Ryan Ward #10

Ryan Joseph Ward…Played three seasons of college ball at Bryant University, also attended by Nicholas Colasanto, who played the role of Coach on "Cheers"…Slashed .409/.449/.636 in his second season at Bryant, becoming first player in D1 program history to bat over .400…Was a college teammate of future Major Leaguers James Karinchak and Mickey Gasper…Played for the U.S. at the 2024 WBSC Premier12…Led the tournament in homers to earn a spot on the All-World Team at designated hitter.

2025

Went a perfect 5-for-5 on May 29 against Las Vegas with two singles, three home runs and six RBI...In addition to his PCL MVP award, earned PCL Post-Season All-Star recognition...Named PCL Player of the Week for July 6-12 after batting .429/.556/.857/1.413 with six walks, six RBI, and four runs...Slashed .324/.415/.667 in 26 May games with eight home runs and 20 RBI...His 652 plate appearances are tied with Juan Brito (2024) for the second-most in a Minor League season since at least 2005, trailing Tacoma’s Samad Taylor (657 in 2025)...Was placed on the Dodgers' 40-man roster on Nov. 6.

2024

Spent a majority of the season with Triple-A Oklahoma City, slashing .258/.317/.545 in 120 games...Set career-highs in triples (7), home runs (34) and RBI (104)... Played two games with Rookie-level ACL Dodgers on a rehab assignment, hit .714 (5-for-7) with three doubles, a home run and three RBI... Had his best month in June, slashing .295/.380/.589 in 25 games with seven home runs and 20 RBI... Named Pacific Coast League Player of the Week on April 28 after slashing .474/.524/1.316 with five home runs, a double, 11 RBI and eight runs scored in five games.

2023

Appeared in 139 games for Triple-A Oklahoma City. Notched a .234/.324/.424 slashline with a .748 OPS with 27 doubles, six triples, 21 home runs and 95 RBI. Spent most of the season at left field (52 G, 48 GS) for a .974 fielding percentage, committing two errors in 76 total chances over 434.1 innings…also played at first base (42 GS), right field (21 G, 20 GS), and 27 games as designated hitter (26 GS). In July, slashed .318/.392/.568 in 22 games with four doubles, six home runs and 17 RBI … hit .243 off of righties (95-for-391) compared to .211 (31-for-147) off of lefties…recorded a career-high 10 total bases on June 13 against Salt Lake after going 3-for-4 with three runs, a double, a walk, two home runs and four RBI.

2022

Spent the entirety of the season with Double-A Tulsa (116 G), slashing .255/.319/.486 with 48 extra-base hits and a career-high 28 home runs...Was even vs. righties and lefties, hitting .254 (91-for-359) with nine home runs and 18 RBI and .257 (26-for-101) with 19 home runs and 60 RBI respectively...Played 84 games in left field for a .968 fielding percentage...committed five errors in 157 total chances...Named Texas League Player of the Week on Aug. 7, hitting .357 (10-for-28) including three home runs, a double and 11 RBI...Collected three two-home run games (April 22, May 17, July 23), combining to go 8-for-15 with 10 RBI…had five RBI on April 22, a season-high.

2021

Played the entire season with Advanced-A Great Lakes, playing four different positions: left field (53 G), center field (1 G), right field (15 G, 14 GS), and first base (2 G, 1 G) over 109 games...Hit .278 (122-for-439), crushing 27 home runs, 21 doubles, and 84 RBI…struck out 118 times and walked 47 times...Had his best month in August, slashing .323/.409/.698 with 10 home runs and six doubles in 24 games which earned him Midwest League Player of the Month...Registered a .976 fielding percentage in left field, committing only two errors in 84 total chances...Named a MiLB.com Organization All-Star.

2020

Did not participate in the 2020 season after the minor league season was cancelled.

2019

Played 49 games for Rookie-level Ogden, totaling a .271 batting average (51-for-188) with 11 doubles, two triples, four homers, and 23 RBI...Slugged his first professional home run on July 5, 2019 with Rookie-level Ogden off of Carlos Luna...Garnered a .304/.370/.486 slash line versus right-handed pitchers and .150/.227/.150 versus lefties...Featured at every outfield position, spending the majority of the season in left field (25 G, 23 GS) with a 1.000 fielding percentage, committed no errors in 42 total chances.