Ryan Dale Minor (born January 5, 1974) is an American former professional baseball third baseman, college basketball player, and the current manager for the Frederick Keys, the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. He played all, or part, of four seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1998 to 2001, with the Baltimore Orioles and Montreal Expos. He is known for replacing Cal Ripken Jr., when Ripken ended his consecutive games played streak on September 20, 1998.\n', '

Ryan Minor was an All-American basketball player at the University of Oklahoma and was selected in the second round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. However, he chose to play baseball instead, and was drafted in the 33rd round of the 1996 MLB Amateur Draft.\n', '

After playing two-plus seasons in the minor leagues, Minor made his major league debut in 1998. He split the next two seasons between the Orioles and their farm clubs, mostly the Rochester Red Wings. His most notable contribution in the Major Leagues was being the first player to start in front of Cal Ripken Jr. to end his consecutive games played streak. After the 2000 season, he was traded to the Expos for pitcher Jorge Julio. He then split time in the 2001 season between the Expos and the Ottawa Lynx. Overall, Minor played 142 games during his MLB career.\n', '

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