Ryan McBroom
McBroom with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in 2022
Free agent
First baseman / Outfielder
Born: (1992-04-09) April 9, 1992
Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Professional debut
MLB: September 3, 2019, for the Kansas City Royals
NPB: March 29, 2022, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.268
Home runs6
Runs batted in16
NPB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.255
Home runs23
Runs batted in105
Teams

Ryan P. McBroom (born April 9, 1992) is an American first baseman who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

Career

Amateur career

McBroom attended Holy Cross Academy in Fredericksburg, Virginia during his formative years of elementary and middle school. He attended Courtland High School in Spotsylvania County, Virginia,[1] and later West Virginia University.[2]

The Kansas City Royals selected McBroom in the 36th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign and returned to finish college.[3]

Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays selected McBroom in the 15th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft, and was assigned to the Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League. In 70 games, McBroom batted .297 with 11 home runs and 59 RBI.[2] His 11 home runs tied for the league lead.[4] McBroom began the 2015 season with the Lansing Lugnuts. On June 5, he was named a Midwest League midseason All-Star. At that time, McBroom was batting .307 with 16 doubles.[5] On August 24, McBroom was named the 2015 Midwest League MVP, becoming the third Blue Jays prospect to win the award after Kevin Pillar and Brian Dopirak.[6] McBroom played in 127 games in 2015 for Lansing, and batted .315 with 12 home runs and 90 RBIs.[2] He was assigned to the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays to open the 2016 minor league season.[7] McBroom played in 119 games for Dunedin in 2016, as well as nine games with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. He would bat a combined .266 with 22 home runs and 85 RBIs.[2] After the 2016 season, the Blue Jays assigned McBroom to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League.[8] He appeared in seven games for the Sox before being removed from the roster due to injury.[9] He began 2017 with New Hampshire Fisher Cats.

New York Yankees

On July 23, 2017, McBroom was traded to the New York Yankees for Rob Refsnyder.[10] The Yankees assigned him to the Trenton Thunder, where he spent the remainder of the 2017 season. In 134 total games between the two teams, he batted a combined .247 with 16 home runs and 70 RBIs.[11] He split the 2018 season between Trenton and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, hitting a combined .302/.348/.458/.806 with 15 home runs and 60 RBI. He returned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2019.[12]

Kansas City Royals

On August 31, 2019, McBroom was traded to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for international bonus pool allotments and cash considerations or a PTBNL.[13]

On September 3, 2019, the Royals selected McBroom's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[14] He made his debut that night versus the Detroit Tigers, recording his first major league hit off Daniel Norris.[15] He hit .293 in 23 games for the Royals.

McBroom hit his first career home run on July 31, 2020.[16] In total McBroom hit .247 with six home runs in 2020.

McBroom spent the 2021 season with the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers and the Royals. He only had eight at-bats with Kansas City, recording two hits (.250). McBroom played in 115 games with Triple-A Omaha, hitting .261 with 32 home runs and 88 RBIs. On November 1, 2021, McBroom was released by the Royals to pursue an opportunity in Asia.[17]

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

On November 5, 2021, McBroom signed a $700,000 contract, that included a $300,000 signing bonus, with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball.[18] In 128 games for Hiroshima in 2022, he batted .272/.352/.442 with 17 home runs and 74 RBI.

In 2023, McBroom played in 70 contests for the Carp, hitting .221/.305/.354 with 6 home runs and 31 RBI. On November 16, 2023, Hiroshima announced that they would not offer McBroom a contract for the 2024 season, and he became a free agent.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Ryan McBroom Profile – WVU Athletics". wvusports.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ryan McBroom Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ Tucker, Cam (July 23, 2014). "Blue Jays prospect Ryan McBroom is lowering the boom for Vancouver Canadians". metronews.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ Welch, Matt (February 5, 2015). "Ryan McBroom biding his time while working on his game". wvupros.com. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  5. ↑ Goldberg-Strassler, Jesse (June 5, 2015). "Four Lugs named Midwest League All-Stars". milb.com. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ Goldberg-Strassler, Jesse (August 24, 2015). "Lugnuts' McBroom named Midwest League MVP". milb.com. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  7. ↑ Rosenbaum, Mike (April 7, 2016). "Where the Blue Jays' Top 30 prospects are starting the season". MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  8. ↑ "2016 Arizona Fall League Rosters". baseballamerica.com. August 31, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  9. ↑ Holmyard, Braydon (November 21, 2016). "Arizona Fall League wrap: Alford among top Blue Jays performers". Sportsnet. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Blue Jays acquire Refsnyder from Yankees for minor-leaguer McBroom". Sportsnet. July 23, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Ryan McBroom Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  12. ↑ Journal Reports (August 26, 2019). "McBroom powers SWB past Pawtucket". Providence Journal. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  13. ↑ Derek Martin (August 26, 2019). "Royals trade for Yankees 1B McBroom". KMA (960 AM). Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  14. ↑ Sam Coniglio (September 3, 2019). "WVU alum McBroom gets called up to Kansas City Royals". wvillustrated.com. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals Box Score, September 3, 2019". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  16. ↑ Nespor, Cody (2020-08-01). "McBroom Goes McBoom for First Major League Home Run". WV Sports Now. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  17. ↑ Adams, Steve (November 1, 2021). "Royals Release Ryan McBroom To Sign With Team In Asia". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  18. ↑ "広島、マクブルーム獲得 エルド２世になってくれ！Ｖ奪還へ連日の新外国人獲得！（デイリースポーツ）".
  19. ↑ "Carp, Davidson and McBroom will not sign next season". news.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
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