Attended Chemeketa Community College (Ore.) from 2011-12...Transferred to Campbell University (N.C.) and attended from 2013-14...Named to the Louisville Slugger All-American team as a junior and senior at Campbell...Named Big South Pitcher of the Year as a junior and finished runner-up for the Gregg Olson Breakout Player of the Year Award...Is a James Bond fan and notes Casino Royale as the best Bond movie and Moonraker as the best book...Was once top-rated nationally in James Bond trivia...Ryan's dad, Ed, took him on a weekend trip to Seattle each year to attend a Mariners series and they would wait at visiting hotels for players to sign...During one of the series, he ran at full speed up a "down direction" escalator to reach Derek Jeter...n 2020, with no fans allowed inside Tropicana Field, Ryan’s father flew to St. Petersburg from Oregon to watch his Major League debut from Ferg’s Sports Bar & Grill near the ballpark...On Father's Day, June 16, 2024, Ed "Big Ed" Thompson threw out a ceremonial first pitch to his son...Served as Celebrity Coach in 2024 in the D-backs' Superstar Baseball Camp @ Chase Field for players ages 7-12...His submarine-style delivery was inspired by former D-backs closer, Byung-Hyun Kim...As a kid, would mimic Kim's "untouchable" style while playing wiffle ball with his friends...Prior to his high school junior year in the summer of 2008, a pitching coach looked at "how low Thompson’s legs crouched in his delivery" and that his arm slot "looks like it might be natural a little bit lower."
2024
Went 7-5 with two saves, a 3.26 ERA (24 ER in 66.1 IP) and 52 strikeouts over 67 games in his second season with the D-backs... posted career highs in wins, games, innings and strikeouts...Prior to the All-Star break, ranked among NL relievers in walks (T-3rd, seven), runs (T-4th, nine), wins (T-7th, five), WHIP (eighth, 1.01) and ERA (ninth, 2.04)...Off his slider (25.7% usage), limited hitters to a .236 AVG (13-for-55), 36.2% whiff and 22 strikeouts…opponents hit .200 (5-for-25) off his four-seamer (10.2% usage) with a 24.5% whiff and 12 strikeouts...In 45 total one-inning appearances, faced the minimum batters 22 times...Owned the eighth best WHIP (0.79) among NL relievers in April [min. 10 games] and led the team during the month...Posted a season-high 11-game scoreless streak from April 28-May 25, going 2-0 with a 0.77 WHIP, opponent .196 AVG (9-for-46)/.213 OBP, one walk and 13 strikeouts...Recorded his first win of the season on May 15 vs. Reds, his first win since April 4, 2023 @ Nationals while with the Rays...Recorded wins in consecutive appearances for the first time in his career on May 15 vs. Reds and May 19 vs. Tigers...Did not allow an extra-base hit in his first 18 games (18 IP, 64 BF) and did not give up a homer in his first 21 games (22.2 IP, 83 BF)...Allowed just two walks in his first 23 games (25.0 IP, 95 BF)…In May, ranked among NL relievers [min. 10 G] in runs allowed (T-4th, one) and ERA (T-8th, 0.82)...Surpassed his previous career high for wins in a season (three in 2022 and 2021) with his fourth win on July 6 @ Padres...Recorded his first save of the season on July 31 vs. Nationals, his first since Aug. 27, 2023 vs. Reds during his D-backs debut...Recorded saves in consecutive appearances for the second time in his career on July 31 and Aug. 2 (also: April 24, 28, 2022).
2023
In 13 games with the D-backs, went 0-0 with one save, a 0.69 ERA (one ER in 13.0 IP), 0.54 WHIP, one walk allowed and nine strikeouts...Set career bests in opponent average (.185) and WHIP (0.91)...Began the season with the Rays and went 1-2 with a 6.11 ERA (12 ER in 17.2 IP) and 1.19 WHIP in 18 games before being designated for assignment on Aug. 16...Signed by the D-backs to a Minor League contract on Aug. 19 … was assigned to Triple-A Reno and did not allow a hit in two games (2.2 IP) with four strikeouts with the Aces...Recalled on Aug. 27. Made his D-backs debut on Aug. 27 vs. Reds and recorded his first save since June 2, 2022 @ Rangers. Became the 11th D-back to earn a save in his D-backs debut and first since Chris Devenski on April 4, 2021...Was scoreless in his first 10 games with the D-backs (10.0 IP) with just two hits and one walk allowed and a 0.30 WHIP...Boasted a 0.75 ERA (one ER in 12.0 IP) in September, with eight strikeouts and a 0.58 WHIP...After joining Arizona, did not allow a hit to a right-handed batter in his first 10 games (21 BF) and yielded just one walk...Over 13 games, limited hitters to a .140 average (6-for-43) with a 0.54 WHIP since Aug. 27...Was scoreless in eight home games (7.2 IP) with only three hits and one walk allowed...Opponents hit .182 (8-for-44) with runners on in 21 games...Held opponents to .239 (16-for-67) off his sinker and .097 (3-for-31) off his slider with a 38.2 whiff percentage … the averages were the lowest of his career...POSTSEASON: Made three scoreless consecutive appearances from Oct. 3-9 (zero ER in 4.0 IP) and Oct. 23-27 (zero ER in 3.2 IP)...Allowed his first run of the Postseason in his fourth appearance in NLDS Game 3 vs. Dodgers (two ER in 1.0 IP)...Dating back to Oct. 13, 2020, owns seven straight scoreless Postseason road games (8.0 IP).
