Rupe made his major league debut in 1999 for the Devil Rays, pitching in 24 starts while finishing with an 8-9 record. He was the first player drafted by the team to make the majors.[1] The following season, Rupe had a rough season while battling with knee problems. Rupe finished the 2000 season with an ERA of 6.92, 75 runs allowed in 91 innings and 19 home runs allowed in just 18 starts.
In 2001, Rupe pitched in 28 games (26 starts) for the Devil Rays as they struggled in a 62-100-0 season. In 143.1 innings, he allowed 30 home runs and 111 runs to go along with a record of 5-12. His ERA finished at 6.59. The following season, the Devil Rays finished with a record of 56-106-0 and Rupe recorded a decision in all 15 starts he had, going 5-10 during that stretch. He was released following the season and picked up by the Boston Red Sox.
Rupe ended his Devil Rays career with a 23-37 career record.
[2]Rupe was the first acquisition for Theo Epstein taking over as GM of the Red Sox. Rupe had a 2.7to1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and 6.7 K's per nine innings, above-average totals in areas that are strong indicators of future performance per Epstein. Rupe signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox. Rupe spent the majority of the season at the AAA level, appearing in just 4 games for the Red Sox. Rupe still [3]holds the AAA PawSox record of most consecutive strikeouts, striking out all 9 hitters.
ryan, rupe, ryan, kittman, rupe, born, march, 1975, former, right, handed, pitcher, major, league, baseball, rupe, played, majors, tampa, devil, rays, boston, pitcherborn, 1975, march, 1975, houston, texas, batted, rightthrew, rightprofessional, debutmlb, 1999. Ryan Kittman Rupe born March 31 1975 is a former right handed pitcher in Major League Baseball Rupe played in the majors for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Boston Red Sox Ryan RupePitcherBorn 1975 03 31 March 31 1975 age 49 Houston Texas U S Batted RightThrew RightProfessional debutMLB May 5 1999 for the Tampa Bay Devil RaysNPB 2004 for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham FightersLast appearanceMLB June 27 2003 for the Boston Red SoxNPB 2004 for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham FightersMLB statisticsWin loss record24 38Earned run average5 85Strikeouts355NPB statisticsWin loss record1 4Earned run average6 67Strikeouts20TeamsTampa Bay Devil Rays 1999 2002 Boston Red Sox 2003 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2004 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer editRupe made his major league debut in 1999 for the Devil Rays pitching in 24 starts while finishing with an 8 9 record He was the first player drafted by the team to make the majors 1 The following season Rupe had a rough season while battling with knee problems Rupe finished the 2000 season with an ERA of 6 92 75 runs allowed in 91 innings and 19 home runs allowed in just 18 starts In 2001 Rupe pitched in 28 games 26 starts for the Devil Rays as they struggled in a 62 100 0 season In 143 1 innings he allowed 30 home runs and 111 runs to go along with a record of 5 12 His ERA finished at 6 59 The following season the Devil Rays finished with a record of 56 106 0 and Rupe recorded a decision in all 15 starts he had going 5 10 during that stretch He was released following the season and picked up by the Boston Red Sox Rupe ended his Devil Rays career with a 23 37 career record 2 Rupe was the first acquisition for Theo Epstein taking over as GM of the Red Sox Rupe had a 2 7to1 strikeout to walk ratio and 6 7 K s per nine innings above average totals in areas that are strong indicators of future performance per Epstein Rupe signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox Rupe spent the majority of the season at the AAA level appearing in just 4 games for the Red Sox Rupe still 3 holds the AAA PawSox record of most consecutive strikeouts striking out all 9 hitters In 2004 Rupe played in Japan for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters For the 2005 and 2006 seasons Rupe spent time in the Los Angeles Dodgers and Florida Marlins minor league systems Personal life editHe married soccer player Bryn Blalack 4 References edit 2000 Topps baseball card 432 Habib Daniel G The Babe Sports Illustrated Vault SI com Retrieved 2024 04 28 All Time Records MiLB com Retrieved 2024 04 28 Bryn Blalack Rupe 2004 Texas A amp M Athletic Hall of Fame Texas A amp M Athletics 12thMan com External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1970s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ryan Rupe amp oldid 1221270865, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
