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Mark Ryal

Mark Dwayne Ryal is an American former professional baseball player who played six seasons; for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, California Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, and Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He also played two seasons in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons. He is the father of Rusty Ryal, an infielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Mark Ryal
Outfielder
Born: (1960-04-28) April 28, 1960
Henryetta, Oklahoma, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Professional debut
MLB: September 7, 1982, for the Kansas City Royals
NPB: April 6, 1991, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last appearance
MLB: October 3, 1990, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
NPB: May 21, 1992, for the Chunichi Dragons
MLB statistics
Batting average.211
Home runs7
Runs batted in31
NPB statistics
Batting average.286
Home runs24
Runs batted in88
Stats at Baseball Reference 
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Mark Dwayne Ryal (born April 28, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player who played six seasons; for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, California Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, and Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He also played two seasons in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons. He is the father of Rusty Ryal, an infielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Baseball career

Ryal attended Dewar High School and was selected in the third round (77th overall) by the Kansas City Royals in the June 1978 amateur Baseball draft.

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