2022
Suffered a season-ending injury for a second consecutive year…placed on the 15-day IL (right triceps inflammation) on Aug. 30, retroactive to Aug. 27…diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right elbow after feeling discomfort while throwing and was shut down for the season...Had a 1.19 ERA (22.2-IP, 3-ER) in his last 23 apps from June 18–Aug. 25, compared to a 6.75 ERA (20-IP, 15-ER) in his first 24 apps…from June 18– Aug. 3, made a career-high 17 straight apps with out an earned run…from June 21–Aug. 3, his 15 straight scoreless apps marked the longest streak of his career over May 29–June 17, 2021 (nine)...Did not allow an earned run in his first 11 apps...On April 11 vs. OAK, pitched a scoreless 6th inning in his first app in the majors since June 27, 2021 vs. LAA (right shoulder inflammation)...Allowed 19 hits, 15 runs (14 ER) and 4 HR in 11 apps spanning 9.2 IP from May 6–June 11…this stretch increased his season ERA from 0.00 to 6.63…yielded runs in six of 11 apps over that stretch, including multiple runs in four apps...Charged three blown saves in 6 apps from May 6-22, pitching to a 14.29 ERA (5.2-IP, 9-ER) over that stretch…charged a blown save in back-to-back apps from May 20-22 at BAL…in both, was a strike away from the save before yielding game-tying hits to Austin Hays…on May 22, a game-tying, two-run single by Hays in the ninth inning was the final at-bat before a rain delay...On Aug. 9 at MIL, snapped career-long streaks of 15 consecutive scoreless apps and 17 straight apps without yielding an earned run…allowed a pair of inherited runners to score plus a run of his own on a Kolten Wong double in the fifth...On Aug. 10 at MIL, issued an intentional walk and allowed a walk-off single to Willy Adames in the 10th inning…marked the second walk-off hit allowed in his career, along with a J.D. Martinez double on April 6, 2021 at BOS.
2021
Placed on the 10-day IL (right shoulder inflammation) on June 28, ending his season…an August rehab assignment resulted in continued discomfort, and he underwent thoracic outlet decompression surgery Sep 30, performed by Dr. Gregory Pearl in Dallas... Opponents hit .212 (11-for-52) in at-bats ending with the slider, according to Statcast... Yielded four runs (3 ER) in his first 5 apps but pitched to a 1.82 ERA (29.2-IP, 6-ER) after that... Inherited 26 runners, which ranked fourth in the majors and third in the AL at the time of his injury... Made his second consecutive Opening Day roster, both with the Rays... On April 6 at BOS, got the last out of the 11th inning and was in line for the win after the Rays scored in the top of the 12th…was a strike away from the win but hit Alex Verdugo on an 0-2 pitch…started the next at-bat with a wild pitch and allowed a two-run, walk-off double to J.D. Martinez, the third loss of his career and the first time he was on the mound for a walk-off loss.
2020
Selected to the major league roster on July 23 and made 25 apps in his rookie season...Was with the Rays for three stints: Opening Day–Aug 5, Aug 8 (29th Man) and Aug 9 through season’s end…recalled for his third stint after Oliver Drake went on the 10-day IL…spent 59 of 60 games on the active roster...Pitched to a 6.75 ERA (9.1-IP, 7-ER) in 10 apps in September and a 6.61 ERA (16.1-IP, 12-ER) in 18 apps beginning on Aug 14...Inherited 10 runners and stranded them all… was one of three major league relievers with 10 IR (or more) and none scored, joining DET Bryan Garcia (11) and CWS Codi Heuer (10)...Min. 20 IP, his groundball rate of 59.0 pct. ranked 8th in the AL...Allowed 4 HR, most among Rays relievers...Became the third pitcher since Stats LLC began tracking minor league phases of the Rule 5 Draft (2000) to be picked and make an Opening Day roster for that team…joined STL John Brebbia in 2019 and TEX Alexi Ogando in 2011...On Opening Day vs. TOR, made his major league debut and pitched two scoreless innings...On Aug 8 vs. NYY (G2), made his first career start and pitched two scoreless innings…his only hit allowed was a 2-out single to Aaron Hicks in the 1st…the next day, recorded his first career win with a perfect 9th inning...On Sep 19 at BAL, retired both batters faced in the 9th inning for his first career save…became the 12th Rays pitcher with a save, tying the major league record set by the 1973 Rangers...Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 25 prospect in the Rays system following the season.
POSTSEASON: Went 0-1 with a 1.93 ERA (9.1-IP, 2-ER) in 9 apps (1 start)…eight of his 9 apps were scoreless, the only exception coming in Game 4 of the ALDS at NYY…opened and pitched a scoreless 1st inning but allowed a Luke Voit homer and three consecutive walks to start the 2nd, with a second run scoring on a sacrifice fly
2019
In his first season in the Rays organization, went 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA (23.1-IP, 7-ER) in 16 apps (5 starts) between Class-A Charlotte and Double-A Montgomery…made his season debut on May 21, returning from Tommy John surgery…was out from June 22-Aug 7 with a fractured right fifth toe.
2018
Missed the entire season due to Tommy John surgery…selected by the Rays from the Astros in the Triple-A phase of the Rule 5 Draft.
2017
Split the season between Double-A Corpus Christi and Triple-A Fresno, going 2-4 with a 4.05 ERA (66.2-IP, 30-ER) in 37 apps between the two levels…made his Triple-A debut on April 20, the start of his first of two stints with the Grizzlies.
2016
Went 5-2 with a 3.35 ERA (75.1-IP, 28-ER) in 43 apps between Class-A Lancaster and Corpus Christi…promoted to the Double-A level on June 20 and remained there through the end of the season.
2015
Split his first full professional season between Class-A Quad Cities and Lancaster, going 5-2 with a 3.00 ERA (63-IP, 21-ER) in 43 apps.
2014
Led Astros minor leaguers with 12 saves, which tied for 3rd in the New York-Penn League… named to the midseason NYPL All-Star Team.
