Rylan Bannon #10

Was born and raised and still currently resides in Joliet, Ill., which is a southwestern suburb of Chicago... attended Joliet Catholic HS, where he earned three varsity letters as a second baseman...compiled a career batting average of .384...as a junior, helped Joliet Catholic to a state championship in 2013, leading the championship game off with a double...Went undrafted out of high school and went on to attend Xavier University (Ohio)...named the 2017 BIG EAST Player of the Year as a junior and was an All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous) selection that season... hit .339 (75x221) with 14 doubles, 15 homers, 50 RBI and 17 steals in his junior year...as a sophomore in 2016, he was also an All-BIG EAST First Team selection...Drafted by the Dodgers in the eighth round of the 2017 draft...signed by Dodgers scout Marty Lamb...Spent just more than a year in the Dodgers system before being traded to Baltimore as part of their return for SS Manny Machado...since then, Bannon has been claimed off waivers four times, all in 2022...Claimed off waivers by the Astros on Dec. 2, 2022... officially came to Houston on a waiver claim from the Cubs, who only rostered Bannon for two weeks before designating him for assignment...Accrued 28 days of service in 2022, while playing for the Orioles and Braves.

2022

Began his season at Triple A Norfolk, where he hit .229 (63x275) with 14 doubles, 11 homers and 58 RBI in 78 games...Recalled to the Majors for his first Major League action on May 12 and made his MLB debut that day at STL...singled in his first Major League at-bat (off LHP Steven Matz)…would appear in a total of four games with the Orioles across two Major League stints...Acquired off waivers by the Dodgers on Aug. 8 and DFA’d four days later...acquired by the Braves off waivers on Aug. 16 and stayed in Atlanta’s system for the remainder of the regular season...Played in one Major League game for the Braves (0x1), spending most of his time at Triple A Gwinnett...hit .328 (22x67) with the Braves top affiliate...DFA’d by the Braves on Nov. 12 and claimed by the Cubs on Nov. 18...claimed again off waivers by the Astros on Dec. 2.

2021

Spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Norfolk, appearing in 84 games and hitting 15 home runs...Named the Triple-A East Player of the Week for the week of 8/9-15...Homered in three-straight games, including two multi-homer games, from 8/11-13, and homered 10 times in 10 games from 8/11-24...Collected 15 hits in a stretch of 10 games from 8/11-24, after collecting just one hit in his previous 16 games...Drove in a career-high six runs on 8/19 at Charlotte.

2020

Participated in the Orioles Alternate Training Site at Double-A Bowie, as well as the Fall Instructional League camp at the Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota, Fla...Participated in his first Major League Spring Training camp...Hit .333 (4-for-12) with a home run, six runs scored and three RBI in 11 Spring Training games...Added to the 40-man roster on Nov. 20, 2020.

2019

Named an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star...Named a MiLB.com Organization All-Star...Split the season between Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk, hitting a combined .266 (125-for-470) with 11 home runs, 63 runs scored, and 59 RBI...His 99 hits with Double-A Bowie at the time of his promotion were tied for the team lead with INF Mason McCoy...Led the International League in doubles (10) after joining Norfolk...Hit safely in 16 of his 20 games after joining the Tides, batting .317 (26-for-82) in this stretch...Following the season, played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League...Entered the season ranked as the No. 23 Orioles prospect, according to Baseball America.

2018

Named the California League's Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year...Named a California League Mid-Season and Postseason All-Star...Twice named California League Player of the Week: on 6/3 (.458 [11-for-24] 4 HR, 6 R, and 8 RBI) and on 6/24 (.643 [9-for-14], 2 HR, 4 R, 9 RBI)...Led the California League in OBP (.402) and slugging (.559)...Acquired by the Orioles, along with OF Yusniel Diaz, RHP Dean Kremer, RHP Zach Pop, and INF Breyvic Valera from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for INF Manny Machado on 7/18...Assigned to Double-A Bowie and played in 32 games for the Baysox.

2017

Named a MiLB.com Organization All-Star...Named a Baseball America Rookie League All-Star...Spent the entire season with Rookie League Ogden, hitting .336 (50-for-149) with eight doubles, 10 home runs, 39 runs scored and 30 RBI...Finished second on Ogden in home runs and third in runs scored...Connected on his first professional home run on 6/28 vs. Orem; homered three times in a four time span from 6/28-7/4.