Ryan Bollinger

There is a strange poignancy to Ryan Bollinger's career that I keep turning over. A left-hander from Apple Valley, he was called up by the Yankees in 2018 but never threw a pitch, a phantom big leaguer forever one step from the mountaintop. Instead of fading, he kept pitching across the world, the CPBL with Fubon and Rakuten, then on to Germany's league. Chasing a baseball across three continents because the dream would not let go of you, that is the part that moves me. The persistence of a man who keeps gripping the ball far from the spotlight is the romance of the game.

Ryan Michael Bollinger (born February 4, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Gauting Indians of the Deutsche Baseball Liga. He has previously played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Fubon Guardians and Rakuten Monkeys. In 2018, he was promoted to the major leagues by the New York Yankees, but he did not appear in a game, making him a phantom ballplayer.

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Name (English)

Ryan Bollinger

Name (Japanese)

ライアン・ボリンジャー

Reading

らいあん・ぼりんじゃー

Born

February 4, 1991 (age 35)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Goat

Origin

Apple Valley, California, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

baseball player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Minot High School

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC

Tags

• California
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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