Ryon Healy Goes 0-2 In First Game As Seattle Starting First Baseman

Former Oregon Ducks First Baseman Ryon Healy earned his first start of the season with the Seattle Mariners.

The Oakland Athletics were the team that drafted Ryon Healy and had plans for him at Third Base. Last season was an impressive one for the former Oregon Duck. Healy started the season in the Minor Leagues and hit the majors mid-season with momentum. His first at-bat was a three run homerun and it was all upwards from that point.

Despite not being in the MLB Playoff race last season, Healy made an impression as a dependable backup player that could be inserted into the lineup.

He gave 100 percent effort on every play. Unfortunately, Healy was not in the long-range plans for the A’s and he was traded last November to the Seattle Mariners.

Ryon Healy finished his 2017 season with quite the batting line. In 72 games, Healy batted over .300, with 13 home runs and 37 RBI’s. His batting average led all American League Rookies and he worked as high as 3^rd in the Oakland Batting Lineup.

Healy had surgery to remove bone spurs from his right hand in February. Despite the surgery, Healy made a late Spring Training return. In his first two games, he was 1 for 5 with a double, walk and two runs. On Friday he started the season at first base for the Seattle Mariners. He was 0 for 2 in his first game with Seattle.

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Seattle continues a three games series with the Cleveland Indians to start the season at on Saturday(2:10 pm PT) and Sunday.