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Full Name:
 

Ryan James Buchter​

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Nicknames:

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“Book"

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Born:  
   

February 13, 1987 

Reading, Pennsylvania

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Family:  

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Father: Mike 
Mother: Manon
Spouse: Angela Pistone Buchter.

His father owns a cleaning business.

 

He married his wife in January 2015 at The Marion in Cinnaminson, New Jersey.

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He also has a brother.

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School:  

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Highland Regional High School, Blackwood, New Jersey
Mascot: Tartans
Teammates: Paul Painter, Dan Grandrino and Pat Faulls

 

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Gloucester County College, Sewell, New Jersey 
Roadrunners baseball
Coach: Mike Dickson (@mikedix25)

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Baseball Related:

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Scouted by Alex Smith.

2005 - Drafted by the Washington Nationals (984th overall).

2008 - Traded from the Nationals to the Chicago Cubs for Matt Avery. 

2011 - Traded from the Cubs to the Atlanta Braves for Rodrigo López. 

2014 - June 20th - Major League debut with the Atlanta Braves.

2015 - Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. 

2015 - Opted out of his contract with the Dodgers and signed with the Chicago Cubs.

2015 - After the season signed with the San Diego Padres.

2017 - Traded from the Padres (with Trevor Cahill and Brandon Maurer) to the Kansas City Royals for Matt Strahm, Travis Wood, and Esteury Ruiz.

2018 - Traded from the Royals (with Brandon Moss and cash considerations) to the Oakland Athletics for Jesse Hahn and Heath Fillmyer.

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Extra:

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He was in the minor leagues for 8 years before making his MLB debut. 

 

He and his wife live in Deptford, New Jersey (Bird Drive).
 

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