It was Howitt that got the final hit off Nolan Ryan when he hit a grand slam home run on September 22, 1993, in Ryan\'s final appearance at the Seattle Kingdome. It was the last game of Ryan\'s career and Howitt was the second to last batter he ever faced (Ryan injured his arm facing the next batter and left the game before completing the at-bat).\n', '

Dann Howitt is currently a contributing baseball writer for the sports section of the Grand Rapids Press.\n', '

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