Ryan Rowland-Smith

Infobox MLB player

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width=250
name=Ryan Rowland-Smith
position=Starting pitcher
team=Seattle Mariners
number=18
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1983|1|26
birthplace=Sydney, Australia
debutdate=June 30
debutyear=2007
debutteam=Seattle Mariners
statyear=2008 season
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=6-3
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=3.55
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=119
teams=
*Seattle Mariners (by|2007-present)

Ryan Benjamin Rowland-Smith (born January 26, 1983 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. He pitched for Australia in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Rowland-Smith made his major league debut for the Mariners on June 22, mlby|2007, against the Cincinnati Reds at Safeco Field. He struck out the first batter he faced, Ken Griffey, Jr., and pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings in a 16-1 Mariners loss. Though primarily used as a relief pitcher, Rowland-Smith made his first start in the majors on July 1, mlby|2008 [ [http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080630&content_id=3035223&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb MLB.com: Rowland-Smith to start Tuesday] ] , and shortly after was optioned to Triple-A to become a starting pitcher. He returned to the Mariners and was one of the few bright spots in a horribly disappointing season for Seattle. Rowland-Smith was Seattle's most effective starter in the second half of the season, finishing with a 3.39 ERA and a 4-3 record from his 11 starts.

Rowland-Smith is the son of Australian celebrity trainer Rob Rowland-Smith, known as The Sandhill Warrior [ [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2004188948_mari19.html?syndication=rss M's Ryan Rowland-Smith from a land down under] ] . He is the first player with a hyphenated last name ever to appear in a Major League game. [ [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/baseball/315553_mbok14.html Mariners Notebook: Power arm joins bullpen ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.prolebrity.com/profile/ryanrowlandsmith/?blog=1 Ryan Rowland-Smith's Blog]