Ralston Cash

Ralston Alexander Cash (born August 20, 1991) an American retired professional baseball pitcher .

Ralston Cash
Ralston Cash with the AA Tulsa Drillers
Pitcher
Born: (1991-08-20) August 20, 1991
Cornelia, Georgia
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Cash attended Lakeview Academy in Georgia and was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 2010 MLB Draft. He played in 2010 for the Ogden Raptors and the Arizona League Dodgers. Major hip surgery ended his season early and caused him to miss the entire 2011 season.[1] He returned to action with the Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League in 2012, where he was 1–6 with a 6.42 ERA in nine games. In 2013, also with Great Lakes, he was 4–3 with a 3.19 ERA in 16 games (eight starts). He transitioned to the bullpen in 2014 where he was in 29 games for the Loons and another six for the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Double-A Southern League. He was 3–1 with a 2.90 ERA combined. In 2015, with the new AA affiliate, the Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League he was 2–6 with a 3.47 ERA in a career high 49 games. After the season, he played for the Glendale Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League and was named to the league's Fall Stars Game.[2] He returned to Tulsa to start the 2016 season.[3] He was 5–3 with a 3.00 ERA in 29 appearances for the Drillers and was then promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, where he was 4–0 with a 2.62 ERA in 17 appearances.[4] After the season, the Dodgers assigned Cash to the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League.

Cash announced on his Instagram page that he had been released by the Dodgers on August 14, 2017.[5] Two days later he signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners. On November 28, 2017, he signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles. Via his Instagram, he announced that he had been released on March 27, 2018. The next day, he signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels.[6]

Cash founded the "Ralston Cash Foundation", which is a non-profit organization that buys Christmas presents for children who have lost a parent to cancer.[7]

References
  1. Bernreuter, Hugh (May 28, 2012). "Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Ralston Cash puts career, life back on track with Great Lakes Loons". mlive.com. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  2. Stephen, Eric (November 2, 2015). "Ralston Cash, manager Bill Haselman named to 2015 AFL Fall Stars Game". SB Nation. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  3. Lewis, Barry (April 4, 2016). "Drillers' roster set for season opener". Tulsaworld.com. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  4. "Ralston Cash Register Statistics & History". Baseball Reference.
  5. https://www.instagram.com/p/BXyLvpwjVFz/}
  6. "Angels' Ralston Cash: Signs minors deal with Angels". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  7. Boor, William (November 23, 2016). "Dodgers' Cash reaching families through baseball". MLB.com. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
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