| Riccardo Ingram | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder | |
| Born:(1966-09-10)September 10, 1966 Douglas, Georgia, U.S. | |
| Died: March 31, 2015(2015-03-31) (aged 48) Lilburn, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 26, 1994, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 30, 1995, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .194 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Hits | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 3 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Riccardo Benay Ingram (September 10, 1966 – March 31, 2015) was an American professionalbaseball player. He played for theDetroit Tigers and theMinnesota Twins ofMajor League Baseball. At the time of his death, Ingram was serving as aroving instructor in the Twins Minor League system.[1]
His career is profiled in the book, "Journeymen: 24 Bittersweet Tales of Short Major League Sports Careers."
Ingram played baseball and football atGeorgia Tech where he stood out in both sports winning theMcKelvin Award as theACC athlete of the year, the firstYellow Jacket to win that award.
Upon leaving Georgia Tech, Ingram was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 4th Round (105th overall) of the1987 Major League Baseball draft. He made his debut with the Tigers in 1994 getting 5hits in 23at bats in only 12 games played. After the 1994 season he was grantedfree agency. On January 26, 1995, he signed a free agent contract with the Minnesota Twins. He played in 4 games in 1995 gathering 1 hit in 8 at-bats. After the season, he signed another free agent contract with theSan Diego Padres but did not play in any regular season games for them.
In theminor leagues Ingram compiled a .276batting average, with 74 home runs and 428RBI over 9 seasons. In 1995, he won theTriple A batting crown with theSalt Lake Buzz with a .348 average.
After his playing career was over Ingram became a coach in the Twins minor league system. He coached inFt. Wayne (1998),Quad City (1999),Ft. Myers (2000–2002), andNew Britain (2003–2007 (serving as the team'smanager in 2006 and 2007)) before being promoted to Rochester as the Red Wing's new hitting coach.
In 2009, Ingram was diagnosed with brain cancer and returned to coaching following six weeks of radiation therapy. The cancer returned in 2014 and Ingram died on March 31, 2015, at the age of 48.
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