Ryan Thompson (baseball)

Ryan Thompson
Ryan Thompson
	Outfielder
	Born: November 4, 1967; Chestertown, Maryland
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 1, 1992, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
	September 17, 2002, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.243
Home runs	52
Runs batted in	176
Teams
	New York Mets (1992–95); Cleveland Indians (1996); Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (1998); Houston Astros (1999); New York Yankees (2000); Florida Marlins (2001); Milwaukee Brewers (2002);

Ryan Orlando Thompson (born November 4, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of nine seasons in the majors between 1992 and 2002 for the New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Florida Marlins, and Milwaukee Brewers. He also played one season in Japan for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in 1998. He is perhaps best known for hitting a line drive off the face of Red Sox pitcher Bryce Florie while with the Yankees.

Thompson was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Mets in 1992 along with Jeff Kent for David Cone.

Thompson is the father of basketball player Trevor Thompson.^[1]

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