Ken Ray
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{{Infobox MLB player|
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name=Ken Ray|
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position=Relief Pitcher|
team=SK Wyverns|
number=-68-|
bats=Right|
throws=Right|
debutdate=July 10|
debutyear=1999|
debutteam=Kansas City Royals|
statyear=2006|
stat1label=[[Win (baseball)|Wins]]|
stat1value=2-1|
stat2label=[[Earned run average]]|
stat2value=4.67|
stat3label=[[Innings pitched]]|
stat3value=69.1|
debutteam=Kansas City Royals|
formerteams=<nowiki></nowiki>
*[[Kansas City Royals]] ([[1999 in baseball|1999]])
*[[Atlanta Braves]] ([[2006 in baseball|2006]])
*[[SK Wyverns]] ([[Korea Baseball Organization|KBO]])([[2008 in baseball|2008]])
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''' Kenneth Alan "Ken" Ray''', (born [[November 27]], [[1974]], [[Atlanta, Georgia]]) is a former [[Major League baseball]] pitcher who is currently playing for the [[SK Wyverns]] of the [[Korea Baseball Organization]]. Ray made his [[MLB]] debut [[July 10]], 1999.
==Early career==
After briefly pitching for the Royals in 1999, Ray spent years battling arm problems while trying to work his way back onto a major league roster.
==Back in the Majors==
He made a meteoric rise from 2005 to 2006. In 2005, Ray started the season with the independent [[North Shore Spirit]] of the [[Can-Am League]] before being acquired by the Atlanta Braves organization. He spent the remainder of the season with the [[Minor league baseball#Today's Farm System|AAA]] [[Richmond Braves]].
On April 6th, following an injury to starter [[Horacio Ramírez]], Ray was called up from the [[Richmond Braves]], Atlanta's AAA affiliate. In his first appearance for Atlanta in 2006, he struck out [[Barry Bonds]] on 3 pitches.
He was claimed off waivers by the Royals in the 2006 offseason. He currently resides in Arizona with his wife and newborn son.
Ray began the [[2007]] season in Triple-A with the [[Omaha Royals]]. He was released on [[August 18]], 2007. On August 30, he was signed by the Triple-A [[Nashville Sounds]].
As of May 7, 2008, Ken Ray was pitching for the Triple-A Potros de [[Tijuana]] of the [[Mexican League]] where he held a 5-1 record and a 3.29 ERA. [http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Ken%20Ray&pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=150208]
== External links ==
*{{baseball-reference|id=r/rayke01}}
*[http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6273 ESPN.com: Ken Ray]
*[http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=150208 MLB.com profile]
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[[Category:1974 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Kansas City Royals players]]
[[Category:Atlanta Braves players]]
[[Category:People from Atlanta, Georgia]]
[[Category:People from Roswell, Georgia]]
[[Category:Nashville Sounds players]]
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