Former Oregon first baseman Ryon Healy is now a major league baseball player. Healy is the first position player to get the call to the big leagues after the baseball program’s relaunch in 2009.
Healy was drafted in the third round of the 2013 MLB draft by the Oakland Athletics, and has spent the last three seasons working his way up the A’s farm system. Healy has spent the majority of the 2016 minor league season in AAA Nashville. In his 49 games, he has a slash line of .318/.362/.505 (batting average/on base percentage/ slugging percentage) with six home runs and 30 RBI.
The former Duck was also recently featured in the MLB Futures Game as one of the top 50 prospects in baseball for the U.S. team. Healy was a DH in the game and went 2-for-3 with a walk and a strike out.
During Healy’s final season at Oregon, he hit .333, with 11 home runs, and 56 RBI. The first Duck to make it to the big leagues was Tyler Anderson, a first round pick in the 2011 draft by the Colorado Rockies. Anderson is 1-3 in 6 starts with the Rockies, with 32 strikeouts and a 3.03 ERA.
EDIT: And now it’s official, Ryon Healy is an Oakland Athletic.
It’s official, Ryon Healy has been called up by the A’s and will be with the team tonight in Oakland https://t.co/hryw60YWAR
— Oregon Duck Baseball (@OregonBaseball) July 15, 2016
Susan Slusser, who covers the A’s for the San Francisco Chronicle, has a write up on the corner infielder and what this means for his future.
#Athletics to call up infielder Ryon Healy for first time, sources tell @sfchronicle; possible corresponding move: https://t.co/5YJLih1OBy
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) July 15, 2016
ProDucks Update: @OregonBaseball alum @rchealy25 had been called up by the @Athletics #GoDucks #ProDucks
— Todd Miles (@MilesUO) July 15, 2016
Healy gets the call after hitting .318 w/ 6 HR, 16 2B and 30 RBI in 49 games at Triple-A. #GoDucks #ProDucks https://t.co/LAlij2iIqa
— Oregon Duck Baseball (@OregonBaseball) July 15, 2016
First position player of the new era. George Horton’s program starting to make its presence felt in MLB. https://t.co/IAnd9fo4AG
— Rob Moseley (@GoDucksMoseley) July 15, 2016
