Ryan Kristoffer Strieby (born August 9, 1985 in Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...

) is an American professional baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

 first baseman

First baseman

First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...

 with the Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...

 of Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

.

Strieby played baseball and basketball at Mountlake Terrace High School

Mountlake Terrace High School

Mountlake Terrace High School is a public high school in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, and is part of the Edmonds School District. The school is also known for its high-performing student newspaper and its jazz band...

 in Mountlake Terrace, Washington

Mountlake Terrace, Washington

Mountlake Terrace is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It lies east of Edmonds, Washington, south of Lynnwood, Washington, and west of Brier, Washington. Its southern boundary runs along the King County line. Interstate 5 runs north-south through the city, and services the city...

. He attended Edmonds Community College

Edmonds Community College

Edmonds Community College is a college in the metropolitan area of Seattle. More than 20,000 students annually take courses for credit toward a certificate or degree at the college in Snohomish County, Washington.-History and governance:...

, and although he was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...

 after his freshmen year, he did not sign with them. He decided to pursue college and after his sophomore season at Edmonds, left for the University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...

.

After leading the University of Kentucky to the 2006 SEC

Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

 Championship, Strieby was drafted in the fourth round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft

2006 Major League Baseball Draft

The 2006 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 6 and 7. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams.-First Round Selections:...

 by the Detroit Tigers. In the same year, he was named the SEC Player of the Year.

Strieby has advanced in minor league levels each year since 2006 when he began with the Oneonta Tigers

Oneonta Tigers

The Oneonta Tigers were a minor league baseball team located in Oneonta, New York. They were members of the New York - Penn League. The Tigers were the Short-Season A classification affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, and played their home games at Damaschke Field...

. In 2007, he played for the West Michigan Whitecaps

West Michigan Whitecaps

The West Michigan Whitecaps are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, that plays in the Midwest League. Their home games are played in Comstock Park, Michigan, a suburb of Grand Rapids.-Franchise history:...

. In 2008, he broke the Lakeland Flying Tigers franchise record with 29 home runs in a season. In 2009, Strieby played for the Erie SeaWolves

Erie SeaWolves

The Erie SeaWolves are a minor league baseball team based in Erie, Pennsylvania. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball club....

 where he debuted with two home runs in his first game. In 2010, he played for the Toledo Mud Hens.

In 2011, Strieby played as primary first baseman for the Tigers in the first few games of spring training during Miguel Cabrera

Miguel Cabrera

José Miguel Cabrera Torres nicknamed "Miggy", is a Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed....

's absence.

External links

• http://tigers.scout.com/a.z?s=273&p=8&c=1&nid=3684685
• http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/081208aaa.html