Ryan Minor passes away at 49

\n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”On Sept. 20, 1998, Ripken voluntarily ended his consecutive games played streak — a mark unlikely to be broken — at 2,632. Instead of his name listed next to third base on Baltimore’s lineup card for that night’s game vs. the Yankees, it was Minor penciled in at that spot.\n\n\”I was extremely nervous. I can’t say I wasn’t,\” Minor told The Oklahoman at the time.\n\n\”I looked at \\[Ripken\\] and said, ‘Thanks for the opportunity,’\” Minor added. \”He looked at me and said, ‘Go get ’em.’\””,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Ryan Dale Minor was born Jan. 5, 1974, in Canton, Ohio. After attending Hammon (Okla.) High School, he went on to become a two-sport star at the University of Oklahoma, where he thrived at both baseball and basketball. From 1993-95, Minor was teammates on the Sooners’ baseball team with Damon, who later played four seasons for the Giants from 2000-04.\n\nMinor excelled at both of his sports, and he had opportunities to play both professionally.\n\nAfter helping lead Oklahoma’s baseball team to a College World Series championship in 1994, Minor was selected by the Mets in the seventh round of the MLB Draft in ’95. He opted not to sign, instead returning to college for his senior year.\n\nMinor, who was the Big Eight Conference Co-Player of the Year for men’s basketball in the 1994-95 season, ended up getting taken by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the NBA Draft in ’96. That same year, he was selected by the Orioles in the 33rd round of the MLB Draft.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”OEmbed”,”html”:”

After a courageous and hard fought battle I’m sad to say that Ryan lost his fight with cancer this afternoon. He truly was the best twin brother you can ask for. His family and I want to thank everyone for the prayers and support during this time. BOOMER SOONER.. pic.twitter.com/MRqaHrhbSj

— Damon Minor (@ReedMinor) December 23, 2023

\n\n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”At first, Minor pursued professional basketball, playing in seven preseason games for the 76ers before getting released. He then had a 32-game stint with the Oklahoma City Cavalry of the Continental Basketball Association.\n\nDuring that time, Minor also began his pro baseball career, playing 25 games for the Rookie-level Bluefield Orioles in 1996. When the O’s invited him to Major League Spring Training in ’97, Minor hung up his basketball shoes and focused on hardball.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Minor played for Single-A Delmarva in 1997, then got promoted to Double-A Bowie in…