Ryan Vilade #26

Originally selected by Colorado in the second round of the 2017 MLB Draft...Grew up around Dr. Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas, working as a batboy. Practiced with several Rangers Minor League players including then 19-year old SS Elvis Andrus...Graduated from Stillwater (Okla.) High School after his first three years at Frisco (Texas) High School...Named 2017 Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior for Oklahoma batting .410 with seven HR and 34 RBI...Won a Silver Medal as an 15-year old for Team USA and topped it with a Gold for the 18-under squad in 2017...Won the Under Armour All-America Game Home Run Derby at Wrigley Field beating out current Major League players Jo Adell and Hunter Greene...His father, James, coached in the Texas Rangers organization and was an assistant coach for the Oklahoma State baseball team under Josh Holliday, brother of former Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday. James also played college baseball at Baylor...Assists with the Keeper of The Game Foundation, founded by his father. The organization supports children with special needs and disabilities to share the game of baseball...Resides in Frisco, Texas.

2024

Signed by the Tigers as a Minor League free agent, Nov. 21, 2023. Began the season in Toledo (AAA) and made it to the Major League roster on May 7, a span of 957 days between MLB games, last playing on Sept. 23, 2021 with the Rockies...Was 2-for-3 with his first Major League hits and established his career-high with three RBI vs. CLE (5/7). First hit was an RBI single off Pedro Avila...Hit his first Major League home run vs. LAD (7/13) at Comerica Park off Justin Wrobleski, a solo home run in the fifth inning as the Tigers rallied with seven runs over the final two innings for an 11-9 walk-off win in 10 innings...Started games in left and right field and appeared at all three outfield positions and first base in Detroit, posting a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage over 35 total chances and 128.1 innings.

2023

Spent the entire 2023 season with Triple A Indianapolis, playing in 122 games...Hit .304/.433/.456 with five doubles, two triples, one home run and 13 RBI in 23 games during June...Had a five-hit game on Sept. 19 vs. Rochester, going 5-for-6 with a double and four RBI...Slashed .325/.373/.481 with seven doubles, a triple, a home run and 14 RBI in 19 games in September.

2022

Hit a combined .251 (95-for-379) with 16 doubles, four triples, six home runs and 41 RBI in 102 games between Albuquerque (Rockies’ Triple-A) and the Arizona Complex League Rockies (rehab)… Homered twice on 6/15 vs. Salt Lake; his first time to go deep for the season… Went 14-for-29 (.483) with two doubles, three home runs and eight RBI in a seven-game stretch from 6/15-22…Was placed on the injured list on 6/26 (retro to 6/25)…Began a three-game rehab assignment with the Arizona Complex League Rockies on 7/26…Was reinstated from the injured list on 7/31…Homered in his return from the injured list on 7/31 vs. Las Vegas…Hit safely in six straight games from 8/21-27…Made 64 appearances (63 starts) in right field, 20 appearances (20 starts) in left field and 13 appearances (12 starts) in right field with Albuquerque.

2021

Had his contract selected on Sept. 18, his first time on a Major League active roster, and made his debut as the starting left fielder that night at Washington (0-for-4, BB)... Appeared in three games and did not record a hit before being optioned on Sept. 24... Logged 117 games with Triple-A Albuquerque, batting .284 (133-for-468) with 28 doubles, five triples, seven home runs, 44 RBI and 12 stolen bases... Led Triple-A West with 82 runs scored, was third in hits and ranked sixth in doubles... Represented the Rockies’ organization in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, going 0-for-2 as the starting DH.. Played for Salt River in the Arizona Fall League … slashed .253/.344/.304 over 23 games … named to the AFL Fall Stars Game...Was a non-roster invitee to Rockies Spring Training … appeared in 27 games slashing .385/.400/.785.

2020

Did not play due to the COVID-19 pandemic...Attended his first Major League Spring Training and went 2-for-12 (.167) with three walks, four strikeouts and one stolen base.