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My Take
Ryan Spilborghs has a career arc I find genuinely interesting. A Santa Barbara native and UC Santa Barbara product, he made the majors as an outfielder with the Colorado Rockies, then took his game to Japan with the Saitama Seibu Lions. That willingness to play in Nippon Professional Baseball tells me he was serious about extending and challenging his career rather than just clinging to a familiar league. What I respect most is the second act: he moved into broadcasting for ROCKIES.TV and SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio. Staying that close to the game suggests a real love for baseball, not just a paycheck. A grounded, hometown-to-the-bigs story.
Overview
Ryan Adam Rene Jean Spilborghs (born September 5, 1979) is an American baseball broadcaster for ROCKIES.TV & SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio, and a former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ryan Spilborghs
- Name (Japanese)
- ライアン・スピルボーグス
- Reading
- らいあん・すぴるぼーぐす
- Born
- September 5, 1979 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Goat
- Origin
- Santa Barbara, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Santa Barbara High School
- University
- University of California, Santa Barbara
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.