RYNE BIRK IF
BORN November 11 , 1994 in Parkersburg , WV OPENING DAY AGE 23 HEIGHT 5 ’ 9 WEIGHT 191 BATS Left
THROWS Left
HOMETOWN Katy , TX COLLEGE Texas A & M ACQUIRED Selected in the 13th round of the June 2016 draft
Career Highlights : 2017 – Hit . 266 with 15 home runs , 71 RBIs , 17 doubles , 5 triples , 60 runs , and 6 stolen bases between Buies Creek and Corpus Christi . Started 105 games at second base (. 968 fielding percentage ), committing 12 errors in 380 total chances . Started 7 games at third base , committing 0 errors in 18 total chances . Maintained a 14-game hit streak from June 28 to July 13 with Buies Creek (. 383 AVG , . 415 OBP ), the 4th-longest hitting streak in the circuit during 2017 . Batted . 351 in 23 2nd-half contests in Carolina League . Promoted to Corpus Christi on July 19 , picking up a hit and run scored in his debut at Frisco . Belted his 1st homer at AA on July 25 vs . San Antonio . Batted . 292 with 6 home runs and 19 RBIs in 22 games during August , including his 1st pro grand slam on August 18 at Springfield .
2016 – Hit . 293 with 4 home runs , 31 RBIs , 30 runs , and 5 stolen bases between Tri-City and Quad Cities . Began pro career with a 3-game hit streak ( 5-10 , RBI ) from June 23-25 . Hit first pro home run on July 3 at Hudson Valley . Had a particularly hot stretch from July 3-11 , putting together a 7-game hit streak ( 14-27 , 2 HR , 9 RBI ). Made debut with Quad Cities on August 3 , going 1-4 with an RBI at Peoria . Went 3-6 with a career-high 5 RBIs on August 5 at Peoria . Recorded a hit in 5 of 7 Midwest League games .
Career Notes : Has a . 973 fielding percentage and just 14 errors in 146 games started at second base .
College Notes : Hit . 296 with 123 runs , 30 doubles , 8 triples , 19 home runs , 98 RBI , and 15 stolen bases over 3 seasons with Texas A & M . Earned 1st-team All-SEC honors as a junior in 2016 . Before time as an Aggie , was a 4-time All-Greater Houston honoree at Seven Lakes High School .
YEAR |
CLUB |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
K |
SB |
2016 |
Tri-City ( A ) |
. 287 |
36 |
136 |
26 |
39 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
23 |
20 |
12 |
5 |
|
Quad Cities ( A ) |
. 323 |
7 |
31 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2017 |
Buies Creek ( A ) |
. 274 |
81 |
314 |
47 |
86 |
15 |
5 |
8 |
47 |
29 |
62 |
5 |
|
Corpus Christi ( AA ) |
. 246 |
37 |
126 |
13 |
31 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
24 |
7 |
22 |
1 |
|
Career Totals |
. 273 |
161 |
607 |
90 |
166 |
30 |
6 |
19 |
102 |
57 |
100 |
11 |
17