Former Blue Rock, Royals Top Prospect, Kris Ralston Passes Away

Wilmington, DE - The Blue Rocks regret to pass along the news of the passing of Kris Ralston.

Kris attended Crowder College, where he was a co-graduate of the year. He attended Central Missouri State University and was named Athletic All Region from 1992 to 1993 and named Athletic All-American in 1993. Kris was drafted by the Kansas City Royals Professional Baseball team and was selected as Top Prospect for 1993 in the Northwest League and selected to Carolina League All-Star Team in 1994 as a member of the Wilmington Blue Rocks. Named as Top Prospect for K.C. Minor League System in 1995, Kris played on Caribbean World Series Team, in 1996 and spent 1996 Season on the Major League roster.

Unfortunately, two separate arm surgeries ended his career. Kris attended Missouri Southern University, in Joplin, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science, a double major in Biology, Environmental Health and a Chemistry Minor. He was inducted into Alpha Chi with a GPA of 3.79 in 1999 and named Environmental Health Graduate of the Year in 1999. Kris worked for Schreiber Foods in Carthage for 14 years, where he was promoted to increased levels of authority and responsibility at multiple locations throughout his employment, including team advisor, team leader, distribution and logistics leader, international operations manager and two plant manager positions.

Kristopher was united in marriage to Alex Ray in 1988. From this union were two sons, Jake Ralston, of Springdale, Ark., and Luke Ralston, of Carthage.