 with three RBI in 10 games.
♦ Did not play after 7/20 due to an injured ankle.
PERSONAL
♦ Selected by Baltimore in the 4th round of the 2015 draft.
♦ Attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Dover, NH. Had committed to Liberty University before signing with Baltimore.
♦ Batted .551 with 31 RBI during his junior year at St. Thomas Aquinas, then followed that up by hitting .484 during his senior campaign.
♦ Attended Portsmouth Christian Academy (NH) during his freshman year of high school, helping PCA capture a state championship.