Ryan Bergert
Ryan Michael Bergert is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball. He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres.
Amateur career
Bergert attended GlenOak High School in Canton, Ohio, where he played baseball. As a senior in 2019, he went 4–2 with a 3.19 ERA and 66 strikeouts over 37 innings. After graduating, he enrolled at West Virginia University where he played college baseball for the Mountaineers baseball|Mountaineers].As a freshman at West Virginia in 2019, Bergert pitched to a 2–0 record and a 1.85 ERA over 34 innings. As a sophomore in 2020, he posted a 2.92 ERA over innings. That summer, he played in the Northwoods League for the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders. He did not play a game with West Virginia in 2021 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
Professional career
San Diego Padres
Bergert was selected by the San Diego Padres in the sixth round of the 2021 [Major League Baseball draft].Bergert signed and made his professional debut near the end of the 2021 season with the Arizona Complex League Padres, giving up no earned runs over 11 innings. He played the 2022 season with the Fort Wayne TinCaps, starting 24 games and going 4–10 with a 5.84 ERA and 129 strikeouts over innings. He returned to Fort Wayne to open the 2023 season. He was promoted to the San Antonio Missions in mid-July. Over 23 games, Bergert went 6–4 with a 2.73 ERA and 126 strikeouts over innings.
Bergert was assigned back to San Antonio to open the 2024 season. In 23 starts for the Missions, he logged a 2–10 record and 4.78 ERA with 87 strikeouts across 98 innings of work. Following the season, the Padres added Bergert to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
Bergert was optioned to the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas to begin the 2025 season. On April 25, 2025, Bergert was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. Bergert got his first career win on May 5, in the Padres' win over the New York Yankees. In 11 appearances for San Diego, he compiled a 1-0 record and 2.78 ERA with 34 strikeouts across innings pitched.